Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: parkland and a playground.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a gate.
- This entrance is off Marsh Drive.
- The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
Public Transport
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- There is a bus stop near to the entrance on Marsh Drive. The bus provider is Red Rose Travel and the stop is served by bus number 21.
- The nearest train station is Wolverton.
- For further information, please click here.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Marsh Drive)
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 210cm x 640cm.
- There is no hatched zone.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the Marsh Drive entrance to Great Linford Manor Park.
- Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Parking (Parklands)
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Car Park
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- The car park is located at the very end of the Parklands.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac and grass.
- There are 3 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are signposted and have markings which are faded.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 216cm (width) x 587cm (depth).
- There are no hatched/marked zones.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has step-free level access.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- This car park is for visitors and Blue Badge holders only.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Clearly presented parking signs are not available.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is a designated drop-off point available.
- The designated drop-off point is located on the left side of the Parklands parking area.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the drop-off point.
Access Point (Marsh Drive)
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Access Point
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- This information is for the access point located on Marsh Drive.
- There is step-free access at this access point.
- There is open access.
- There is an information board/map at this access point.
Access Point (High Street)
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Access Point
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- This information is for the access point located on High Street.
- There is ramped/sloped access at this access point.
- There is a gate which opens away from you (push).
- The gate is permanently held open.
- The width of the gap is 142cm.
- There is an information board/map at this access point.
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Ramp/Slope
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- The ramp/slope is located at the gate.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.
Access Point (Parklands)
- This access point is located at the very end of the Parklands.
- The access point is not clearly signed.
- There is step-free access via ramp.
- The ramp has a steep gradient.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with a handrail on the left going up.
- There is open access.
- The width of the opening is 141cm.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the car park off Marsh Drive.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The access points to the area are located on Marsh Drive, High Street and at other points around the site.
- There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
- The gate is not self-closing.
- The gate has a padlock.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment, a grassed play area and parkland.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a picnic area and play sculptures.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac and gravel.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes with handrails, steep ramps/slopes with handrails, slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- The steep and slight slopes are found at various points along the pathways.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
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Playground
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- There is a fenced play area with an entrance over 100cm wide.
- The gate may be difficult to open but has a high colour contrast with the fence.
- There is a route around the play equipment which is firm and even, and is at least 150cm wide.
- The play equipment is in easy reach for seated and standing users, and users of different heights.
- The following play experiences are available: swinging, sliding, rocking, rotating, climbing, balancing, crawling and social play.
- The fenced play area is reserved for children up to the age of 8.
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located at the rear of the site near to the bank of the Grand Union Canal.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There are picnic tables.
- No chairs have armrests on both sides.
- Adapted picnic tables are not available.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 72cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 75cm.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 80cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 84cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to grass and gravel.
Toilet with Adaptations
- There is not an/are not accessible toilet(s) available.
Standard Toilet(s)
- Standard toilet facilities are not available.
