Access Guide
Introduction
- Services / facilities within the grounds include a Children's Play Area, a Café Kiosk, a Cliff Walk and Ladies Bay.
Location
- There is not a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
Opening Times (Ladies Bay)
- The venue is open 24hrs.
Opening Times (Café Kiosk)
- The venue has seasonal opening times.
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
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Venue Car Park
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- Parking is free for all users.
- The car park is located at the top of the bay just off of Amarreurs Road.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- There is/are 0 Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is/are slopes/ramps.
- The car park surface is loose chippings.
- There is not a road to cross between the car park and the entrance.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop off point.
Eating and Drinking (Café Kiosk)
- The following information is for the café.
- The café is located on the approach path to Ladies Bay, on the left.
- Full table service is not available.
- Food or drinks are ordered from the service counter.
- There is not a lowered section at the counter.
- There is not ample room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- Plastic / takeaway cups are available.
- Plastic / takeaway cutlery is available.
- Drinking straws are available.
- Menus are wall only.
- Menus are not available in Braille.
- Menus are not available in large print.
- Picture menus are not available.
- Menus are clearly written.
- Menus are presented in contrasting colours.
- The type of food served here is drinks, snacks and milkshakes.
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Comments
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- There is no seating at this Café Kiosk.
Level Change (Café Kiosk)
- There is a ramp/slope to access this area/service.
- The ramp/slope is located on the path, just before the Café Kiosk.
- The ramp/slope gradient is steep.
- There is a/are step(s) to access this area/service.
- The step(s) is/are located on the concrete leading from the path to the café kiosk.
- There is/are 2 step(s) to the area/service.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- The step(s) is/are not clearly marked.
- The step(s) is/are deep (18cm+).
- There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the step(s).
- The ramp/slope does bypass the step(s).
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Comments
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- There are uneven surfaces on the path leading to the Café Kiosk, these are created by clumps of grass.
Access Point (Les Amarreurs Playground from Car Park)
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Access Point
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- This information is for the access point located at the front left of Car Park, just before the Café Kiosk.
- There is not an information board/map at this access point.
- There is ramped/sloped access at this access point.
- There is no gate at this access point.
- The width of the gap is 95cm.
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Ramp/Slope
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- The ramp/slope is located on the path just beyond the entrance.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is steep.
Les Amarreurs Playground
- The Children's Play Area is located to the left of the Car Park, just before the Café Kiosk.
- The Children's Play Area can also be accessed from Lady's Bay Car Park.
- The path consists of sand.
- Access from the path to the Children's Play Area is via a steep slope consisting of sand and grass.
- The Children's Play Area walkways also consist of sand and grass.
- There are some steep and easy slopes throughout the Children's Play Area.
- There is a range of play equipment including, swings, roundabouts, a sandpit, slides and climbing equipment.
- Some of the play equipment is accessed by slopes.
- Some slopes are steep.
- Some of the children's play equipment is accessed by steps.
- Some steps are deep.
- The children's play equipment is placed a surface of foam matting, sand or loose chippings.
- There is bench seating in the Children's Play Area.
- Some of the bench seating has armrests.
- There are picnic benches in the Children's Play Area.
Access Point (Cliff Top Walk)
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Access Point
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- This information is for the access point located at the centre right of the Car Park.
- There is an information board/map at this access point.
- There is ramped/sloped access at this access point.
- There is no gate at this access point.
- The width of the gap is 73cm.
- There are rocks at the entrance.
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Ramp/Slope
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- The ramp/slope is located on the path just beyond the entrance.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.
Cliff Top Walk from Ladies Bay to Chouet Beach
- The Cliff Top Walk is located to the centre right of the Car Park.
- The Cliff Top Walk leads from Ladies Bay to Chouet Beach
- The path consists of loose gravel.
- The path width is 115cm.
- There are uneven surfaces on the path created by rocks, stones and loose gravel.
- There is a mixture of easy and steep slopes along the path.
Access to Beach
- Access to Les Amarreurs Beach and Anchorage is from the path at the front left of the car park.
- The path consists of sand and loose chippings most of the way down.
- The path has a steep slope.
- The last 10m of the path is a concrete ramp.
- The concrete ramp is steep.
- There are no handrails on the ramp.
- The left side of the ramp (going down) is protected by rocks.
- The right side of the ramp (going down), is unprotected with a risk of a 40cm drop to the beach.
- The width of the path is over 150cm wide.
- There are stones and rocks on the path creating uneven surfaces.
- The slope/ramp leads directly to the beach.
Ladies Bay
- The Beach consists of sand.
- The sand is dry and very soft at the top of the Beach.
- The sand becomes wetter and firmer as you approach the sea.
- The Beach has a steep ramp from the cliffs down to the sea.
- There is drifted seaweed and some rocks and stones on the beach that may create a trip hazard.
- Although the sand is firm in most areas, there is a risk of a wheelchair user or a person with Motability aids sinking into the sand.
Accessible Toilet(s)
- There is not an/are not accessible toilet facilities in this area.
Standard Toilet(s) (Les Amarreurs Playground)
- There is/are 1 male toilet(s) located in the toilet block of Les Amarreurs Playground.
- There is/are 1 female toilet(s) located in the toilet block of Les Amarreurs Playground.
- The type of signage on or near the standard toilet door(s) is pictorial.
- Ambulant toilet cubicles are not available.
- There is not a male standard toilet with a lowered urinal.
- The wash basin tap types in standard toilets are push.
- The lighting levels are good in the male and female standard toilets.
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Comments
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- These toilets can also be accessed from Ladies Bay car park and used by anyone using Ladies Bay.
Level Change (Standard Female Toilets)
- There is a/are step(s) to access this area/service.
- The step(s) is/are located in the doorway.
- There is/are 1 step(s) to the area/service.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- The step(s) is/are clearly marked.
- The step(s) is/are shallow (2cm - 10cm).
- There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the step(s).
Additional Info
- Documents are not available in Braille.
- Documents are not available in large print.
- A bowl of water cannot be provided for an assistance dog.
- An assistance dog toilet area can be provided onsite.
- The assistance dog toilet area is located on the many grass areas.
- A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not normally on duty.
- This service cannot be requested.