Access Guide
Location
- The venue is situated outside the centre of the town or city.
- The venue is not situated on a road which has a steep gradient.
- The nearest mainline station is Woking.
Introduction
- The hotel is linked to the Wheatsheaf Public House.
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
- The car park is at the front of the venue.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- There are 3 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 255cm x 470cm (8ft 4in x 15ft 5in).
- The nearest designated bay is 12m (13yd) from the main accessible entrance.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
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Comments
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- The car park is located in Broomhall Road.
Outside Access (the overflow car park)
- There is level access into the venue.
- The intercom is in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The main doors open away from you (push).
- The doors are double width.
- The doors are heavy.
- The door opening is 103cm (3ft 5in) wide.
Outside Access (the car park)
- There is level access into the venue.
- The intercom is not in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The main doors open towards you (pull).
- The doors are double width.
- The doors are heavy.
- The door opening is 115cm (3ft 9in) wide.
Reception
- There is level access to reception from the entrance.
- The reception desk is high height.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Comments
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- The reception desk is located at the bar.
Inside Access
- There is level access to the service(s).
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- This venue does play background music.
- Music is played throughout.
- Motorised scooters are allowed in public parts of the venue.
- The lighting levels are bright.
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Comments
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- There is level internal access to the Wheatsheaf Ember Inn, via the room key card.
Other Floors
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G-1.
- There are 15+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are medium.
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on the left going up.
- There is a landing.
- The lighting level is bright.
Room
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General Information
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- There are 33 rooms in total.
- There are 12 standard ground floor rooms.
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Accessible Rooms
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- There are accessible ensuite facilities.
- There is / are 1 room(s) which has / have accessible ensuite facilities.
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Accessible Room
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- The height of the bed is 62cm (2ft).
- The measurement between the bed base and floor is 4cm (2in).
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Accessible Ensuite
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- The door opens outwards.
- The door is locked by a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the accessible ensuite are 170cm x 205cm (5ft 7in x 6ft 9in).
- There is a lateral transfer space.
- As you face the toilet pan the transfer space is on the left.
- The lateral transfer space is 140cm (4ft 7in).
- Wall mounted grab rails are available for the toilet.
- As you face the toilet, the wall mounted grab rails are on the left.
- The toilet seat is 45cm (1ft 6in) above floor level.
- There is a toilet roll holder.
- The toilet roll holder is not placed higher than 100cm in height.
- There is a sink.
- The height of the sink is 78cm (2ft 7in).
- The tap type is lever.
- There is a functional emergency alarm available in the ensuite.
- There are mirrors.
- Mirrors are placed at a lower level or at an angle for ease of use.
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Bath and Shower
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- There is not a bath.
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Wheel In Shower
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- There is a wheel in shower.
- The shower head is fixed.
- The shower control type is twist/turn.
- There is no shower seat .
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Signage, colour contrast and lighting in accessible rooms
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- The colour contrast between the walls and floor is good.
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Auxiliary Aids - General
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- Some hotel rooms have auxiliary aids for people with sensory impairments.
- The available auxiliary aid(s) is(are) vibrating pillow(s).
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Ground Floor Standard Rooms
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- There are standard rooms on the ground floor.
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Comments
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- The accessible rooms are located in an annex.
- There is level access to the accessible rooms as they are accessed without needing to access the rest of the building.
Additional Info
- Documents are not available in Braille.
- Documents can be requested in large print.
- A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not normally on duty.