Access Guide
Introduction
- Services / facilities within the building include a swimming pool, studios and sports hall.
- Services / facilities within the grounds include an all weather football pitch.
Location
- There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
- The nearest National Rail station is Tring.
Opening Hours
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
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Venue Car Park
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- Parking is free for all users.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
- The car park is located at the front of the venue.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders cannot booked in advance.
- There is/are 8 Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The car park and blue badge bays are shared with the attached school.
- The dimensions of the Blue Badge parking bay(s) are 230cm x 460cm (7ft 7in x 15ft 1in).
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 15m (16yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- The furthest Blue Badge bay is 36m (39yd 1ft) from the main entrance.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is/are dropped kerbs.
- The car park surface is block paving.
- There is a dropped kerb between the car park and the venue.
- The dropped kerb does not have tactile paving.
- There is not a road to cross between the car park and the entrance.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop off point.
Outside Access (Main Building)
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Entrance
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- This information is for the entrance located to the left of the main buulding.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There is a bell/buzzer.
- The height of the bell/buzzer is 150cm (4ft 11in).
- There is not an intercom.
- The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
- The door(s) is/are single width.
- The width of the door opening is 130cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.
Reception
- The desk/counter is 3m (3yd 10in) from the main entrance.
- There is level access to the desk/counter from the entrance.
- The desk/counter is medium height (77cm - 109cm).
- The desk/counter has a low (76cm or lower) section.
- The lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
Inside Access
- There is level access to the service(s).
- This venue does not play background music.
- Motorised scooters are welcomed in public parts of the venue.
- The lighting levels are moderate to good.
Swimming Pool
- There is level access from the changing area to the swimming pool.
- There is not a ramped entrance into the water.
- There is a wet side chair available.
- There is a hoist for wheelchair users to access the water.
- There are not steps into the swimming pool.
- There is a ladder type entrance into the water.
- There is a handrail on both sides of the ladder.
Accessible Changing Room (Wet Side Reception Corridor Male)
- There are accessible changing rooms available.
- The accessible changing room is located opposite the reception desk.
- The accessible changing room is located in the male changing room.
- There is an identical facility in the female changing room.
- The facility is 20m (21yd 2ft) from the main building entrance.
- The door opens inwards.
- The width of the door is 80cm (2ft 7in).
- The door is locked by a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the accessible changing room are 170cm x 360cm (5ft 7in x 11ft 10in).
- The toilet does have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space.
- As you face the toilet pan the transfer space is on the left.
- The lateral transfer space is 80cm (2ft 7in).
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- There is not a flush on the transfer side.
- Wall mounted rails are available.
- The toilet seat is 48cm (1ft 7in) above floor level.
- There is a sink.
- The sink cannot be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The height of the sink is 74cm (2ft 5in).
- The tap type is lever.
- There is a mixer tap.
- There is an emergency alarm in the cubicle.
- The emergency alarm is fully functional.
- There is a locker within the accessible changing room.
- The locker is within reach for a wheelchair user.
- The accessible changing room has a ceiling tracking hoist.
- There is not a changing bench.
- There is a wheel in shower.
- The facilities available in the accessible shower are an adjustable shower head, handrails and a flip-down seat.
- The height of the seat is 50cm (1ft 8in).
Standard Changing Room (Wet Side - Male)
- There is a/are standard changing room(s) available.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 12m (13yd 4in) from the main entrance.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 8m (8yd 2ft) from the reception desk.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 8m (8yd 2ft) from the swimming pool.
- The standard changing room(s) surveyed is/are located next to the swimming pool.
- There is level access to the standard changing room(s).
- Shower facilities are available within the changing room(s).
- There is level access to the shower facilities.
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Comments
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- There are similar female changing rooms next to male changing.
- There are baby change tables in both the name and female standard changing rooms. The baby change tables gave a working height of 90cm.
Entrance (Exit - from Main Building to Dobberson Building)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear of the main building.
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Entrance
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- There is ramped/sloped access at this entrance.
- There is not a bell/buzzer.
- There is not an intercom.
- The main door(s) open(s) away from you (push).
- The door(s) is/are single width.
- The door(s) may be difficult to open.
- The width of the door opening is 98cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.
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Ramp/Slope
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- The ramp/slope is located after you exit the main building.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.
- The ramp/slope is permanent.
- There is a level landing at the top of the ramp/slope.
- There is a/are handrail(s) at the ramp.
- The handrail(s) is/are on both sides.
Outside Access (Dobberson Building)
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Entrance
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- This information is for the entrance located at the rear of main building.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- There is not a bell/buzzer.
- There is not an intercom.
- The main door(s) open(s) towards you (pull).
- The door(s) may be difficult to open.
- The door(s) is/are single width with a locked extension leaf.
- The width of the door opening is 110cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.
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Comments
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- Dobberson Building houses the sports hall and activity studios with associated changing facilities.
Sports Hall
- The sports hall is located in the left hand corridor as you enter the new building.
- It is accessed via double doors. The left door opens outwardly and is 90cm wide. The right hand door is locked.
Activity Studio
- The activity studio is located at the rear of the new building. It has double doors with one side locked.
- The door opens away from you and is 85cm wide.
Accessible Changing Room (Changing Room 1&2 Left and Right Hand Transfer)
- The accessible changing room is located within the Dobberson Building.
- The facility is 25m (27yd 1ft) from the Dobberson building entrance.
- The door opens inwards.
- The width of the door is 91cm (2ft 12in).
- The door is locked by a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the accessible changing room are 232cm x 246cm (7ft 7in x 8ft 1in).
- The toilet does have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space.
- As you face the toilet pan the transfer space is on the left.
- The lateral transfer space is 152cm (4ft 12in).
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- There is a flush on the transfer side.
- Wall mounted rails are available.
- The toilet seat is 48cm (1ft 7in) above floor level.
- There is a sink.
- The sink can be reached from seated on the toilet.
- The height of the sink is 73cm (2ft 5in).
- The tap type is lever.
- There is a mixer tap.
- There is not an emergency alarm in the cubicle.
- There is not a locker within the accessible changing room.
- There is a changing bench.
- The facility changing bench is free standing.
- The facility changing bench height is fixed.
- The length of the bench is 100cm (3ft 3in).
- There is a wheel in shower.
- The facilities available in the accessible shower are an adjustable shower head, handrails and a flip-down seat.
- The height of the seat is 48cm (1ft 7in).
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Comments
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- There is a similar facility located next door that has a right hand transfer space.
Standard Changing Room (Male Dry Side Dobberson Building)
- There is a/are standard changing room(s) available.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 35m (38yd 10in) from the Dobberson building entrance building entrance.
- The standard changing room(s) is/are approximately 100m (109yd 1ft) from the reception desk.
- The standard changing room(s) surveyed is/are located In the rear of the Dobberson Building building.
- There is level access to the standard changing room(s).
- Shower facilities are available within the changing room(s).
- There is level access to the shower facilities.
Standard Toilet(s) (Dobberson Building)
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Availability and Location of Standard Toilets
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- Standard toilet facilities are available.
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Access to Standard Male Toilet(s)
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- Inside the venue, there is level access to the male toilet(s).
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Access to Standard Female and Male Toilet(s)
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- The female and male toilet facilities that were surveyed are located within the standard changing rooms at the rear of Dobberson Building.
- The female and male toilets are approximately 40m (43yd 2ft) from the Dobberson building entrance.
- Inside the venue, there is level access to the female and male toilets.
- An ambulant toilet cubicle with wall mounted grab rails is available.
- Lighting levels in the female and male toilets are moderate to good.
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Comments
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- There are similar facilities within the female changing rooms next door.
Additional Info
- Documents can be requested in Braille.
- Documents can be requested in large print.
- A bowl of water can be provided for an assistance dog.
- A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not normally on duty.
- This service cannot be requested.