Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: open countryside and a beach.
- The most accessible entrance has a steep ramp/slope.
- This entrance is at the bottom of the car park.
- There is a team member available for help and assistance.
- Staff/volunteers cannot describe the layout and access around the site.
- The following are also available: seating and a large map in the car park.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the car park.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the car park.
Public Transport (Whitesands Bay)
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- Whitesands bus stop is located at the site.
- The nearest train station is Harverfordwest.
- Haverfordwest Train station is approximately 18 miles from the site. There are not regular bus services that run from here to the site.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Whitesands Bay)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
- There are parking charges for all users.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are not available.
- There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 238cm x 378cm.
- There is a hatched zone on one side but not to the rear.
- The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 2m from the beach access point.
- Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
- Parking is discounted from £6 to £4 for Blue Badge holders only.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: All of the outdoor space.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: Parking.
- Parking is free for National Trust members but chargeable for all other visitors.
- Car parking prices vary dependant on vehicle type. Parking must be paid by Blue Badge holders, however 1 hour of extra time is given free of charge.
Picnic Area (Whitesands Bay)
- The following information describes the picnic area located at the bottom of the car park.
- 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 distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 71cm.
- The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 75cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
- The surface in the area is sand.
Outdoor Spaces (Whitesands Bay)
- This information is for the access point located at the bottom of the car park.
- Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The access points to the area are located at the bottom of the car park.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a beach.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass, compact earth and sand.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes with handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There is a steep slope to access the beach and the beach is on a slight slope. The paths along the coast all have steep and slight slopes to overcome.
- There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.