Changing Places toilet at Weston Park Museum
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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
Excellent
Weston Park Museum’s Changing Places toilet had lots of room inside and was really well maintained. It had a wall with lots of pictures of the landscapes around Sheffield which was absolutely beautiful! The toilet had a ceiling hoist, a height-adjustable bench, a toilet with transfer space on either side, and a height-adjustable sink. Some extra features it had that I appreciated were multiple coat hooks at two heights so everyone could use them, and a large mirror that could be used at all heights. This was definitely one of my favourite Changing Places toilets that I’ve been in, it was well-equipped and well maintained and the beautiful picture wall gave it a really lovely feel.
Disabled Access In and Around
This toilet was located on the same floor as the entrance which had automatic sliding doors. From what I saw, the flooring was mainly a smooth tiling. There was clear overhead signage to direct you to the Changing Places toilet and it included the Changing Places symbol as well as text. Outside all the toilets I saw there were signs highlighting what type of toilet it was with a symbol and Braille.
Accessible facilities: Lift to all areas, Step-free entrance, Step-free access to most areas
Parking & Transport
Good
I travelled to this place by walk or wheel
The museum does not have any parking of their own, and they recommend using public transport to travel to the museum where possible due to how busy the surrounding area can get. For those wishing to drive, the closest car park is the Q-Park car park on Durham Road. They have 561 parking bays including 32 accessible bays. There is a height limit of 2 metres. Those parking here can get a 25% discount from the museum, but this doesn’t apply to pre-booked spaces. 750 metres from the museum is the University of Sheffield tram stop. From this stop, you can get tram services on the Blue and Yellow lines. The Blue line provides trams from Malin Bridge to Halfway. The Yellow line provides trams from Middlewood to Meadowhall. Just 160 metres down the road are the closest bus stops to the museum. The stops are called Western Bank/Damer Street and Western Bank/Clarkson Street and are opposite each other on the road. From these stops you can get the buses 51, 52, and 52a.
Accessible facilities: Public or on street parking
Accessible Toilets
Excellent
A RADAR key was needed to access this toilet and the door opened inwards. There was a small fixed, vertical grab rail alongside the RADAR key lock on the outside of the door and a large fixed, horizontal grab rail on the inside. As with all RADAR key locks, the handle pushed upwards to lock the door. To the left of the door were six coat hooks, three higher up and three lower down. One of the lower hooks also had the control for the height-adjustable bench hanging from it, making it easy to access. To the left of the coat hooks was the height-adjustable bench which was controlled by an electric control that was attached to the bench. The bench had a safety rail that could be raised and lowered on the side not against the wall. At the head of the bench was a paper roll dispenser that was stocked with blue paper that could be used on the bench. Above this was also where the ceiling hoist was stored. There was a holder attached to the wall where the remote control for the hoist was stored when not in use. On the wall, in between the hoist and the bench, were two signs with information and instructions about the bench and ceiling hoist. They both had a maximum weight limit of 200 kg. The toilet was placed centrally against the wall with the pictures on it. It had plenty of transfer space on either side of it. On each side was a grab rail that could be raised and lowered and both of them also had toilet roll holders on them which were both stocked when I was there. Next to each of these were also fixed, vertical grab rails, one on each side of the toilet. The flush was mounted on the toilet cistern and was easy to reach. To the left of the toilet (as you looked at it) was a colostomy shelf. Opposite the toilet was the height-adjustable sink. It was a wide sink with a single, manually operated tap (no automatic sensors). The tap had a twist mechanism which twisted to control both the temperature and flow of the water. On the right-hand side of the sink was the lever which controlled the height of the sink. On either side of the sink there was a fixed, vertical grab rail mounted to the wall. Above the sink was a sign with information and instructions. To the right was a manual soap dispenser, a paper towel dispenser and an automatic hand dryer. There were two emergency red cords in this toilet, one by the door and one by the toilet. They both had Euan’s Guide Red Cord Cards on them already when I went. The one by the door was hanging freely to the floor but the one by the toilet had been draped across the top of the toilet. So I made sure it was hanging straight down to the floor before I left. There were no privacy screens in this toilet from what I could see.
Facilities: Changing Places toilet, Accessible toilet
