Access Guide
Opening Hours
Location
- There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
- The nearest National Rail station is Tunbridge Wells.
Public Car Park
- The car park does have a height restriction barrier.
- The maximum height is 198cm (6ft 6in).
- The car park type is multi storey.
- The car park surface is concrete.
- This car park has 4 levels.
- Blue Badge parking is located on level(s) 1.
- There is/are 10+ Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the Blue Badge parking bay(s) are 240cm x 480cm (7ft 10in x 15ft 9in).
- Parking is not free for all users.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
- There is not a payment machine at a convenient height for wheelchair users.
- Access from the car park is via manual doors, footpath(s), a gap past bollards, direct access to street/road pavement, lift and staircase.
- The exit(s) is/are located on Monson Road at the rear of the car park.
- There is a ramp or slope to exit which is located on Monson Road.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.
- The width of the ramp/slope is 100cm (3ft 3in).
- There is a/are handrail(s) at the ramp.
Pedestrian Exit
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Pedestrian Exit
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- This information is for the pedestrian exit located on each floor opposite the lift.
- There is step-free access at this exit.
- The main door(s) open(s) towards you (pull).
- The door(s) is/are double width.
- The door(s) may be difficult to open.
- The width of the door opening is 170cm.
- There are bollards at this exit.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 200cm.
- The bollards do have an identification band to aid visually impaired people.
Other Floors
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1, 2, 3, 4.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are medium height (11cm - 17cm).
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on both sides.
- There is a landing.
- The lighting levels are low to moderate.
Lift
- There is a lift for public use.
- The lift is located in the far right corner of the car park.
- The lift is a standard lift.
- The floors which are accessible by this lift are G, 1, 2, 3, 4.
- Wall mounted information boards are provided at lift landings.
- There are manual, double doors which may be difficult to open to access the lift lobby on all floors.
- The lift is approximately 3m (3yd 10in) from the main entrance/exit.
- Staff do not need to be notified for use of the lift.
- The clear door width is 82cm (2ft 8in).
- The dimensions of the lift are 105cm x 143cm (3ft 5in x 4ft 8in).
- There are not separate entry and exit doors in the lift.
- There is not a mirror to aid reversing out of the lift.
- The lift does have a visual floor indicator.
- The lift does have an audible announcer.
- The controls for the lift are within 90cm - 120cm from the floor.
- The lift does not have Braille markings.
- The lift does have tactile markings.
- The lighting level in the lift is moderate to good.
