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Summary

The start point for this guide is Tottenham Court Underground Station.
The end point for this guide is Cambridge Circus.
The average walking time between the start and end points is 5 minutes.
This guide covers Charing Cross Road between Tottenham Court and Cambridge Circus.
Points of interest in this area include: Soho Place Theatre, Phoenix Theatre and Foyles Bookshop.
Public transport facilities near the start point include: an underground/overground station.
Public transport facilities near the end point include: a bus stop.

Parking View
- 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.
Drop-off and Taxi Ranks View
- There is not a clearly marked drop-off point.
- There is not a taxi rank available.
Public Transport and Public Facilities View
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the start point.
- The nearest underground/overground station is Tottenham Court Road.
- Tottenham Court Road is on the Central, Northern and Elizabeth Lines.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Transport for London Journey Planner (opens new tab).

The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
The footpaths include the following surfaces: concrete and block paving.
Some of the streets and roads contain slightly uneven surfaces.
These are located throughout the route from Tottenham Court Road to Charing Circus.
There are directional signposts of the following type: Legible London.
All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
Street furniture in this area includes: post boxes, benches, traffic lights, phone boxes, bicycle racks, trees, bus shelters, street lamps, bollards with low colour contrast and no visual band and litter bins.
The footpath can become crowded at some of the bus stops.
Other obstructions on the footpath include: advertising signs such as A-boards, café tables and chairs and scaffolding.
There is not a taxi rank available.
There are no public toilet facilities in this area.

The following types of crossing points are used in this area: Pelican crossing and unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
The crossing point at Phoenix Street have a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
The control boxes for the pelican crossing at Denmark Street have rotating cones.
Denmark Street has a crossing with tactile drop kerbs on either sides.
There is a pedestrian alley way named Flitcroft Street which is level with the pavement.

The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
The crossing points at Goslett Yard, Manette Street, Old Compton Road and Moor Street have a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.
There is level access into Soho Place along the route.

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.
There is some street lighting in this area, and additional illumination from businesses, screens and signage.
Lighting levels vary along the route.
There are additional obstructions along pavements at night, such as gatherings of pedestrians outside some businesses, electric bicycles and bags of rubbish.
There are some venues which are more likely to be open/busier during the night, such as pubs, bars, takeaways and theatres.
The area may sometimes be busier with pedestrians and vehicles at night.
Noise levels did not appear to be significantly higher at night, other than that generated by buskers and the gatherings of pedestrians.
There was nothing different about the end point other than a busker and a large gathering of people outside the Palace Theatre.