Access Guide
Summary
- There is onsite parking available here but there is no designated Blue Badge parking.
- The most accessible entrance has: steps and a slight ramp/slope.
- There is step free access once inside.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet for the use of everyone.
- This accessible toilet is approximately 30m from the entrance.
- This venue also has the following available: facilities for assistance dogs and seating.
Parking
- This venue has a car park .
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and concrete surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Public Transport
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the venue.
- The nearest train station is Sittingbourne.
- Sittingbourne Station is approximately 0.3 miles away.
Entrance (Access to Station Platform)
- There is ramped/sloped or stepped access at this entrance.
- A width between 75cm and 150cm and There is a slope with a slight gradient .
- There are 10 or more steps.
- The steps are not clearly marked but there are handrails on both sides.
- The slope overcomes the steps.
- There are no doors at this entrance.
Counter (Ticket Office)
- There is step-free access to this counter.
- There is not a low level counter at the recommended height for seated users.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- There are bench seats available in the counter area.
Generic
- The platform is accessed via a pathway with a surface of concrete paving slabs. The pathway is generally even.
- There is a slight gradient along the pathway on the approach to the platform and a steep gradient leading onto the platform itself.
- There are benches without armrests on the approach to the platform and another in the sheltered waiting area on the platform. The platform is composed of wooden railway sleepers which are uneven in places.
Toilet with Adaptations
- There is step-free access into the accessible toilet.
- There is a manual door which opens outwards and has a low colour contrast.
- The door has a twist lock.
- The width of the accessible toilet door opening is 80cm.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 220cm x 255cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 140cm (from the side of the toilet pan to the wall).
- There is a spatula flush on the non transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin, a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side and a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor, some grab rails, the toilet seat, the dropdown rail and the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails.
- There is pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height for a seated user.
- The cubicle also has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The following fixtures are at the recommended height: the toilet seat, the toilet roll holder and the baby change table.
- The following fixtures are not at a recommended height: the wash basin, the soap dispenser and towel dispenser.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: the toilet roll holder, the wash basin and towel dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: the wash basin, the soap dispenser and towel dispenser.