Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: Formby sand dunes, the beach and woodland.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope.
- This entrance is where you will find the boardwalk route to the beach.
- Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
- The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is Victoria Road Woodland Car Park. View information about this toilet (new tab).
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found between Bay One and Bay Three Car Park.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Formby.
- The distance from Formby train station is 1.5 miles.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Bay One)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders only.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 250cm x 580cm.
- There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
- The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 90m from the boardwalk path.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Parking (Bay Two)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders only.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are not available.
- There are 8 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 248cm x 580cm.
- There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
- The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 50m from the boardwalk path.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Parking (Bay Three)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders only.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are not available.
- There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 250cm x 580cm.
- There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
- The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 175m from the boardwalk path.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
- There is a sand wheelchair that can be borrowed, which needs to be booked in advance.
You can borrow this from the National Trust vehicle located in the Bay 3 car park.View more information about booking and collection of equipment..
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located opposite Bay 3 Car Park.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There are picnic tables.
- No chairs have armrests on both sides.
- Adapted picnic tables are not available.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 72cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 74cm.
- The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 76cm.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to grass.
Outdoor Spaces (Boardwalk)
- This information is for the access point located between the Bay One and Bay Two car parks.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: Sand dunes and the beach.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: uncompacted earth and sand.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are steep ramps/slopes with handrails and slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- The ramps and slopes are located along the route to the beach.
There is a wooden ramp to access the beach front. - There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Standard Toilet
- Access into the toilet is via a step and a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 68cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 68cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are low.
- There are no hand dryers.
- The standard toilets are portable toilets.
There is a slight slope on the pathway leading to the toilets.