Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- The Department of Veterinary Medicine (Teaching Laboratory) building is small building with 2 floors.
- There are 0 lifts and 1 staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed as Ground and 1.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
- View information on Department of Veterinary Medicine.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- The name of the nearest car park is Department of Veterinary Medicine Car Park.
- View information on University of Cambridge Car Parks - West Site (opens new tab) .
- The nearest train station is Cambridge.
- The nearest bus station is Cambridge Bus Station.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is step-free via a slight slope.
- The Department of Veterinary Medicine (Teaching Laboratory) building has 1 entrance.
The entrance is step-free via a slight slope. - The entrance is signed with the 'Pathology Bacterial Infection Group Teaching Laboratory'.
Getting Around
- There is step-free level access throughout the building on the ground floor.
- The first floor can only be accessed via the staircase as there is no lift in the building.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny finish.
- There are no resting areas along circulation routes and there is a seat within the main staircase first floor foyer.
- There is no overhead and limited wayfinding signage is provided within the building.
A map of the building is also provided. - There are no manual doors along circulation routes.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- The male and female toilet facilities are located towards the end of the ground floor main corridor.
Rooms and Services in the Building
Entrance
- This entrance is located at the front of the Teaching Laboratory building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
- The slope has a slight gradient.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 115cm.
- There is a buzzer at a height of 137cm.
- There are double manual doors at this entrance, however one door is locked.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 67cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 118cm.
- The locked door can be unlocked on request to increase the door opening width.
- There is a second set of double manual doors .
- The second set of doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 136cm.
- The second set of doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located at the very end of the main corridor.
- The ground and first floor can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 18 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 19cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- The steps have open risers.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.