Markets - gotta catch 'em all!
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Date of visit: September 2025
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: accessing toilets and moving around.
I use or have experience of: disabled toilet, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Good
The Moor Market was a really large indoor market with a huge variety of stalls. I really enjoyed looking around the market and seeing what was hidden away. There were the usual things you would expect to find; fishmongers, grocers, butchers, clothing stalls. But then some really unique stalls like a haberdashery and even a huge Pokemon stall! It seemed like there was usually more than one step-free entrance and exit but the lift at one of the entrances was out of order when I was there, so there was only one step-free option when I visited. They had a number of accessible toilets available here too, they did have a Changing Places toilet but this was blocked off due to building work when I visited. I definitely recommend stopping by if you find yourself in the area!
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
There were a number of entrances into the market, the main entrance located on The Moor had step-free access with automatic doors to enter. On the opposite side from this entrance was the entrance closest to the car park. It had steps and a small platform lift, but the lift was out of order when I visited. There was one more entrance that only had a flight of stairs down to street-level.The flooring throughout the market was a very smooth, linoleum type floor. By the entrances there were absorbent mats placed on the floor. The market stalls themselves had varying layouts depending on the items being sold. Most of them had standing height counters or even taller than that, I did not see many lowered counters. There was a central information point where you could find staff and signage for the facilities within the market such as toilets and the Changing Places toilet. They also had a dedicated changing room and breastfeeding room. One section of the market was mainly food stalls and this area had a large amount of tables and chairs. The chairs could all be moved as needed.
Accessible facilities: Single-level venue, Seating at regular intervals, Step-free access to most areas
Parking & Transport
Average
I travelled to this place by walk or wheel
The market is located on a pedestrianised street but they do have a dedicated car park which is just behind the market. The car park is roughly 100 metres away from the market, depending on which entrances you use for both the car park and the market. It is a 24 hour, paid, multi-storey car park. They have a total of 670 parking spaces in the entire car park with accessible bays available throughout. There are lifts on either side of the building, making it easy to travel from your parking space and street-level. There is a height restriction of 1.85 metres. Approximately 250 metres from the market are a number of bus stops. All of these bus stops are called Moor Market and they have different designations to identify them. The designations and the buses available from those stops are: Stop MF1: 65, 257a, 257b, 272, SC1 and SC2 Stop MF2: 10a, 81, 82, 83, 88 and 785 Stop MF3: 10, 56, 86, 97, 98, 218 Peakline, 272, Peak link, 798 and 798a Stop MF4: 24, 25, 43, 44, 75, 75a, 76, 76a, 76e and M76 Stop MF5: 18, 18a, 20, 20a and 73 Stop MF6: 1, 46, 47, 48, 51 and 252 Stop MF7: 6, 65, 257a, 257b, 272 Peak link, SC1 and SC2 Stops MF1 and MF2 are located on Charter Row while the rest are all found around the corner on Fitzwilliam Gate. Sheffield Railway Station is roughly 800 metres away from the market but some of the roads have a fairly severe incline. The closest tram stops would either be West Street which is around 800 metres away or City Hall which is around 850 metres away. The routes between these destinations are more level than the route to the station and you would be able to board a tram to Sheffield Railway Station if you find steep inclines tricky.
Accessible facilities: Public or on street parking
Accessible Toilets
Good
On one side of the market were the main toilets which included male, female and two accessible toilets. On the other side was a Changing Places toilet but I was unable to access this when I visited. There were two accessible toilets, one was a right-side transfer and one was a left-side transfer. There wasn’t any signage on the outside of the toilets to highlight that the toilets had different transfer options which I think would have been helpful. The doors both required a RADAR key to open and they both opened outwards. Inside, there was a fixed, horizontal grab rail to assist with closing the door from the inside. The door locked by pushing the door handle upwards. In each toilet there was a small amount of transfer space but there was also a large bin in this space in both of the toilets. Some may find that this makes it tricky to use the transfer space. There was a grab rail that could be raised and lowered on the same side of the toilet as the transfer space. An additional fixed, vertical grab rail was mounted alongside the adjustable one. On the other side of the toilet was a fixed, horizontal grab rail which was mounted below the toilet roll dispenser. The flush was mounted on the side of the toilet cistern and was on the same side as the transfer space, so there wasn’t any need to reach across the toilet to flush it. The flush lever had a large rounded end to make it easier to push down. In front of the toilet was a small sink with a manually operated tap (no automatic sensors). The tap twisted to control the temperature of the water, and lifted up to control the flow of water. Directly above the sink was a manual soap dispenser and on either side of the sink was a fixed, vertical grab rail. On the other side of the sink from the toilet there was an automatic hand dryer and a paper towel dispenser. Opposite the sink there was a large mirror mounted to the wall. In both of the toilets, the red cord had been looped around a grab rail and tucked away, so it couldn’t be reached from the ground. I made sure that they were hanging to the floor before I left and also placed a Euan’s Guide Safer Toilets card on them to try and stop them from being tucked away in the future.
Facilities: Accessible toilet, Changing Places toilet
Staff
All the market stalls had their own vendors at them who were there to assist and there was also a central information desk where market staff were located. I didn’t interact with any staff members or stall vendors while I was there.
