Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: a café and a shop.
- The most accessible entrance has a steep ramp/slope, manual doors and a door permanently held open.
- This entrance is the café entrance at the front of the building.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet for the use of everyone and standard toilets.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 8m from the café entrance.
Ramp or Slope
- The slope is steep and over 150cm wide.
- The slope does not have handrails.
Entrance (Long Barn Cafe)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There are double manual doors (with one door locked) which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 81cm.
Entrance (Long Barn Books)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door which opens towards you.
- The width of the opening is 80cm.
Eating and Drinking (Long Barn Cafe)
- This is a café which serves hot and cold snacks.
- There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
- Menu types include: written wall menus.
- Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
- The following are available here: drinking straws and takeaway cups.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
- There is a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- There is a counter over 85cm high without a tray rail.
- The counter is 90cm high.
- There is not a section of the counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- There is step-free level access around the seating area.
- There are a mixture of chairs with and without armrests, priority tables, bench seats and tables available in the seating area.
- Tables are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The surface height of the tables is 75cm.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
Shop (Long Barn Books)
- The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
- All flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access around the shop.
- There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
- Lighting levels are varied.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 104cm.
- There is not a low level counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
- The book shop can also be accessed from Long Barn Café entrance.
Toilet with Adaptations (Long Barn Café - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located in the cafe.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 18m from the café entrance.
- There is Braille, tactile, pictorial and written text 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 90cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm x 220cm 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 68cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever 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 92cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 74cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 102cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 109cm.
- The height of the baby change is 87cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is a shelf located where it is not reachable for seated and standing users.
- The shelf does not 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 nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 135cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor, all grab rails, the dropdown rail and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 81cm.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 55cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
Outdoor Seating Areas
- The following outdoor areas are available: patio.
- Access to the outdoor seating area is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The surface of the outdoor seating area includes an uneven hard surface.
- Facilities in this area include: an adapted picnic table, a picnic table with fixed seating and bench seating.
- There is not a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The height of the seat is 42cm.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 68cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 72cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the tables is 66cm.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre within the seating area (150cm x 150cm).