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Parking at Royal Victoria Hospital

Royal Victoria Hospital, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA

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Parking (Visitors Park 1)

  • Car Park View
    • The car park is located across the road from the main hospital building.
    • The car park is open air/surface and multi-storey.
    • The car park surface consists of tarmac.
    • The height of the restriction barrier is 328cm.
    • There are 15+ designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
    • The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
    • The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 229cm (width) x 458cm (depth).
    • The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
    • The width of the marked zone is 129cm.
    • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bays vary in size.
    • The nearest designated bay is 28m from the hospital underpass entrance.
    • The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope and bollards.
    • There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
    • Access to the hospital from this car park is via an underpass that goes under the road.
  • Charges and Restrictions View
    • This car park is for visitors and Blue Badge holders only.
    • Parking is not free for all users.
    • Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
    • Clearly presented parking signs are available.
    • Payment machines are located close to the Blue Badge parking bays and at the front of the car park.
    • There is not a payment machine with controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
    • There is a level manoeuvring space for a wheelchair user in front of the payment machine (185cm x 210cm).
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is not a designated drop-off point available.

Lift (Visitors Park 1)

  • The lift surveyed is located near the Blue Badge bays on both floors of the multi-storey section of the car park.
  • The distance from the hospital underpass entrance is 102m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has a very easy slope and bollards.
  • Levels 0 and 1 are accessed by this lift.
  • The lift door has a high visual contrast.
  • The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
  • The external lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
  • All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The lift door opening width is 80cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 106cm (width) x 210cm (depth).
  • The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
  • All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • Internally the lift has: a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Stairs (Visitors Park 1)

  • The stairs surveyed are located next to the Visitors Park 1 lift.
  • Levels 0 and 1 can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ steps between floors.
  • The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are easy to grip.
  • The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 16cm.
  • The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Counter (Visitors Park 1)

  • The counter is located on Level 1 opposite the Visitors Park 1 lift.
  • The distance from the Visitors Park 1 lift is 5m.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 119cm.
  • There is not a lowered section at the counter.
  • The counter has glazed screens.
  • There is not a hearing assistance system.
  • There is background noise in this area which varies depending on the time of day.

Parking (Main Entrance - Blue Badge Parking and Drop-Off)

  • Car Park View
    • The car park is located opposite the Main Entrance.
    • The car park is open air/surface.
    • The car park surface consists of tarmac.
    • There are 4 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
    • The Blue Badge bays are signposted and have markings which are faded.
    • The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 265cm (width) x 730cm (depth).
    • The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
    • The width of the marked zone is 140cm.
    • The nearest designated bay is 11m from the Main Entrance.
    • The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope.
    • There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
    • The access road for the Blue Badge bays and the drop-off point is between the Blue Badge bays and the Main Entrance.
  • Charges and Restrictions View
    • This car park is for Blue Badge holders only.
    • Parking is free for all users.
    • Free parking for Blue Badge holders is restricted to 1 hour.
    • Clearly presented parking signs are available.
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is a designated drop-off point available.
    • The designated drop-off point is located to the right of the main accessible hospital entrance.
    • There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the drop-off point.