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Braintree Village is located, just off B1018, to the south east of Braintree.
Braintree Village has 2 car parks located north and south of the shopping village.
Free parking is available to all Braintree Village Shoppers, with 1,500 space available.
There is a bus stop within 150 metres of the shopping centre.
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The nearest railway station is Braintree Freeport.
Braintree Freeport station is approximately 322ft from the shopping village.
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There is not a designated place of safety which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.
Water bowls for assistance dogs are available.
There are mobility aids available.
The mobility aids available include wheelchairs.
To obtain mobility aids please contact guest services.

The shopping centre does have its own parking facilities.
The car park is located at the north side of the shopping centre.
The car park type is open air/surface.
The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
The car park does not have a barrier control system.
The car park surface is tarmac.
There is a/are Blue Badge parking bay(s) available.
The Blue Badge bay(s) is/are clearly marked.
There is/are 10+ designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 240cm x 480cm (7ft 10in x 15ft 9in).
There is a 120cm marked zone around the Blue Badge parking bay(s).

Parking View
- Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.
- Clearly marked/signposted parent and child parking bays are available.
Paying View
- There are no parking charges for the car park.
- Parking is free for visitors of the venue.
- Payment signs are provided.
- Payment signs are clearly presented.
- Payment signs are located at the entrance to the car park and throughout the car park.
- Payment term signs do make it clear if parking charges apply to Blue Badge holders.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
Access from the Car Park View
- 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 entrance is clearly visible from the car park.
- The surface on the approach to the entrance is tarmac and block paving.
- There is a road to cross between the car park and the entrance.
- There is tactile paving on dropped kerbs between the car park and the entrance.
- The nearest designated Blue Badge parking bay is approximately 7m (7yd 1ft) from the north entrance.
Drop-off Point(s) View
- There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).

From the nearest Blue Badge bays turn left on to the red tarmac and continue straight.
There is a pedestrian crossing to cross the road.
There is tactile paving on both sides of the crossing.
Once across the road there is a long slight slope on the path leading to the north entrance.
The path is block paved.