Controlled Pedestrian Crossings
None of Zebra, Pelican or Puffin (audible& tactile) type.
Pedestrian Options along footways
• Tarmac footway along north side of Shore Street, with some limited camber
issues.
• Seating all along the harbour front which is cobbled on the south side
of Shore Street.
• Footway width restrictions upon reaching corner of Museum at junction
with Haddfoot Wynd Street, until as far as Boatyard.
Tactile flush kerb crossing points between footways
None
Bus Stops
• Covered bus stops outside each car park, including across from museum.
None accessible to wheelchair users
On - street parking – East Shore (Street)
• Room for one vehicle on side of carriageway outside museum entrance.
On-Street roadside parking along north side of Shore Street
30 vehicles – counted under realistic everyday conditions.
Car park - East Shore (Street)
(Directly opposite museum entrance)
• 4 Coach bays marked out in white lines – FREE parking
• 63 car bays marked out in white lines – Pay and Display April
to October, but FREE in winter.
• 2 bays of standard width (2.4m) marked out in white lines with word
DISABLED across entrance to both bays. Yellow squares in centre of each bay.
Cost for blue badge holders ?
• Parking ticket machine at left side of cobbled entrance ramp into car
park
Car park in Shore Street (marked out as for East
Shore parking)
• 32 car bays
• 2 bays of standard width (2.4m) with word DISABLED across entrance to
both bays.
• 2 bays for motorcycles.
Distances to Museum Main door - measured by walking the most
inclusive direct route.
| From | Large strides of approximately one metre |
Maximum incline |
| East car park Coach parking bays x 4 | . |
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| East car park parking bays x 63 D Cycle stands x 2 |
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| East Shore car park bays reserved for disabled persons x 2 (same size
as all other bays) West bound Bus stop (by entrance to east car park |
15 |
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| East bound bus stop (outside TIC) | 15 |
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| Main level shopping street footway (Shore Street) facing harbour, includes street parking for 30 cars | . |
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| Shore Street car park 32 bays, 2 reserved for diabled persons, 2 motorcycle bays | . |
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| Harbourfront toilets (staffed and small charge made for use). | . |
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| Royal National Lifeboat Institue shop entrance and launch area | 55 |
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| Seasonal Isle of May Ferry boat trips (booking shed and short vertical ladder access) | 30 |
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| Isle of May Ferry boat trips ramped access for wheelchair users and small / medium mobility scooters (by prior arrangement with skipper) | . |
[ Give ramp incline on pontoon at highest and lowest
tides ] |
| Raised Picnic Area on harbour front (Up 200 mm kerb of railway sleepers) 3 picnic tables, 3 bench seats and 3 litter bins | . |
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| Boatyard exit avoiding internal ramped climb on return route (by prior arrangement with museum reception staff) | . |
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