Access Guide
Summary
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Services Available
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- In this store these services are available; National/Health Lottery and Costa Coffee Express.
- Please click here for the opening times and more specific information on the services available within the store (new tab).
Getting Here
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Parking
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- The store has its own parking facilities.
- There is also free parking in the Station Road Car Park at the end of Park Way which runs alongside the store.
- For more information onhttps://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/carpark/station_road/bh22/west_moors/?arriving=202109201030&leaving=202109201230 please click here (opens new tab).
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By Bus
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- There is a bus stop within 150 metres of the store entrance.
- The nearest bus stop is 110 metres away on Station Road with direct links to Poole, West Moors and Kingston Maurward.
- For more information on Buses in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas please click here (opens new tab).
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By Train
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- The nearest train station is Branksome.
- Branksome Station is 8.1 miles away from the store with direct links to London Waterloo and Poole.
- For more information on Southwestern Railways please click here (opens new tab).
- For more information on National Rail Enquiries please click here (opens new tab).
Getting Help and Assistance
- There is a colleague available for help and assistance.
- For assistance, please ask the staff on the tills directly ahead from the entrance or on the shop floor.
- This store is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme helps people with hidden disabilities which aren’t always obvious – such as autism, dementia and visual or hearing impairments.
- There is not a colleague trained in British Sign Language.
- British Sign Language interpreters cannot be provided on request.
- There is a seat/chair available within the store.
- There is a defibrillator in store.
- The types of trolley available at this store include; standard (large).
- There is a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a Tesco Grocery Click+Collect service in the store.
- There is not a Tesco Collect+ service in the store.
- There is not a portable hearing assistance system.
- There is not a designated place of safety which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.
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Comments
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- Photograph 1 shows the seat available if needed/ on request.
- Photograph 2 shows the defibrillator in the store.
- Photographs 3 and 4 show the baskets and trolleys available in the store.
Parking
- The store does have its own parking facilities.
- The car park is located Park Way.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
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Parking
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- Clearly marked/signposted parent and child parking bays are not available.
- All parking spaces are provided on a first come first served basis.
- Photograph 1 shows the parking spaces.
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Blue Badge Parking
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- There is not a/are not Blue Badge parking bay(s) available.
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Paying
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- Parking is free (unlimited time).
- Payment signs are not provided.
- There is no signage in the car park indicating restrictions on length of stay.
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Access from the Car Park
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- 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 entrance is not clearly visible from the car park.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is clearly signposted.
- Pedestrian walkways are not available in the car park.
- The surface on the approach to the entrance(s) is tarmac.
- Photograph 2 shows the signage to the car park from the shop. There is a slight slope from the car park onto the pavement. The pavement from the car park around the side of the shop has a minimum width of 115cm (due to the trolley stand) near the entrance (Photographs 3 & 4).
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Drop-off Point(s)
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- There is not a/are not clearly marked drop-off point(s).
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Comments
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- As the car park is small there are other options:
- Park Way - Station Road Car Park (Photographs 5 & 6)
- The car park is free and is at the end of Park Way road by the store. For more information follow the link in the 'Getting Here' section.
- There are spaces on Station Road which have a maximum stay of 30mins with no return within an hour (Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm). They are within 50m of the store (Photograph 7).
Approach
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Approach
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- The surface of the approach is tarmac.
- There is step-free access on the approach.
- There is level access from either side (car park and from Station Road) with the pavement narrowed to 115cm due to a trolley stand on the approach from the car park (Photographs 1 & 2). There are dropped kerbs onto the pavement from the road.
ATM(s)
- The ATM(s) is/are located to the right of the entrance when faced from outside. It is on the Station Road side of the store.
- The ATM(s) is/are 12m from the main entrance.
- There are bollards on the approach to the ATM(s).
- The height of the bollard(s) is 90cm.
- The bollards contrast visually with the tarmac.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 90cm.
- There is not a lowered ATM available.
- The height range of the lowered ATM controls/screen is 88cm to 116cm.
- The bollard is 90cm away from the wall with the ATM, with a bin on one side which means the gap from the left is around 115cm. There are no obstructions to the right of the bollard.
Entrance
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Entrance
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- This information is for the entrance located on Park Way on the side of the store.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- This entrance is signed with 'Tesco Express'.
- There is ramped/sloped access at this entrance.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
- There is a dark mat or floor marking at this entrance area which may look like a hole to some people.
- The entrance door(s) does/do contrast visually with its immediate surroundings.
- The main door(s) open(s) automatically.
- The door(s) is/are double width.
- The width of the door opening is 138cm.
- There are security pillars at the entrance doors.
- The security pillars do contrast visually with the flooring.
- The minimum width between the security pillars is 137cm.
- There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) in this area.
- The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 117cm.
- The hand sanitiser is directly on the left as you enter (Photograph 5).
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Ramp/Slope
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- The ramp/slope is located in front of the entrance.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.
- The ramp/slope is permanent.
Getting Around
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Access and Circulation
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- There is step-free access throughout the store.
- The majority of aisle widths are not 150cm+.
- The minimum aisle width is 111cm.
- Some aisles are narrowed due to product bins.
- There is flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- The lighting levels are good.
- Resting/seating areas are not available in this store.
- A seat can be made available if required.
- Background music is only played at certain times.
- Music is played only at Christmas.
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Signage
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- Overhead aisle signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout the store.
- Dementia friendly signage is not provided.
- Signage is over the refrigerated sections, fresh produce and general aisles (Photograph 5).
Checkouts
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Checkout Area
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- The checkout(s) is/are located directly ahead from the entrance to the store.
- There is step-free access to the checkout(s).
- There is a clear unobstructed route to the checkout(s).
- The checkout(s) is/are clearly signed.
- The lighting levels at the checkout(s) are good.
- There is a/are staffed checkout(s) and self-service checkout(s).
- There are 2 staffed and 2 self-service checkouts.
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Staffed Checkout(s)
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- There are windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors at/behind the staffed checkout(s).
- The staffed checkout(s) is not/are not placed in front of a plain background.
- The height of the staffed checkout(s) is/are 91cm.
- There is a lowered section at the staffed checkout(s).
- The height of the lowered section at the staffed checkout(s) is 70cm.
- There is not a clear knee recess beneath the lowered section of the staffed checkout(s).
- The chip & pin card machines are accessible from the staffed checkout(s).
- There is a/are hearing assistance system(s) at the staffed checkout(s).
- The type of system is a fixed loop.
- The hearing assistance system(s) is/are signed.
- Colleagues are not trained to use the hearing assistance system(s).
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested by an AccessAble surveyor.
- The hearing assistance systems were tested at the following staffed checkout(s); 1 and 2 (both of staffed checkouts).
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were tested on 20/09/2021.
- The hearing assistance system(s) was/were working at the time of testing.
- The hearing loop was working on till 1 but no sound pick up on till 2 (closest to the door). The signage is shown in Photograph 3.
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Self-Service Checkout(s)
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- The controls/screen heights for the self-service checkout(s) vary between 140cm and 160cm.
- The chip & pin card machines are not accessible from the self-service checkout(s).
- Colleagues can provide assistance with using the self-service checkout(s).
- They are shown in Photograph 4.
Accessible Toilet(s)
- There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.
Standard Toilet(s)
- Standard toilet facilities are not available.