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Maidenhead Streetscape (Railway Station and High Street Route)

High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1PT

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Overview

  • About View
    • This guide covers the main shopping area of Maidenhead, describing access to a good mixture of high street shops, bars, cafés and restaurants, plus entertainment and cultural venues.
    • The guide provides details of a route from Maidenhead Train Station and through the town centre in a loop following King Street, High Street, St Ives Road, Park Street and Broadway, then back to King Street, ending at the Odeon LUXE cinema.
    • The route is approximately 1.4km (0.9 miles) long and could take approximately 15 to 20 minutes or longer depending on pace.
    • The route includes slopes with a slight gradient and some short stretches with a steep gradient.
    • Pathway surfaces are largely set to concrete tiles and block paving, with some sections of tarmac.
    • The pathways have some uneven sections, which include some raised or sunken drain covers.
    • There are minimal obstacles along the route, although there are some width restrictions with a minimum of 81cm.
    • There are some traffic light controlled road crossings, plus some road crossings without traffic light control. The surfaces at road crossings are tarmac with some block paving, with dropped kerbs and tactile paving at most crossing points.
    • There is seating available along some sections, although there are areas without any formal seating.
  • Parking and Public Transport View
    • There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking and on-street standard parking.
    • The name of the nearest car park is Keys Place.
    • There is also a surface car park on Grove Road.
    • View information on Keys Place car park (opens new tab) .
    • View information on Grove Road car park (opens new tab)
    • On-street Blue Badge and standard parking bays are available on King Street, St Ives Road, and Park Street.
    • There is additional on-street standard parking on Broadway.
    • The nearest train station is Maidenhead.
    • For information about bus routes serving Maidenhead town centre, click here (opens a new tab).
  • Getting In and Around View
    • The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: St Ives Road and the Trinity Place walkway between St Ives Road and Park Street.
    • There are also numerous dropped kerbs along the route.
    • Access throughout may include uneven surfaces and narrow walkways.
  • Getting Help and Assistance View
    • There is seating available.
    • Additional facilities/services include: an ATM machine.

Toilet and Changing Facilities

  • Toilet Facilities View
    • There are no designated public toilets available nearby, although Maidenhead Library on St Ives Road has suitable public facilities.
    • There is also a toilet with adaptations on platform 4 of Maidenhead train station. This facility is for ticket holders only.
    • Other venues with accessible toilet facilities include:
      • Noodle Nation, Nando's, Pret a Manger, and Odeon LUXE on King Street;
      • Off the Tap, Flavio's, Esquires Coffee, and Marks and Spencer on the High Street;
      • A Hoppy Place at Trinity Place off St Ives Road;
      • Maidenhead Heritage Centre on Park Street.
    • Refer to the Related Access Guides section below for more information about toilet facilities at specific venues, including Maidenhead Library.

Generic (Maidenhead Station to King Street)

  • There is a long slope with a slight incline between the train station and King Street.
  • The surface here is smooth and even, and put to concrete tiles.
  • There are trees and bollards to the sides of the slope.
  • There is corduroy tactile paving near the bottom of the slope near the King Street crossing.
  • The path near the crossing is smooth and level, and is set to block paving.
  • There is seating near the taxi rank.

Generic (King Street Crossing)

  • A308 King Street must be crossed to connect the train station with a short section of Queen Street.
  • There are 2 independently controlled consecutive pedestrian crossings either side of a traffic island, opposite Travelodge.
  • The pedestrian crossings are push button controlled with visual signals.
  • There are rotating cone beacons available.
  • The crossings have dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides.
  • There is a slope with a slight gradient to the dropped kerb on the train station side of the crossing.
  • The traffic island surface is block paving on a slope with a very easy gradient.
  • The surface of the road at both crossings is tarmac.
  • There is a pedestrian wayfinding sign on the Queen Street side of the crossing.

Generic (Queen Street Crossing)

  • There is a pedestrian crossing at the King Street junction with Queen Street, opposite O'Neill's.
  • The surface here is smooth and even, and put to concrete tiles with some tactile paving nearby.
  • The pedestrian crossing is push button controlled with visual signals.
  • There is a rotating cone beacon available.
  • The crossing is level with tactile paving on both sides
  • There is a slope with a slight gradient at the King Street side of the crossing.

Generic (King Street to Broadway)

  • This section is a mixed use space with a designated cycle lane central, delineated by corduroy tactile paving.
  • The surface here is smooth and even, and put to concrete tiles.
  • This section is mostly level with a camber on a very easy or a slight gradient.
  • There is a short slope with a steep gradient at the Queen Street end of the section.
  • There are bollards and railings to the side of the walkway at the Queen Street end of the section.
  • The pedestrian footway narrows to 110cm at the railings, although the cycle lane may be used for access if safe to do so.
  • There is also a slope with a very easy gradient and a camber on a slight gradient at the Broadway end of the section.
  • There are bollards here with a maximum separation of 165cm.
  • There are also planters and litter bins to the sides of the main section of the pedestrian footway.
  • There is bench seating available.

Generic (Broadway Crossing)

  • King Street is crossed by the Broadway, a one-way road alongside the Odeon LUXE cinema.
  • The approach to the crossing on both sides is on a slope with a very easy gradient.
  • The surface here is smooth, and put to concrete tiles.
  • The pedestrian crossing is push button controlled with visual signals.
  • There is a rotating cone beacon available.
  • The crossing is on a slope with a very easy gradient, with tactile paving on both sides, and with a camber on a very easy gradient.

Generic (King Street: Broadway to High Street)

  • This section of King Street continues as a road with pavements either side.
  • The pavement is smooth and generally even.
  • There is block paving with some patterned tiles at the Broadway end of this section which may look like steps or holes to some people. There are also bollards here with a maximum separation of 130cm.
  • There may be obstructions along this section, such as retail sign boards and litter bins.
  • There is a telephone box near Nicholsons Shopping Centre which presents a width restriction of 130cm.
  • There are side street crossings at Albert Street, and at Nicholsons Lane. These crossings have dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides.
  • There are some uneven surfaces on the approach to the Albert Street side street crossing, and also between Albert Street and High Town Road.
  • There are level street crossings near the Nicholsons Shopping Centre. The crossings here are on a slope with a slight gradient, set to block paving. There are bollards here with a maximum separation of 310cm.
  • The High Street end of King Street is mixed use, and level and even across the whole width of the road. The surface here is block paving and concrete tiles.
  • King Street joins the High Street at the Off The Tap public house.
  • There is no seating along this section.

Generic (High Street to Queen Street Crossing)

  • The High Street is on a long slope with a very easy gradient.
  • The upper section of the High Street is fully pedestrianised between King Street and Queen Street.
  • The surface along the upper section is smooth and even, and put to concrete tiles and block paving.
  • There may be some uneven surfaces, such as sunken drain covers.
  • There are few central obstacles, but there are some litter bins, and a telephone box outside the Old Post Office.
  • There may be café seating set to the sides of the upper section of the High Street.
  • There is an optional road crossing at Queen Street to the lower level of the High Street. The crossing here is smooth and level, and put to block paving with tactile paving on both sides.
  • There is seating available opposite the High Street entrance to Nicholsons Shopping Centre, and near to McDonald's.
  • There is a pedestrian wayfinding sign opposite the Nicholsons Shopping Centre, and at the junction with Queen Street.

Generic (High Street: Queen Street to St Ives Road)

  • The lower section of the High Street between Queen Street and St Ives Road continues as a road with pavements either side.
  • The pavements along the lower section of the High Street are set to concrete tiles and block paving.
  • The concrete tile flooring is generally smooth and even.
  • The block paving along some sections of pavement have some uneven surfaces, and some patterned flooring which might look like steps to some people.
  • There is a High Street road crossing point at the pedestrian walkway to Park Street. The crossing surface is even block paving with dropped kerbs and tactile paving either side.
  • There is a service entrance just after The Maiden's Head public house. The entrance crossing surface here is even tarmac with no tactile paving. There is also a large bollard here which presents a width restriction of 124cm.
  • There is a side street crossing with a slight gradient at Old Post Office Lane. The crossing surface is uneven block paving with no tactile paving.
  • There is a dropped kerb on a slope with a steep gradient at St Mary's Walk. There is a road crossing here which presents an ideal opportunity to cross for access to St Ives Road. The crossing is smooth tarmac with tactile paving on both sides.
  • There is a slope with a slight gradient on the pavement opposite HSBC.
  • The pavement narrows to 120cm opposite Old Post Office Lane.
  • There is a signpost outside Number 21 High Street, near AgeUK which presents a width restriction of 81cm.
  • The pavement widens out here, for access to St Ives Road.
  • There is no seating along the lower section of the High Street.

Generic (St Ives Road to Trinity Place)

  • St Ives Road provides access to the World War Memorial, Maidenhead Town Hall, Maidenhead Library, and a selection of restaurants and cafés at Trinity Place.
  • St Ives Road is on a hill with a long slope with a slight gradient at the High Street end, gradually levelling off towards Trinity Place.
  • The block paving with some uneven surfaces at the High Street end quickly gives way to concrete tiles which are smooth and even.
  • There is a Town Hall service entrance along the sloped section of the pavement. The surface at the entrance crossing is block paving on a very easy gradient, with uneven surfaces.
  • There are large widely spaced bollards nearest the road at the High Street end, and numerous signposts along the side of the pavement nearest the Town Hall.
  • There is a zebra crossing to Maidenhead Library opposite the World War Memorial.
  • There is no formal seating along St Ives Road.

Generic (Trinity Place to Broadway)

  • There is a walkway alongside Trinity Place connecting St Ives Road and Park Street, with restaurants and cafés on one side, and the Windsor and Maidenhead Register Office building on the other.
  • There is a junction between Park Street and Broadway opposite the Register Office.
  • The walkway is level at the St Ives Road end, progressing to a slope with a slight incline on the approach to Park Street. Surfaces here are smooth and even.
  • There may be restaurant seating and retail sign boards along the walkway which could present obstacles.
  • There are bollards at the Park Street end of the walkway with a maximum separation of 175cm.
  • There is a smooth and even pavement along Park Street in front of the Register Office. Those wishing to cross Park Street are encouraged to use the dropped kerbs at the higher end of the Trinity Place walkway.
  • The Park Street crossing at Trinity Place is smooth and even, and on a slope with a slight gradient. The crossing is put to block paving and tarmac. There are dropped kerbs on both sides of the road but without tactile paving.
  • There is a pavement towards the Park Street junction with Broadway, set to tarmac with some uneven surfaces.
  • There is a signpost along this section which presents a width restriction of 136cm.
  • There is no public seating along the Trinity place walkway, or Park Street.

Generic (Broadway to King Street)

  • The pavement surface along Broadway at the Park Street end is set to tarmac, with some uneven surfaces.
  • The section between Queen Street and King Street is smooth and even, and set to block paving. There is a camber with a very easy gradient along this section.
  • Broadway is met by the Grove Road side road, and crossed by Queen Street.
  • The Grove Road crossing is smooth and level, and put to tarmac with dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides.
  • There is a dropped kerb on a slope with a steep gradient next to the Corner House public house, at the junction with Queen Street.
  • The crossing at Queen Street is smooth and level, and put to tarmac and block paving. There are dropped kerbs with tactile paving on both sides.
  • There is a signpost along the Park Street end which presents a width restriction of 146cm.
  • There are guard rails next to entrances for Francis House and Carter House between Queen Street and King Street.
  • There is a signpost and planters at the King Street end which may present obstacles to a maximum width restriction of 128cm. The width restriction can be overcome nearer the road allowing access which is 150cm wide.
  • There is a slope with slight gradient near the King Street end levelling off to a slope with a very easy gradient at King Street.
  • There is no formal seating along Broadway, although there were some picnic tables outside the Corner House public house at the time of survey (December 2025).

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