Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: parkland.
- The most accessible entrance has a steep ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is the sloped access point by the bollards at the far end of the car park.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas of the site.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Balmoral.
- Balmoral Station is approximately 2 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Translink (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and compacted gravel surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 230cm x 470cm.
- There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 25m from the sloped riverside access point.
- Obstacles from the car park include: a road crossing, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with high colour contrast but no visual identification band.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Outdoor Spaces
- Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The access points to the area are located by the bollards at the far end of the car park (sloped) and next to the car park map (stepped).
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- There are bollards at the access point which have a minimum width of 150cm and are 80cm high.
- The bollards contrast visually with the ground.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are steep slopes on the path leading down to the riverside.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.