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Landore Park and Walk to the Swansea.com Stadium

A4217, Plasmarl, Swansea, SA1 2JT

Access Guide

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Introduction

  • The following information describes the route from Landore Park and Ride to the Swansea.com Stadium.
  • The approximate distance of this route is 500m.
  • The route takes approximately 8-9 minutes.
  • The majority of paths along the route consist of brick paving, asphalt and tarmac.
  • The potential hazards on this route include; congested pathways and uneven surfaces.

Landore Park and Ride

  • From the designated Blue Badge parking bays, access the path via the dropped kerb and head towards the car park entrance gate.
  • The dropped kerbs from the designated Blue Badge parking bays have tactile paving.
  • Upon reaching the gate, cross over the car park entrance access road towards the bus pavilion.
  • This crossing has tactile paving on both sides.
  • The road surface consists of brick paving and is even.
  • Having crossed, turn right and head back towards the road.
  • There is a 140cm gap between the gate post and the kerb.
  • Having passed through the gate post, turn left and continue ahead for approximately 30 metres towards the car park exit access road.
  • Upon reaching the road, there is a 130cm gap between the gate and the kerb.
  • Having passed the gate, turn right and cross over the car park exit access road.
  • There is tactile paving available on the near side of the crossing.
  • The road surface consists of tarmac and is even.
  • Having crossed, turn right and head towards the road.
  • There is a signpost in the centre of the path which causes the path width to narrow to 100cm.
  • Having passed the signpost, turn left and continue ahead up the slope towards the A4217. This slope has a slight gradient.

Landore Park and Ride - Alternate

  • From the designated Blue Badge parking bays, access the path via the dropped kerb and head towards the car park entrance gate.
  • The dropped kerbs from the designated Blue Badge parking bays have tactile paving.
  • Upon reaching the gate, cross over the car park entrance access road towards the bus pavilion.
  • This crossing has tactile paving on both sides.
  • The road surface consists of brick paving and is even.
  • Having crossed, continue ahead for 40 metres, past the bus pavilion towards the car park exit access road crossing.
  • There is a slight slope leading up towards the access road crossing.
  • Upon reaching the crossing, cross over whilst turning slightly right towards the road sign.
  • This crossing has dropped kerbs with tactile paving on both sides.
  • The path is level with the road on both sides of the crossing.
  • The road surface consists of brick paving.
  • Having crossed, turn right and head towards the road.
  • There is a signpost in the centre of the path which causes the path width to narrow to 100cm.
  • Having passed the signpost, turn left and continue ahead up the slope towards the A4217. This slope has a slight gradient.

Landore Park and Ride to A4217 Crossings

  • Upon reaching the road (A4217), turn left and continue ahead for approximately 200 metres towards the A4217 crossings.
  • The path along this section of the route consists of tarmac.
  • There is a slight slope towards the road for the entirety of the path.
  • There is a slight uphill gradient for the majority of the path.
  • The path is uneven in places due to cracked tarmac as well as raised/lowered drain covers.
  • The path narrows in places to 115cm. This is due to road signs positioned in the centre of the path.
  • After approximately 190 metres, turn right and head towards the A4217 road crossings.

A4217 Crossings

  • This crossing point consists of two crossings separated by a central island.
  • The first crossing has tactile paving and dropped kerbs on both sides.
  • There is a slight gradient between the path and the road on both sides.
  • The surface of the road consists of tarmac.
  • There are visual indicators available at this crossing.
  • The visual signals are activated via push buttons. These are between the heights of 95cm and 105cm.
  • There are rotating cones located at the base of the push button boxes to indicate when it is safe to cross.
  • Upon reaching the central island, turn left and continue ahead towards the second road crossing.
  • The central island surface consists of tarmac.
  • The central island has a slight slope from right to left and mostly even.
  • The second road crossing is similar to the first.

A4217 Crossings to Morfa Retail Park - Restaurants

  • Having crossed, turn left and continue ahead for approximately 10 metres towards the path on the right hand side.
  • Upon reaching the path, turn right onto the slight slope leading down towards the Morfa Retail Park.
  • Follow the slope for approximately 20 metres towards the Morfa Retail Park pathway.
  • The path along this section of the route consists of tarmac and concrete.

Morfa Retail Park - Restaurants to the Outer Concourse

  • Upon reaching the bottom of the slope, turn right and head along the path for approximately 40 metres until you reach the loading area road crossing.
  • The path along this section of the route consists of concrete.
  • This crossing has dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides.
  • There is a slight slope between the path and the road on the near side.
  • The far side of the crossing is level with the road.
  • The road surface consists of tarmac.
  • There are no visual signals available at this crossing.
  • Having crossed continue ahead for approximately 40 metres towards the outer concourse access road crossing.
  • This crossing has dropped kerbs on both sides.
  • This crossing has tactile paving on the near side.
  • The road surface consists of tarmac.
  • Having crossed, continue either left or right onto the outer concourse.
  • On match days the path is congested during the build up to kick off.
  • On the right hand side of the path there is a Frankie and Bennys restaurant and a Harvester. These are used by home and away supporters before the match.

Outer Concourse

  • The outer concourse has a concrete surface and is step-free throughout. All stands are accessible via the outer concourse.
  • On matchdays there are independent food stalls and mobile counters selling match day programmes located around the concourse. The Jacks Fan Zone is located on the concourse at the corner of the South Stand- Family Stand.
  • All entrances into the stadium have step-free access.
  • There are Braille and tactile maps of the stadium located on all corners of the concourse. There are bollards located across the walkway as it passes in front of the main reception entrance.
  • Clear directional signage is provided on the concourse.
  • There is a stadium plan/map on the concourse.
  • There is a steward/member of staff available for assistance on matchdays.