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Introduction

Crowngate Shopping Centre is located near the City Centre.
Angel Row, Angel Place and Angel Street are not pedestrianised.
Worcester City bus station is located in The Crowngate Centre at the end of Angel Row.
The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street.
There is a taxi rank along this route; it is located on Foregate Street opposite the station.

This guide is based in Worcester City Centre.
This route runs from The Bus Station, Crowngate Shopping Centre to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum on Foregate Street, via Angel Row, Angel Place and Angel Street.
This route is not pedestrianised throughout.
The total length of this route is approximately 0.35km (0.30 miles).
This route is divided into 3 sections in this guide: -
Section 1. The Bus Station, Crowngate Shopping Centre to Angel Street.
Section 2. Angel Street to St Nicholas Street.
Section 3. Foregate Street to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
The route has some slight and some steep slopes along the way.
Pathway surfaces are concrete paving slabs, block paving and tarmac.
The pathways have some uneven sections, which include some raised manhole covers.
The road surfaces are tarmac, with dropped kerbs and tactile paving at most crossing points.
There are opportunities to sit and rest.

On Street Parking - There is some on street parking on Foregate Street, on the main route.
Public Car Parks - Crown Gate Multi Story Car Park. This is a pay and display car park.
Cornmarket Car Park. This is a pay and display car park.

The length of this section is approximately 100m.
This section is not a pedestrianised area.
This section has a steep uphill gradient for approximately 25m and then levels off for the remaining 75m.
This is where the exit from the Bus Station meets Angel Row
There is a crossing point over Angel Place to Angel Street.
This crossing point has dropped kerbs but no tactile paving.
The pathways are tarmac and block paving.
The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
The pathways are fairly narrow and are uneven in places.
There are some obstructions along the pavement on both sides such as, railings, cycle racks, bus stops, bins and signboards.
Junction – Angel Row, Angel Place, Angel Street
There are several crossings at this junction to cross Angel place.
The crossings have dropped kerbs on both sides but do not have tactile paving on both sides.
The pathways are tarmac and concrete.
The pathways are narrow at this junction.
The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
The pathways are uneven in places.
There are some obstructions along the pavement on both sides such as, railings, bollards, cycle racks, bus stops, bins and signboards.

The length of this section is approximately 120m.
This section is not a pedestrianised area.
The road is a one-way road.
The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
The pathways in this section are formed of tarmac/block paving.
The pathways on both sides are narrow in places.
There is a slight downhill slope running from Angel Place along Angel Street towards St Nicholas Street.
There are some uneven areas on the pathways throughout this section.
There are some obstructions along the pavement on both sides such as, railings, cycle racks, bus stops, bins and signboards.
There are several crossings at this junction to cross from Angel Street to St Nicholas Street and Foregate Street
The crossings have dropped kerbs on both sides but do not have tactile paving on both sides.
The crossings are push button controlled with visual signals
The pathways are tarmac and concrete.
The pathways are narrow at this junction.
The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
The pathways are uneven in places.
There are some obstructions along the pavement on both sides such as, railings, bollards, cycle racks, bus stops, bins and signboards.

The length of this section is approximately 220m.
This section is not a pedestrianised area.
The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
The pathways in this section are formed of tarmac/block paving.
The pathways on both sides are narrow in places.
The route is predominantly level.
There are some uneven areas on the pathways throughout this section.
There are some obstructions along the pavement on both sides such as, railings, cycle racks, bus stops, bins and signboards.
There are side street crossings at Sansome Street, Pierpoint Street and Taylor Road
The crossings have dropped kerbs on both sides but do not have tactile paving on both sides.
The Sansome Street crossing is push button controlled with visual signals
The pathways are tarmac and concrete.
The pathways are narrow for the majority of this route.
The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
The pathways are uneven in places.
There are some obstructions along the pavement on both sides such as, railings, bollards, cycle racks, bus stops, bins and signboards.