1.5
Worst accessible toilet ever!
We visited for RadWood car show, I’m a powerchair user but fortunately an ambulatory wheelchair user, otherwise going to the loo would be impossible.
Whilst the venue in general is mostly smooth tarmac, the “accessible” toilet at “startline “ location has the rare feature of being LESS accessible than the regular toilets!
The approach is over loose gravel, to a tight doorway enclosed in a tiny wooden lean-to porch, meaning you have to try to manoeuvre through the tight porch opening, with an immediate 90 degree left turn to the even tighter toilet doorway.
Once in, the cubicle is too small to manoeuvre or turn a wheelchair in easily.
The transfer space, blocked as usual by a sanitary bin, is narrow and on the right of the toilet as you face it.
If you are unable to stand and move a step or two unaided, you won’t have a chance to use it.
I had more success using the regular abled toilet block by the paddock with the garage sheds. I could wheel into the large bathroom area with sinks, leave my powerchair outside the cubicle door and use the regular cubicle easier than trying to use the “accessible” toilet.
At the very end of the day I found a VIP building trackside not open to the general public normally, but at the end of the day with staff having wandered off, I went to try to find someone to ask if it had a better toilet I could use.
No one was around so I went ahead anyway and found a plush, better designed, modern and slightly roomier accessible bathroom on the ground floor. Go past the reception desk that’s on the left as you enter, going through the doorway/arch on the right, then the accessible toilet is on your right.
If it’s a busy day and people try to deny you entrance I’d suggest pointing out there is no other actually accessible toilet you can use!
I did feed the issue back to staff, but doubt they’ll take any action.
We visited for RadWood car show, I’m a powerchair user but fortunately an ambulatory wheelchair user, otherwise going to the loo would be impossible.
Whilst the venue in general is mostly smooth tarmac, the “accessible” toilet at “startline “ location has the rare feature of being LESS accessible than the regular toilets!
The approach is over loose gravel, to a tight doorway enclosed in a tiny wooden lean-to porch, meaning you have to try to manoeuvre through the tight porch opening, with an immediate 90 degree left turn to the even tighter toilet doorway.
Once in, the cubicle is too small to manoeuvre or turn a wheelchair in easily.
The transfer space, blocked as usual by a sanitary bin, is narrow and on the right of the toilet as you face it.
If you are unable to stand and move a step or two unaided, you won’t have a chance to use it.
I had more success using the regular abled toilet block by the paddock with the garage sheds. I could wheel into the large bathroom area with sinks, leave my powerchair outside the cubicle door and use the regular cubicle easier than trying to use the “accessible” toilet.
At the very end of the day I found a VIP building trackside not open to the general public normally, but at the end of the day with staff having wandered off, I went to try to find someone to ask if it had a better toilet I could use.
No one was around so I went ahead anyway and found a plush, better designed, modern and slightly roomier accessible bathroom on the ground floor. Go past the reception desk that’s on the left as you enter, going through the doorway/arch on the right, then the accessible toilet is on your right.
If it’s a busy day and people try to deny you entrance I’d suggest pointing out there is no other actually accessible toilet you can use!
I did feed the issue back to staff, but doubt they’ll take any action.
