Access Guide
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- The following information describes the route from the car park at the front of Avery Hill Campus to the Dome, via the Grey, Fry and Mary Seacole Buildings.
- The approximate distance of this route is 350m.
- The route takes approximately 5 minutes.
- The majority of paths along the route have a brick/block paving or asphalt surface. A few access roads for parking are crossed along this route.
- The potential hazards on this route include; uneven paving, slight and steep slopes, bollards or objects which narrow the pavement and crossing the access roads.
Front of Campus Car Park (Car Park 1) – Information for Vehicle Users
- The car park at the front of campus consists of brick paving and asphalt. The car park has various little sections where you can park.
- Where you park/enter within Car Park 1 will define the start of your route. The pavements within the car park join and start to lead towards the campus. There are no steep slopes apart from the speed bumps in the road and at dropped kerbs.
- From some spaces the road will have to be used to gain access to the pavement as there are only a few dropped kerbs by crossings. The kerbs are approximately 14cm high.
Route Guide: Front of campus Car Park to Catherine Parr Court
- As you enter the campus, follow the pavement on the left-hand side for approximately 20m and turn left along the path. This is opposite the security in the centre of the road.
- There is a payment machine and bin on your left but the space on the brick pavement is still sufficiently wide (over 150cm).
- Continue along this pavement for approximately 33m until there is a dropped kerb with steep slope crossing the brick paved road.
- Cross here and turn right where there are immediately more dropped kerbs with steep slopes crossing the main access road. There is a pedestrian crossing here to the other brick pavement.
- Once you have crossed you will need to turn left and promptly right along the pavement. There is a post and rail fence on your right in front of the Catherine Parr Court accommodation building and more parking spaces on your left.
Catherine Parr Court to Grey Building
- Within 20m of turning right you will need to turn left by the campus signage due to the two very tall steps are straight ahead.
- The pavement is still even but a bin and payment machine narrow it to 154cm. Within 25m the pavement meets the access road and turns right.
- The pavement has a slight slope towards the road here before two further dropped kerbs with steep gradients on either side of the road accessing 18 more parking spaces on your right. There are three blue badge bays in this small section, with more standard bays on your right.
- Follow the pavement for approximately 34m, past Parr and Cleves Court on your right as it curves towards the Grey Building. The pavement is uneven, has dropped kerbs to the road on your left and is going downhill. Therefore, it has various steep and slight slopes.
- You will pass a zebra crossing across the road before the pavement merges with another path. The bollard (bell) and the bin by the pedestrian crossing ahead narrow the path but not to under 120cm. The Grey Building is on your right.
Grey Building to the Library and Wren Buildings
- There is a slight slope off the pavement onto the zebra crossing on the asphalt road. Ahead across the road which is uneven in places and up a slight slope onto the asphalt pavement on the other side.
- Follow this pavement for approximately 30m, past a stepped entrance to the Grey Building to a zebra crossing in between the Grey and the Bronte Building.
- The crossing is raised to the level of the pavement so there is no level change. Head across the zebra crossing and straight ahead along the asphalt path which has a very slight gradient.
- Head past the Library on your right and the Wren Building on your left.
Library and Wren Buildings to Mary Seacole
- As you pass the library there is a slight slope and tactile paving at the bottom of the steps for the library. There is brick paving on your left with a few saplings growing from square plots with fine gravel.
- Continue straight ahead towards the directional signage. The paving here changes to block paving which has a slight slope. The David Fussey Building is on your left and the Fry Building is on your right.
- The path opens up here in between the buildings with various benches and tables and the Mary Seacole Building is in front of you.
- Continue straight ahead past the bench and through the gap between the David Fussey and Mary Seacole Buildings. The path here has a slight slope.
Mary Seacole to The Dome
- Once past the buildings, there is Seymour Court in front of you. Turn right and continue along the path for approximately 50m, which has a slight gradient towards Seymour Court on your left.
- The rear of the Mary Seacole Building is on your right and as you reach the end of the building you need to turn left towards the Dome. There are 2 paths both with steep gradients heading towards the Dome, however the first one has more uneven brick paving by the bike racks.
- Therefore, pass the bike racks on your left and follow the wide path round to the left which has a steep slope. The Dome is now straight ahead, approximately 50m away.
- Head that direction which has a slight uphill slope, until you reach the Dome. There is the ‘Village Shop’ to the left just outside the Dome and various benches and tables outside the Dome.