Access Guide
Overview
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- This guide covers Charles II Street, connecting with St. James's Square to the west and Haymarket to the east.
- Public transport facilities in this area include: a bus stop and an underground station.
- The underground station is Piccadilly Circus.
- In this area there is on-street Blue Badge parking and on-street standard parking.
- The on-street Blue Badge parking is located in Charles II Street by St. James's Market and Royal Opera Arcade.
- Points of interest in this area include: the Royal Opera Arcade and St. James's Square Garden.
- The road consists of restaurants, offices and accommodation.
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Streetscape
- This guide covers Charles II Street between the junctions with Haymarket and St. James's Square and Pall Mall.
- There is two-way traffic and pavements on both sides of the road.
- Circulation routes in this area include: pavements and road crossings.
- Pedestrian circulation routes have concrete, tarmac, block paving and paving slabs surfaces.
- There are potential obstacles in some areas which include: narrow gaps, bins, signs, street furniture, no dropped kerb and parked bicycles.
- The pavements are step-free and level, aside from two vehicle access points located west of the junction with Regent Street St James's.
- The access point on the northern pavement has raised kerbs and the one on the southern pavement has slight slopes.
- Only some of the pathways are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- Signage here includes: street signs and traffic signs.
- There are not any seats in this area for people to rest.
Route Area Crossing (St. James's Square)
- This is an unmarked crossing point (without controls or markings).
- The crossing point has dropped kerbs.
- Flush kerbs do not have tactile paving.
- There is two-way traffic at the junction.
Route Area Crossing (Regent Street St. James's / Waterloo Place)
- This is a Pelican crossing point.
- The crossing point has a refuge island.
- The crossing point has dropped kerbs.
- Dropped kerbs have tactile paving.
- The crossing point has a rotating cone.
- The crossings over Charles II Street on either side of Regent Street St. James's / Waterloo Place are uncontrolled. The flush kerbs lack tactile paving.
Route Area Crossing (St. James's Market / Royal Opera Arcade)
- This is an unmarked crossing point (without controls or markings).
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs do not have tactile paving.
Route Area Crossing (Haymarket)
- This is an unmarked crossing point (without controls or markings).
- The crossing point has flush kerbs.
- Flush kerbs do not have tactile paving.
- Charles II Street has one-way westbound traffic from Haymarket to Regent Street St. James's / Waterloo Place.