Central CPT
4
4
Date of visit: September 2025
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment, accessing toilets and moving around.
I use or have experience of: changing places toilet, disabled toilet, hidden impairment, powerchair, toilet with hoist, toilets, walking aid, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Good
On my trip around Perth, it was great to discover a Changing Places toilet at both Perth Museum and the Perth & Kinross Council Offices - that's two options with 640 metres of each others. This facility is great, but it's let down by the fact there's a requirement to ask for access at the front desk and a bit of a journey through the building to access it.
Disabled Access In and Around
Average
Access to the building is pretty good. With the option of four steps with rails, or a ramp with rails on either side leading up to the automatic doors. There is a second entrance on Watergate Street, the Changing Places toilet is on the other side of of this door. It has a key pad and intercome on the wall on the left. This appears to be a staff entrance, but you may be able to speak to someone through it to save yourself a trek. There is a lowered counter at the front desk, to your right as you enter. I asked a member of staff about the Changing Places toilet and they told me they'd show me to it. They opened a manual door to the side of the desk and took me through three other sets of manual doors to the Changing Places toilet. Leaving is much easier, as there's a touchpad on the wall that opens the door out to Watergate Street. I didn't notice any signage for the Changing Places toilet at the main entrance, or the use of any alternative formats - which is a shame.
Accessible facilities: Step-free entrance
Parking & Transport
Average
I travelled to this place by walk or wheel
At the high street entrance, there is an accessible parking space, which is effectively one large bay that could accommodate two cars and three standard parking bays. Please note these are all side-on, with no hatched markings around the bays. On Tay Street, running alongside the river, there are several standard spaces, and on George Street there are five accessible parking spaces. A bus stop is conveniently located on High Street, a few steps from the entrance, where the 3, 3A, 11, 11A, 11S and 12 services operate. Perth Bus Station is just over half a mile away, while the Perth Railway Station is slightly further at 0.7 miles away. There are no dedicated drop-off points, but there is plenty of space on the streets nearby for this.
Accessible facilities: Public or on street parking
Accessible Toilets
Good
The door to this toilet requires a RADAR key and opens outwards. There is clear signage on the door, including braille markings. Inside, the toilet is clean and has most of the expected facilities, though it’s let down slightly by the absence of a colostomy shelf. The space includes an adjustable sink, an adjustable changing bed, a ceiling track hoist, and a shower with grey grab rails on both sides. There are grey grab rails on either side of the toilet, both static and adjustable, and they contrast well against the white walls. The sink has large, lever-style taps and a deep basin. There is transfer space on the right-hand side, although a bin in the left-hand transfer area makes things a little trickier. The toilet itself is a Closomat-style model, with paddles on either side to activate the flush mechanism. A portable privacy screen is available, and overall it’s a good-sized toilet with plenty of room to move around.
Facilities: Closomat toilet, Accessible toilet, Changing Places toilet, Changing Places toilet with shower
