Access Guide
Summary
- The start point for this guide is Silver Place.
- The end point for this guide is Regent St Street.
- The average walking time between the start and end points is 3 minutes.
- This guide covers Beak Street from Silver Place to Regent Street.
- Points of interest in this area include: Kingly Court, Carnaby Street.
- Public transport facilities near the start point include: bus stops.
About the Start Point
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Parking
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- On street Blue Badge parking is not available.
- On street standard parking is not available.
- There is not a public car park within approximately 200m.
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Drop-off and Taxi Ranks
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- There is not a clearly marked drop-off point.
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Public Transport and Public Facilities
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- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the start point.
- The nearest underground/overground station is Piccadilly Circus.
- Piccadilly Circus is on the Piccadilly Line and the Bakerloo Line.
Oxford Circus is a similar distance from Beak Street and is on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines. - For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Transport for London Journey Planner (opens new tab).
Streets and Roads
- Most of the streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
- The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, concrete and paving slabs.
- Some of the streets and roads contain slightly uneven surfaces.
- These are located throughout Beak Street.
- There are directional signposts of the following type: wall mounted.
- Some of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
- Street furniture in this area includes: street lamps and traffic signs.
- Other obstructions on the footpath include: temporary footpath works and scaffolding.
- There is not a taxi rank available.
Crossing Points (North)
- The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
- The crossing points at Kingly Street, Carnaby Street and Marshall Street have a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
- The crossing point at Kingly Court and Lexington Street have a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.
Crossing Points (South)
- The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
- The crossing points at Warwick Street, Upper John Street, Upper James Street, Bridal Lane, Great Pulteney Street and Lexington Street have a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
About the End Point
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Parking
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- On street Blue Badge parking is not available.
- On street standard parking is not available.
- There is a public car park within approximately 200m.
- The public car park is located on Old Burlington Street.
- The name of the car park is Q-Park Burlington.
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Drop-off and Taxi Ranks
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- There is not a clearly marked drop-off point.
- There is not a taxi rank available.
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Public Transport and Public Facilities
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- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the end point.
- The nearest underground/overground station is Piccadilly Circus.
- Piccadilly Circus is on the Piccadilly Line and the Bakerloo Line.
Oxford Circus is a similar distance from Beak Street and is on the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines. - For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Transport for London Website (opens new tab).
- There is legible London signage at the end point.
Nightlife
- There were no noticeable differences at the start point except for lower lighting levels.
- There were no enforcement officers/volunteers/police present at the time of the survey, but security staff were present for some businesses.
- There is standard street lighting in this area, with lamp posts at fairly regular intervals.
- Lighting levels do vary, and are low in places along this route.
- There are additional obstructions along pavements at night time such as queuing systems/gatherings of pedestrians outside some businesses, and bags of rubbish.
- There are some venues which are more likely to be open and busier during the night, such as bars.
- The area was busier with pedestrians at night time in some places along the route.
- Noise levels did not appear to be significantly higher at night time, other than that generated by gatherings of pedestrians.
- There were no noticeable differences at the end point except for lower lighting levels.
