Access Guide
Introduction
- Marks and Spencer store opening times and services available link (new tab) - click here.
- The store is located on a main shopping street.
Public Transport and Parking
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Public Transport
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- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the store.
- The nearest train station is Victoria.
- The nearest underground tube station/Metro station is Sloane Square.
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Parking
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- The store has its own car park.
- Parking is not free for all users.
- Parking is not free for Blue Badge holders.
- Information including payment terms, is provided at the entrance to the car park, to make it clear whether or not free parking is available to Blue Badge holders.
- The car park is located off King's Road.
- The car park type is underground.
- Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.
- There is/are 4 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.
- Designated parking bays are clearly marked/signposted.
- The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 265cm x 470cm (8ft 8in x 15ft 5in).
- The dimensions of the designated bays vary in size.
- The nearest designated bay is 8m (8yd 2ft) from the car park entrance.
- The furthest designated bay is 16m (17yd 1ft) from the car park entrance.
- Clearly marked/signposted parent and child parking bays are not available.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user unaided.
- The car park surface is concrete.
- Customers do not have to cross a road between the car park and the store.
- The car park does have a height restriction barrier.
- The maximum height of the restriction barrier is 185cm (6ft 1in).
Approach (King's Road)
- There is step free access on the approach to the store.
- The surface of the approach is stone/concrete tiles.
Outside Access (King's Road)
- This information is for the entrance located on King's Road.
- There is step free access at this entrance.
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Entrance Details
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- The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
- The door(s) is/are double.
- The width of the door opening is 113cm (3ft 8in).
Approach (Car Park)
- There is step free access on the approach to the store.
- The surface of the approach is concrete.
Outside Access (Car Park)
- This information is for the entrance located in the car park.
- There is step free access at this entrance.
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Entrance Details
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- The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
- The door(s) is/are double.
- The width of the door opening is 100cm (3ft 3in).
- There is a second set of doors at this entrance.
- There are no doors at this entrance.
- The width of the door opening is 160cm (5ft 3in).
Inside Access
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Inside Access
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- There is step free access throughout the store.
- The store does play background music.
- There is a/are fixed hearing assistance system(s) in the store.
- The hearing assistance system(s) is/are located at the till/counter.
- There is a cash machine in the store.
- There is a/are wheelchair(s) available to borrow.
- Trolleys designed for the use of wheelchair users are available.
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Click and Collect
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- There is a Click and Collect service in the store.
- Customers can obtain online Order and Collect items from the Order and Collect counter.
- The Order and Collect counter is located on the ground floor, to the right of the store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- There is step free access to the Order and Collect counter.
- There is a clear accessible route to the Order and Collect counter.
- The Order and Collect counter is approximately 55m from the King's Road entrance.
Womenswear
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Womenswear
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- Womenswear is located on the ground floor, ahead as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- There is step free access to Womenswear.
- The majority of aisles have a clear width of 100cm+ and are clear of obstructions.
- There is step free access throughout the Womenswear aisle(s).
- There is a browse and order hub within Womenswear.
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Till(s)/Counter(s)
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- There is step free access to the Womenswear till(s)/counter(s).
- There is a clear accessible route to the Womenswear till(s)/counter(s).
- The nearest Womenswear till(s)/counter(s) is/are approximately 40m from the King's Road entrance.
- The height of the Womenswear till(s)/counter(s) is/are 95cm.
- There is a hearing assistance system at the till(s)/counter(s).
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Accessible Fitting Room(s)
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- There is/are 5 fitting room(s) in total within Womenswear, 1 of which is an accessible fitting room.
- There is step free access to the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a clear accessible route to the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a curtain opening to access the accessible fitting room(s).
- The clear width of the opening is 98cm.
- The dimensions of the accessible fitting room(s) are 155cm x 200cm.
- There is clear manoeuvring space in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a/are wall mounted rail(s) in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a drop down rail in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a mirror in the accessible fitting room(s), the bottom edge of the mirror is 30cm from the floor.
- There are coat hooks in the accessible fitting room(s) at 100cm and 135cm from the floor.
- There is a functional emergency alarm in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a drop down/tip up chair in the accessible fitting room(s).
- The height of the chair from the floor is 48cm.
- There is an assistance bell, but it was not functional at the time of the survey.
- The height of the assistance bell from the floor is 92cm.
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Standard Fitting Room(s)
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- There is/are 4 standard fitting room(s) within Womenswear.
- There is step free access to the standard fitting room(s).
- There is a clear accessible route to the standard fitting room(s).
- There is a chair/stool/changing bench in the standard fitting room(s).
Lingerie
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Lingerie
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- Lingerie is located on the ground floor, in the centre of the store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- There is step free access to Lingerie.
- The majority of aisles have a clear width of 100cm+ and are clear of obstructions.
- There is step free access throughout the Lingerie aisle(s).
Beauty
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Beauty
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- The Beauty department is located on the ground floor, to the left of store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- There is step free access to the Beauty department.
- The majority of aisles have a clear width of 100cm+ and are clear of obstructions.
- There is step free access throughout the Beauty department aisle(s).
Food Hall
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Food Hall
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- The Food Hall is located on the ground floor, to the rear of the store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- There is step free access to the Food Hall.
- The majority of aisles have a clear width of 100cm+ and are clear of obstructions.
- There is step free access throughout the Food Hall aisle(s).
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Till(s)/Counter(s)
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- There is not a food information counter.
- There is a/are checkout(s), high activity till(s) and self service till(s) (Scott tills) in the Food Hall.
- The height of the checkout(s) is/are 95cm.
- The height of the high activity till(s) is/are 89cm.
- The height of the lowered section of the high activity till(s) is 69cm.
- Staff can provide assistance with using the self service till(s) (Scott tills).
Other Floors
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Stairs
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- There are stairs for public use.
- The stairs are located to the right of the store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- The floors which are accessible by stairs are lower ground floor and ground floor.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The height of the step(s) is/are 18cm.
- There is a/are handrail(s) at the stairs.
- The handrail(s) is/are on both sides going up.
- There is a landing.
- Clear signage for the lift is visible from the stairs.
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Escalator(s)
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- There is/are not escalator(s) for public use.
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Lift
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- There is a lift for public use.
- The lift is located to the left of the store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
- There is step free access to the lift.
- There is a clear accessible route to the lift.
- The lift is approximately 28m from the King's Road entrance.
- The floors which are accessible by this lift are car park and ground floor.
- The lift is a standard lift.
- The clear door width is 135cm.
- The dimensions of the lift are 199cm x 245cm.
- There is not a mirror to aid reversing out the lift.
- There are not separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
- The lift has a visual floor indicator.
- The lift has an audible announcer.
- The lift does not have a hearing assistance alarm system.
- The height of the lift controls are between 90cm and 110cm.
- The lift controls have tactile markings.
- The lift controls do not have Braille markings.
- There is an/are additional lift(s) in the store which has/have similar details.
- The additional lift(s) is/are located to the left of the store as you enter the King's Road entrance.
Ramp(s) or Slope(s) (Car Park to Lower Ground Floor)
- There is a/are steep ramp(s)/slope(s) to access the Menswear department on the lower ground floor.
- The ramp(s)/slope(s) is/are located to the right as you exit the lift on the car park level.
- There is a/are handrail(s) at the ramp/slope.
- The handrail(s) is/are on both sides going up.
- The minimum width of the ramp is 130cm.
- The ramp/slope does overcome the step(s).
Step(s) (Car Park to Lower Ground Floor)
- There is/are 4 step(s) to access the Menswear department on the lower ground floor.
- The step(s) is/are located ahead through the doorway as you exit the lift on the car park level.
- The step(s) is/are clearly marked.
- The height of the step(s) is/are 18cm.
- There is a/are handrail(s) at the step(s).
- The handrail(s) is/are on both sides going up.
Menswear
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Menswear
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- Menswear is located on the lower ground floor, to the right of the store as you exit the lift.
- There is ramped/sloped or stepped access to Menswear.
- The majority of aisles have a clear width of 100cm+ and are clear of obstructions.
- There is step free access throughout the Menswear aisle(s).
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Till(s)/Counter(s)
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- There is ramped/sloped or stepped access to the Menswear till(s)/counter(s).
- There is a clear accessible route to the Menswear till(s)/counter(s).
- The nearest Menswear till(s)/counter(s) is/are approximately 20m from the lift.
- The height of the Menswear till(s)/counter(s) is/are 95cm.
- There is not a hearing assistance system at the till(s)/counter(s).
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Accessible Fitting Room(s)
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- There is/are 3 fitting room(s) in total within Menswear, 1 of which is an accessible fitting room.
- There is ramped/sloped or stepped access to the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a clear accessible route to the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a curtain opening to access the accessible fitting room(s).
- The clear width of the opening is 100cm.
- The dimensions of the accessible fitting room(s) are 220cm x 200cm.
- There is clear manoeuvring space in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a/are wall mounted rail(s) in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a drop down rail in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a mirror in the accessible fitting room(s), the bottom edge of the mirror is 30cm from the floor.
- There are coat hooks in the accessible fitting room(s) at 100cm and 140cm from the floor.
- There is a functional emergency alarm in the accessible fitting room(s).
- There is a drop down/tip up chair in the accessible fitting room(s).
- The height of the chair from the floor is 51cm.
- There is an assistance bell, but it was not functional at the time of the survey.
- The height of the assistance bell from the floor is 88cm.
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Standard Fitting Room(s)
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- There is/are 2 standard fitting room(s) within Menswear.
- There is ramped/sloped or stepped access to the standard fitting room(s).
- There is a clear accessible route to the standard fitting room(s).
- There is a chair/stool/changing bench in the standard fitting room(s).
Additional Information
- Staff undertake regular internal awareness training.
- There is a member of staff trained in British Sign Language.
- There is a member of staff available to provide assistance.
- There is not a home delivery service available from the store.
Sunflower Lanyard Scheme
- This store is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme helps people with hidden disabilities which aren’t always obvious – such as autism, dementia and visual or hearing impairments.