Access Guide
Summary
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Getting Help and Assistance
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- The opening times for this venue are 11:00 - 22:00 Monday to Sunday.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- Water bowls for assistance dogs are available on request from the main building.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Access
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- KFC is located on the link bridge between the northbound and southbound services buildings.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is stepped access to KFC from the northbound services.
There is level access via lift to KFC from the southbound services. - For the M6 - Charnock Richard Services - Northbound - Welcome Break AccessAble Access Guide please click here (new tab).
- For the M6 - Charnock Richard Services - Southbound - Welcome Break AccessAble Access Guide please click here (new tab).
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Toilet Facilities
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- The Changing Places facility is located on the ground floor of the northbound services building, at the front left of the building as you enter.
- For detailed information about the Changing Places facility please click here (new tab).
- Accessible toilet facilities are located on the ground floor of the northbound and southbound services buildings, along the front left corridor as you enter.
- For detailed information about the toilet facilities please click here (new tab).
- For detailed information about the toilet facilities please click here (new tab).
Eating / Drinking
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Service and Menus
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- There is a food and drink ordering touchscreen and a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- Orders are placed using the touchscreens or at the tills at the left hand side of the counter.
Order progress is displayed on a screen over the collection point.
Orders are collected from the right hand side of the counter.
Order numbers are called out when ready. - Staff can bring food and/or drinks to tables.
- Menu types include; written wall menus.
- Menus are clearly written.
- Menus are presented in contrasting colours.
- Staff can read menus to customers if requested.
- The type of food served here is fast food.
- Takeaway cups are available.
- Adapted cups are not available.
- Adapted cutlery is not available.
- Drinking straws are available.
- Background music is played throughout this area.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Self-Service Touchscreens
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- Self-service touchscreens are available for ordering.
- The touchscreens are 120cm to 176cm from the floor.
- There is a button which will condense the screen content.
- The height of the button is 120cm from the floor.
- Once condensed the touchscreen heights are 120cm to 148cm from the floor.
- The lowest height of the touchscreen card machines is 110cm.
- The touchscreens do not have tent cards which you can use to get food and drink delivered to tables.
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Service Counter
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- The height of the counter is 108cm.
- There is not a lowered section of the counter.
- There are windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors at/behind the counter.
- The counter is not placed in front of a plain background.
- There is a moveable card machine available for payment.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free access throughout.
- There is sufficient space for a wheelchair user to use the seating area.
- The majority of tables are accessible to wheelchair users.
- In this area there are tables and chairs without armrests available.
- Chairs are not permanently fixed to the floor.
- Tables are not permanently fixed to the floor.
- The height between the floor and the underside of the lowest table is 72cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest table is 75cm.
- The standard height for the underside of tables is 72cm.
- There is some flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- There is some flooring which includes patterns or colours which could be confusing or look like steps or holes to some people.
- The lighting levels are good.
- From the northbound services there is stepped and escalators access to the Link Bridge eating area. From the southbound services there is a lift, stepped and escalators access to the Link Bridge eating area.
Seating Area
- The seating area is located on the ground floor, at the rear of the building as you enter.
- There is step-free access to the seating area.
- There is sufficient space for a wheelchair user to use the seating area.
- In this area there are coffee tables, tables, high tables, high stools and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests available.
- Chairs are not permanently fixed to the floor.
- Tables are not permanently fixed to the floor.
- The standard height for the underside of tables is 74cm.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 44cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 110cm.
- Background music is played throughout this area.
- There is flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- Lighting levels are good.