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Portstewart Strand - Parking and Arrival

118 Strand Road, Portstewart, County Londonderry, BT55 7PG

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
  • This entrance is off the car park.
  • There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: a hoist, 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: a Changing Places facility, a toilet with some adaptations, step free standard toilets and a toilet designated as gender neutral.
  • There is a Changing Place which can be found in the toilet block behind Harry's Shack.
  • The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the toilet block behind Harry's Shack.
  • The standard toilet surveyed can be found in the toilet block behind Harry's Shack.

Admissions

  • At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the beach.
  • At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking and the beach.
  • Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.

Public Transport

Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • This is an open air car park with a compacted earth surface.
  • Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
  • There are clearly presented payment signs.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are 8 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • There is no hatched zone.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.
  • There is not a designated drop-off point.

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair. It is highly recommended that these are booked in advance, where this is possible. Please check the National Trust website for details.
  • Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy.
  • You can borrow these from the Mae Murray Foundation. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
  • You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a Hippocampe Beach Chair, a De Bug Beach Walker, and a Self-propelled Explore Chair.
    A mobile hoist is available to access the beach chairs.

Visitor Reception

  • Access into the area is via steps.
  • There are 3 steps, which are unmarked, with handrails on both sides.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 75cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
  • There is step-free level access around the area.
  • The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
  • There is no room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the area.
  • All flooring is smooth and even.
  • There are tables and bench seats available in the visitor reception.
  • The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
  • Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise here.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • Usually there would be no need for visitors to enter the hut. A member of staff would come out to speak to visitors / take any payments.

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located to the right of the car park, in front of Harry's Shack.
  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There are picnic tables.
  • No chairs have armrests on both sides.
  • Adapted picnic tables are not available.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 72cm.
  • The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
  • There is step-free level access around the area.
  • All of the surface in the picnic area is smooth and even.

Ramp or Slope (to Toilet Block)

  • The ramp is steep and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
  • The ramp does not have handrails.

Changing Places (Toilet Block - Transfer Both Sides)

  • Location and Access View
    • The facility is additional to standard and accessible toilets, and is not located close to other managed facilities.
    • There is step-free level access into the facility.
    • There is Braille, pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
    • A RADAR key is required for access to this facility.
    • The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
    • The width of the door opening is 96cm.
    • The door has a locking handle.
    • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
    • The door has a horizontal grab rail.
    • The dimensions of the facility are 430cm x 300cm.
    • The ceiling height is at a minimum height of 2.4m and there is a clear 200cm x 180cm manoeuvring space in the facility.
    • The facility has a non-slip floor.
  • Toilet Details View
    • There are lateral transfer spaces on both sides of the seat but the right side is obstructed.
    • The transfer space on the right as you face the toilet is 92cm.
    • The transfer space on the left as you face the toilet is 147cm.
    • The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, vertical grab rails on both sides of the toilet and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
    • There is a dropdown rail on both sides of the seat.
    • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails, all dropdown rails and the floor.
    • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
    • The toilet seat is 43cm above the floor.
    • There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
    • There is pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from floor).
    • The height of the toilet roll holder is 70cm.
    • The toilet has a cistern.
  • Changing Bench and Hoist Details View
    • The facility changing bench is wall mounted and height-adjustable.
    • The length of the facility changing bench is 177cm.
    • The changing places hoist is powered overhead and covers all areas in the cubicle.
  • Shower Details View
    • There is an adjustable, detachable shower head at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
    • There is a shower chair.
    • There are no dropdown rails for the shower.
  • Other Facilities View
    • There is a height adjustable wash basin.
    • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
    • The soap dispenser is 121cm from the floor.
    • The towel dispenser is 108cm from the floor.
    • The hand dryer is 106cm from the floor.
    • The facility has: a full length mirror, a waste bin without lid, a sanitary bin, a wheel in shower and a privacy screen.
    • There is a shelf located where it is reachable for seated and standing users.
    • The shelf does meet the criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets. For the Stoma Friendly Toilets criteria click here and scroll to the Stoma Friendly tab in the right hand pane.
    • The coat hooks are 102cm and 161cm from the floor.
    • Wide tear off paper roll is available.
    • The height of the wide paper roll dispenser is 100cm.
    • There is not a visual fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
    • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
    • There is an outer door, which is unlocked with the RADAR key. This door has a width of 96cm and opens inwards.

Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)

  • This toilet is located back up the path along the access road to the car park, to the left behind Harry's Shack, then along the walkway on the right.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
  • The door is manual, opens outwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the toilet door opening is 85cm.
  • The door has a locking handle.
  • The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm x 265cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
  • There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat but it is obstructed.
  • The lateral transfer space is 79cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
  • There is a push button flush in the centre of the cistern.
  • The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the transfer side, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and a vertical rail on the left side of the wash basin.
  • There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
  • The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder and wash basin.
  • The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and hand dryer.
  • The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
  • The height of the toilet roll holder is 87cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
  • The height of the wash basin is 69cm.
  • The height of the soap dispenser is 83cm.
  • The height of the hand dryer is 124cm.
  • The height of the baby change is 83cm.
  • There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
  • There is not a shelf.
  • The cubicle has: a waste bin without lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
  • The cubicle does not have a full length mirror and coat hooks.
  • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and some grab rails.
  • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails, the dropdown rail, the floor and the toilet seat.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Toilet (Toilet Block)

  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 85cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • The gender neutral toilet was surveyed.
  • The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 86cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is push.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There are hand dryers.