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Wicken Fen Nature Reserve - Parking

Lode Lane, Wicken, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5XP

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Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
  • This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
  • Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
  • There are clearly presented payment signs.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are 6 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, a road crossing, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.
  • There is not a designated drop-off point.

Toilet with Adaptations (Car Park - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)

  • This toilet is located in the toilet block next to the car park.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
  • The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the toilet door opening is 82cm.
  • The door has a twist lock.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
  • The dimensions of the cubicle are 180cm x 185cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
  • There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
  • The lateral transfer space is 97cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
  • There is a spatula flush on the right transfer side.
  • The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door and a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side.
  • There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
  • The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder.
  • The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: wash basin, soap dispenser and hand dryer.
  • The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 42cm.
  • The height of the toilet roll holder is 100cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
  • The height of the wash basin is 78cm.
  • The height of the soap dispenser is 90cm.
  • The height of the hand dryer is 90cm.
  • There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
  • There is not a shelf.
  • The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin.
  • The cubicle does not have a full length mirror and coat hooks.
  • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat, all grab rails and the floor.
  • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail and the internal door.
  • Lighting levels are low.
  • The toilet was out of use at the time of survey (20/11/2023) due to structural movement. The reopening date was unknown.

Standard Toilet (Car Park)

  • Access into the toilet is via a step.
  • There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 66cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
  • The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 72cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is push.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There are hand dryers.
  • There is a baby change facility which is not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.