Access Guide
Main Gate
- The pedestrian access gate is 127cm wide.
- The pedestrian access gate opens away from you.
- The pedestrian access gate is permanently held open.
- There is an easy slope leading through the gate on to the main gate path.
Main Gate Path To Orchard Way
- The surface of the main path is tarmac.
- Cross the service road and continue ahead.
- There are dropped kerbs on either side of the road without tactile paving.
- Turn right at the end of the path on to Orchard Way.
- Alexandra House is located on the main gate path, approximately 50m from the main gate.
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Orchard Way
- Continue ahead on Orchard Way.
- The surface of the path is block paving and uneven in places.
- There are no dropped kerbs when crossing the access road to the main car park.
- The kerb is of medium height.
- The only non stepped route along Orchard Way is to use the dropped kerb from the end of the main path and continue along the road.
- This is shown in photograph 6.
- The road is generally quiet.
- The crossing onto River Way has dropped kerbs with tactile paving on each side of the road.
River Way
- The surface of the path is tarmac at the beginning with block paving around the steps leading to River House.
- There are slopes on the path leading to the steps, these vary between easy and moderate.
- There are 6 steps of medium height leading to the crossing to River House.
- They are well marked with handrails on both sides.
- Tactile paving is located at both the top and bottom of the steps.
- The crossing to River House has dropped kerbs with tactile paving on each side of the road.
- The only non stepped route along River Way is to use the dropped kerb from the Orchard Way crossing and continue along the road.
- The path can be rejoined at the side of River House.
- A strip of tactile paving is located on the path.
- The route takes you across the designated bays at the rear of River House and on to a block paved path on an easy slope.
- Cross River Way using the dropped kerbs located on the pathway and in front of Chelsham House.
- There is no tactile paving.
- The surface of the path is tarmac.
- The path turns to the right on to Forest Drive.
- The road is generally quiet.
Forest Drive
- The surface of the path is tarmac.
- The path is on an easy slope leading down to Gresham Way.
- The path narrows in places to a minimum of 76cm.
- At the end of Forest Drive cross Gresham Way on to Witley Way.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving.
- Turning left as you cross the road here takes you on the alternative access path to Witley House.
Alternative Access To Witley House
- This path gives access from the junction of Forest Drive and Gresham Way to Witley House without using the Witley Way Road which has sections with no paths.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving to access the path.
- The surface of the path is tarmac that is uneven in places.
- There easy slopes at various points along the pathway.
- Witley House is located at the end of the access path. See the Witley House guide for further details.
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Witley Way
- The first section of Witley Way has no paths and the road must be used.
- The surface of the road is tarmac, it is uneven in places and has a moderately sloped speed ramp.
- The road is on a moderate slope leading to Witley House.
- Approximately 50m along Witley Way a path starts on the right hand side of the road.
- There is a moderate slope made up of compacted earth leading up to the path.
- The surface of the path is tarmac.
- The path is on a moderate slope leading to Witley House.
- There is no dropped kerb at the end of the path.
- There is 1 medium step down into the Witley House car park.
- The information is the same when going back toward Gresham Way.
- Cross Gresham Way and turn left toward Orchard Way.
- Witley House is located at the end of Witley Way.
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Gresham Way
- The surface of the path is tarmac.
- The path is on a moderate slope leading toward Orchard Way.
- Cross the Service Road.
- There are dropped kerbs on each side without tactile paving.
- The surface of the path is now block paving.
- At the end of the path turn left and cross the road on to Orchard Way.
- The crossing has dropped kerbs on each side without tactile paving.
Orchard Way
- The surface of the path is block paving before becoming tarmac.
- The tarmac section of the path is uneven.
- There are slopes on the path, these vary between easy and moderate.
- The information is the same when going back toward the main path.
- Photograph 3 shows the dropped kerb for non stepped access to Tyson house.
- The route is then along the road.
- Turn left at the end of the path for access to Bishopsgate.
- Photograph 4 shows the path leading to the Bishopsgate entrance.
- The path becomes narrow at times.
- Recross the junction with Gresham Way and continue to the marked crossing on Orchard Way.
- The crossing has dropped kerbs at each side without tactile paving.
- After crossing turn left on to the main path.
- Tyson House is located at the end of Orchard Way. See the Tyson House guide for further details.
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- Bishopsgate is located at the end of Orchard Way. See the Bishopsgate guide for further details.
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Main Path
- The surface of the main path is tarmac.
- Cross the service road and continue ahead.
- There are dropped kerbs on either side of the road without tactile paving.
- Turn right across the road at the far side of the crossing and then right again at the far side of the road for the path leading to Alexandra House.
- This is shown in photographs 4, 5 and 6.
Main Gate
- The pedestrian access gate is 127cm wide.
- The pedestrian access gate opens to you.
- The pedestrian access gate is permanently held open.
- There is an easy slope leading through the gate on to the main path.