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Peascod Street

Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1DU

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Introduction

Peascod Street is in Windsor city centre.
This guide covers the main shopping area of Peascod Street.
This guide runs from the junction with Castle Hill, Thames Street and the High Street at the Queen Victoria Statue on the east end of Peascod Street, to the junction with Victoria Street at the south end.
This route is approximately 0.3 miles (450m).
The route takes approximately 6-10 minutes to walk.
The surface of paths along the route consists of block paving and brick.
The potential hazards on this route include; steep slopes, uneven surfaces, and tables and chairs outside shops.
There are opportunities to sit and rest.

Getting Here

Peascod Street is approximately 7 miles from Junction 6 of the M4 via the A332, which gives you direct links to the M25, Central London, Reading, Swindon and Bristol. Peascod Street runs west from the Queen Victoria Statue, then turns south towards Victoria Street. Peascod Street is pedestrianised throughout.
Several public car parks are available close to Peascod Street, including Windsor Yard Multi-Storey Car Park, and Victoria Street Multi-Storey Car Park.
There is a bus stop within 150 metres of the venue.
There are bus stops close to both ends of Peascod Street, with direct services available to Slough, Heathrow, Victoria, Maidenhead, Dedworth and Ascot.
For more information on First Group buses please click here (opens new tab).
The nearest Railway Station is Windsor & Eton Central.
Windsor & Eton Central is located in the Royal Windsor Station shopping area off Thames Street. There is step-free access to all platforms at this station. There is a direct train service to Slough. Windsor & Eton Riverside is located on Datchet Road, approximately 400m from Peascod Street. There is a service available to London Waterloo. There is step-free access to all platforms at this station.
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For more information on Windsor & Eton Riverside please click here (opens new tab).

Parking

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Public Car Parks
Photographs 1 and 2 show Windsor Yards Car Park.
Windsor Yards Car Park off Charles Street is operated by Windsor Yards Shopping Centre.
This is a multi-storey car park.
Payment is by ticket machine.
Photographs 3 and 4 show Victoria Street Multi-Storey Car Park.
Victoria Street Multi-Storey Car Park is operated by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
This is a multi-storey car park.
Payment is by ticket machine or by RingGo app.
On Street Parking
There are several Blue Badge bays on Thames Street near the east end of Peascod Street.
Photographs 5 and 6 show this on street parking.
Parking is from 06:00 to 18:00, with a maximum stay of 3 hours.

Junction with Castle Hill, High Street and Thames Street to Junction with Goswell Hill

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The distance from the junction with Castle Hill, High Street and Thames Street to Goswell Hill is approximately 80m.
The surface is paving slabs and brick.
There is a steep downhill slope from the top of Peascod Street.
There are some uneven areas on the pathways throughout this section.
Obstructions on the pavement include tables and chairs on the pavement, A-frame placards outside shops, and product bins outside shops.
There is a crossing area at the top of Peascod Street, with tactile paving on both sides, and a raised brick road surface.
This crossing is shown in photographs 2 and 3.
The crossing is not marked or signed.
At the top of Peascod Street, there is a gate to close off access by traffic.
Photographs 5 and 6 show this gate open and closed.
Either side of the gate there are bollards (photograph 7).
Bollard height is 98cm.
The gap between bollards is 110cm.
The bollards have a good contrast with the ground.
For a short section at this point, there is a raised kerb either side of the brick road surface (photograph 4).
There are regular bollards separating the block-paved pavements and the brick-surfaced road along Peascod Street (for example, photograph 8).
Bollard height is 105cm.
The bollards have a good contrast with the ground.
As Peascod Street approaches the junction with Goswell Hill, there is a lamppost in the centre of the road.

Junction with Goswell Hill to Junction with Bridgewater Way

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The distance from the junction with Goswell Hill to Bridgewater Way is approximately 90m.
The surface is brick paving, and block paving.
There is a steep downhill slope, turning into a slight downhill slope as the road passes Bridgewater Way.
There are some uneven areas on the pathways throughout this section.
Obstructions on the pavement include bins, tables and chairs outside shops, A-frame placards, and street furniture.
Goswell Hill is a pedestrianised alley to the right when facing downhill (photographs 1 and 2).
Goswell Hill leads to the Windsor Royal Station shopping centre.
There are bollards at the entrance to Goswell Hill.
Bollard height is 90cm.
The gap between bollards is 108cm.
Bollards have good visual contract with the ground.
There is some bench seating by the junction with Goswell Hill (photograph 3).
Continuing down Peascod Street, there are bins, lampposts, and an information board (photograph 7) in the street.
There are occasional bollards at the edge of the block-paved pavement (photographs 4 and 5).
Bollard height is 110cm.
Bollards have good visual contract with the ground.
There is further bench seating in the street (photograph 6).
There are sometimes market stalls set up in this area of Peascod Street.
There is a walkway to the left, Peascod Place, leading to Bachelors Acre park (0.15 miles away, or a 3 minute walk).
This walkway is shown in photographs 12 and 13.

Junction with Bridgewater Way to Junction with Oxford Road

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The distance from the junction with Bridgewater Way to Oxford Road is approximately 100m.
The surface is paving slabs and brick.
Over this section of Peascod Street there is a slight downhill slope, which turns into a slight uphill slope.
Obstructions on the pavement include chairs and tables outside shops, bins, and street furniture.
On the right there is a junction with Bridgewater Way (photographs 1, 2, 3 and 4).
Bridgewater Way is a broad, pedestrianised street leading to the Windsor Yards Shopping Centre and Car Park.
Bridgewater Way has a steep uphill slope.
There are bollards at the entrance to Bridgewater Way (photograph 2).
Bollard height is 108cm.
Bollards have good visual contract with the ground.
The Post Office is opposite the junction with Bridgewater Way (photograph 5).
Further on, William Street intersects with Peascod Street on the left (photographs 6 and 7).
William Street is not pedestrianised.
Peascod Street continues to the junction with Oxford Road.

Junction with Oxford Road to Junction with Victoria Street/Clarence Road

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The distance from the junction with Oxford Road to Victoria Street/Clarence Road is approximately 95m.
The surface is paving slabs and brick.
There is a slight uphill slope in this final section of Peascod Street.
Obstructions on the pavement include bins, tables and chairs outside shops, street furniture, and A-frame placards outside shops.
Oxford Road intersects with Peascod Street on the right (photograph 1).
Oxford Road is not pedestrianised.
At the near end of Oxford Road, there is a crossing with tactile paving on each side (photograph 3).
The crossing is not marked or signed.
After this junction, Peascod Street turns to the left, heading south towards Victoria Street and Clarence Road.
There is a row of bollards across the road at this point (photograph 4).
Bollard height is 95cm.
The gap between bollards is 170cm.
The bollards have a good contrast with the ground.
There are occasional bollards at the edge of the block-paved sides of the street (for example, in photograph 7).
Bollard height is 95cm.
Bollards have good visual contract with the ground.
A shallow gutter runs along both sides of the street in this section (see photograph 6).
There is some bench seating on the route (photograph 6).
There are bollards across the end of Peascod Street, to mark the end of pedestrianisation (photographs 9 and 10).
Bollard height is 96cm.
The gap between bollards is 160cm.
Bollards have good visual contract with the ground.

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