Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: open countryside and a beach.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is in the car park.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet for the use of everyone, a step free standard toilet and a standard toilet.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found within the toilet block in the car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 1m from the toilet block entrance.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found within the toilet block in the car park.
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 Bangor.
- The station is approximately 14 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.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces and 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.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located in the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel and loose stones.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.
Beach
- There is step-free level access to the beach.
- There was not a lifeguard for the beach at the time of the survey.
- Access to the sea is through an area covered with rocks.
Entrance (Toilet with Adaptations and Male Standard Toilet)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the toilet block.
- There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
- The slight slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 84cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Accessible - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located within the toilet block in the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 1m from the toilet block entrance.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 96cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 256cm x 298cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 210cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and vertical grab rails on both sides 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, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 98cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 97cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 91cm.
- The height of the baby change is 89cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- 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 select the Stoma Friendly tab in the right hand pane.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid and a nappy/incontinence items bin.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails, the dropdown rail, the floor and the toilet seat.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (Toilet Block - Male)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 70cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 69cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
Entrance (Toilet Block - Female)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the rear of the toilet block.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There are 2 steps, which are unmarkedno handrails.
- Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 77cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of less than 1.5cm.
Standard Toilet (Female)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 69cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 69cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.