Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Additional amenities in this area include: a beach.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is at the top of the car park, near the toilet block.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: 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 toilet with some adaptations, a parent and baby room and standard toilets.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found at the top of the car park.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found at the top of the car park.
Parking (Shell Bay)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel and compacted gravel 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 no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings 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.
Ramp or Slope (Access to Toilets)
- The ramp is slight and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- The ramp does not have handrails.
Toilet with Adaptations (Shell Bay Toilet Block - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located at the top of the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 82cm.
- The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 145cm x 185cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 80cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a push button flush on the wall above the toilet.
- 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 a vertical rail on the right 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, 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 50cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 110cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 71cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 98cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 100cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: 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, some grab rails and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the toilet seat and some grab rails.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Standard Toilet (Shell Bay Toilet Block)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 92cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 60cm.
- The wash basin tap type is sensor.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There are hand dryers.
Parent and Baby Room / Baby Feeding Room (Shell Bay Toilet Block)
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 82cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The height of the baby change table is 92cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever.
- There is no seating available in the room.
- There is a toilet in the parent and baby room.
- Waste bins include: a nappy bin and a sanitary bin.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the top of the car park, near the toilet block.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland and open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a beach.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: compact earth, sand and wood.
- Footpaths are available in some 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 not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Beach
- There is step-free level access to the beach.
- There is a walkway which gives access to the beach and the water.
- There is not a lifeguard for the beach.