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High Street to Commandery Car Park via Worcester Cathedral and The Commandery

High Street to Commandery Car Park via Worcester Cathedral and The Commandery

Access Guide

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Introduction

Getting Here

  • Cathedral Square is located near Worcester City Centre, at the south end of the High Street.
  • Cathedral Square is pedestrianised.
  • College Street and Sidbury are very busy, dual carriageway vehicular through routes.
  • The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street.
  • There is not a taxi rank along this route.

Route Overview

  • This guide is based in Worcester City Centre.
  • This route runs from The Cathedral Square to Commandery Road public carpark, via College Street, and Sidbury.
  • This route is not pedestrianised throughout.
  • The total length of this route is approximately 0.35km (0.30 miles).
  • This route is divided into 4 sections in this guide: -
  • Section 1. Crossing College Street to The Cathedral.
  • Section 2. College Street to City Walls Road.
  • Section 3. Crossing City Walls Road.
  • Section 4. Sidbury to Commandery Road.
  • The route has some slight and some steep slopes along the way.
  • Pathway surfaces are concrete paving slabs and 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.

Parking

  • On Street Parking
  • There is no on street parking on the main route.
  • Public Car Parks:
  • Worcester Cathedral Square, NCP Multi Story Car Park.
  • This is a pay and display car park
  • Commandery Road Car Park
  • This is an app pay only car park.

Access Guides Available For (High Street)

Access Guides Available For (Cathedral Square)

Access Guides Available For (College Street)

Access Guides Available For (Sidbury)

Crossing College Street, and Cathedral approach

  • There is a single crossing point at the far right of Cathedral Square, to cross to The Cathedral approach.
  • The crossing has dropped kerbs on both sides, with tactile paving on both sides.
  • The crossing is push button controlled, with visual, audio, and tactile signals.
  • The route to the Cathedral entrance is relatively level.
  • The pathways are block and slab paving.
  • The surface of the road at the crossing is tarmac.
  • There are some obstructions along the pavement on the Cathedral side such as bollards, bins, street furniture and signboards.

College Street - City Walls Road

  • The pathways in this section are formed of paving slabs.
  • The pathway has a guard rail to the right, when heading away from Cathedral Square .
  • There is a downhill slope running down College Street, from Cathedral Square.
  • There are some uneven areas on the pathways throughout this section.
  • There are some obstructions along the pavement such as, railings, bins and signboards.
  • There is a single side road, (Friar Street) to cross along this section, it has dropped kerbs, with tactile paving.
  • There is a seating bench at the City Walls Road crossing point.

Crossing City Walls Road

  • City Walls road is a busy dual carriageway.
  • It is a staggered 2 stage crossing, with a central island.
  • The crossings have dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides.
  • The crossings are push button controlled with visual, audible and tactile signals.
  • The pathways are tarmac and concrete.
  • The surface of the road at all crossings is tarmac.
  • There are railings on both pavements leading to the crossing.

Sidbury - The Commandery

  • The pathways in this section are formed of tarmac/block paving.
  • The pathway is narrow in places.
  • There is a slight downhill slope running along Sidbury, towards the Commandery.
  • There are some uneven areas on the pathways throughout this section.
  • There are some obstructions along the pavement such as, railings, bollards and signboards.

Crossing Sidbury to Commandery Road Car Park

  • The crossing of Sidbury to arrive at Commandery Road Car Park is approximately 20m beyond The Commandery Museum.
  • At this point Sidbury becomes The London Road and is no longer dual carriageway.
  • There is a central island between the north and south bound traffic flows.
  • The crossings have dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides.
  • The crossings are push button controlled, with visual and tactile signals.
  • The pathways are tarmac and concrete.

Toilets Section

  • There are no public toilets along this route.
  • Many cafes and shops have toilets but they may not be accessible.