Worcester College

• There are two designated Blue Badge parking spaces on site
• One space is marked out with a wheelchair symbol
• One space is indicated with a sign, but has no marking on the ground
• Both spaces must be booked in advance - please contact the Porters' Lodge using the information on this page

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Main entrance

• Located on Walton Street
• As you enter the college the Porters' Lodge is on the right - this is staffed 24 hours a day
• During the day the left gate (as you approach) is held open. There is level access into the college
• At night the gates are locked. There is secure access via a wicket gate with a step that is 19cm high
• The porters will open the gate for anyone not able to access via the wicket gate
• There is a video intercom and bell push to request assistance - these are to the right of the gate as you approach set at 151cm high
• Once inside the entrance the Main Quad is ahead of you

Worcester Place entrance

• Located on Worcester Place (off Walton Street)
• This is about 280m away from the main entrance
• The gate is secure with an access card reader 145cm high. You also need to use a card reader to exit which is 149cm high
• The gate is manual and has a clear width of 76cm

Nelson Street entrance

• Located on Nelson Street (off Walton Street or Worcester Place)
• This is about 620m away from the main entrance
• The gate is secure with an access card reader 94cm high
• The gate is manual and has a clear width of 79cm
• There is a slight slope leading into the college

Vehicle access

• Located on Walton Street about 50m beyond the main entrance
• This is a secure entrance
• You will need to get out of your car to use the access card reader which is attached to the gates
• You can call the Porters' Lodge to ask them to open the gates remotely (provided you have booked parking in advance)
• The parking spaces are either directly ahead of you (next to the Besse Building) or on your right after the hedge

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• There are accessible toilets in several locations throughout the college
• Many of the toilets were not built to current accessibility standards do not all have features such as strong visual contrast between rails and walls, easy to use door handles, and easy reach sinks
• Some of the toilets are undersize (less than the recommended 1.5m by 2.2m)
• There are no accessible toilets in the library, bar and JCR. The nearest accessible toilet is in Pump Quad
• There is no accessible toilet in the MCR. The nearest is in the Nash building.

There are accessible toilets in the following locations:

• Pump Quad 
• Linbury Building (Conference Suite)
• Staircase Six
• Nash Building
• Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre. 

There are also 9 accessible bedrooms across the College site all of which have en suite accessible bathrooms

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There are 3 passenger lifts in the following locations:

• Staircase Six
• Nash Building
• Earl Building

There are 3 platform lifts in the following locations:

• The Cloister (opposite the Dining Hall) - this gives access to the Main Quad
• The Provost’s Lodgings - this gives access to the Provost’s dining room and sitting room
• The Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre - this gives access to the lecture theatre stage

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• The College has buildings of many ages ranging from medieval cottages to twenty-first century buildings. It therefore has a range of building styles and staircases - not all of these meet modern accessibility standards
• Some staircases have contrasting step edges and handrails but this is not consistent across the site
• Some of the stone stairs in the older buildings are uneven in places. 
• The library, bar, JCR and the first floor of the MCR can only be accessed stairs

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• The College has buildings of many ages ranging from medieval cottages to twenty-first century buildings. It therefore has a large variety of doors - not all of these meet modern accessibility standards
• Some doors are large and heavy to use
• Some doors have door knobs rather than handles
• Most doors are manual
• There are 3 powered doors in the college - 2 in the Nash Building and 1 in the Sultan Nasrin Shah Centre

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• Main Quad contains the library, chapel, Dining Hall, JCR, Seminar Rooms A and B, Lecture Room B, the Provost's lodgings, and student accommodation
• The Memorial Meeting Room is between this quad and the Orchard
• Access to this quad is by steps or lift
• There is a platform lift by the Dining Hall
• There is a passenger lift by Staircase Six
• There are level paths around the quad - the surface is loose gravel

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• Pump Quad contains the Cellar Bar - there is stepped access only to the bar (although there is step free access to the outside seating area)
• There is step free access into and around this quad
• There is an accessible toilet in this quad

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The Gardens are on various levels and are accessed via stairs or by using one of two lifts. The platform lift opposite the Dining Hall gives access to the following areas:

• Main Quad
• Pump Quad
• Nuffield Lawn

The passenger lift next to Staircase Six gives access to:

• The Orchard 
• Playing Fields
• Nash Earl and Canal Buildings
• Sultan Nasrin Shah Centre

Footpaths around the gardens are a mix of loose gravel and paving. Some of the paving is uneven. 

Nuffield Lawn

Nuffield Lawn has accommodation and the Linbury Building which has a large seminar room. It is also used as a social space

The Orchard

The Orchard has level access onto the grassed areas. There is a gravelled path which provides access to accommodation and is part of the accessible route to the MCR, Nash Earl and Canal Buildings, and the Sultan Nasrin Shah Centre

Playing Fields

There is a level footpath round the edge of the playing fields which leads to the accommodation in the Canal Building and the Nelson Street Flats. 

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• The main library reading rooms at Worcester are only accessible via an eighteenth-century spiral staircase with over 60 steps
• The librarians provide a book retrieval service for anyone unable to access the stairs. Books can be delivered to the Porter’s Lodge or direct to students' rooms
• The librarians can retrieve books from the higher shelves if needed
• There is variety of equipment to support students with disabilities, including a height-adjustable desk, ergonomic chair, book rests and visual aids

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Memorial Building

• There is level access to the Memorial Room
• The double doors to the building have a clear width of 105cm (with both leaves open)
• The double doors to the Memorial Room has a clear width of 107cm (with both leaves open)
• Doors are heavy to use

Linbury Building

• Level access from the Nuffield Lawn into the building.
• The double doors to the foyer have a clear width of 154cm (with both leaves open)
• The double doors to the seminar room have a clear with of 160cm (with both leaves open)
• The seminar room is large with tables and chairs that can be rearranged as needed

Nash Building

• The door has a clear width of 87cm
• The door is heavy to use

Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre

• There are 2 seminar rooms here - Le May Room and Hinton Room
• Doors into both rooms have a clear with of at least 80cm

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• The lecture theatre is in the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre
• There is a powered door into the Centre
• There is a ramp from the foyer to the Tuanku Bainun Auditorium
• The door into the auditorium is heavy to use
• The auditorium has a platform lift providing access to the stage
• There is ramped access to the front of the auditorium - there is space for wheelchairs here

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• The Dining Hall is in the Cloister
• There is ramped access
• The door has a clear width of 132cm and is heavy to use
• There is plenty of circulation space in the hall, although this will be more restricted at busy times
• Serving counters are 95cm high
• Staff are happy to help anyone who needs assistance and will usually seat wheelchair users at the ends of tables and closest to the door
• The nearest accessible toilet is in Pump Quad and is reached via the platform lift. However, it is quicker and more convenient to use the accessible WC is Staircase Six reached via passenger lift

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• The Chapel is used for services and events
• There is ramped access
• The door is manual and has a clear width of 128cm
• The door is heavy to use
• There is level access through the central aisle, but no wheelchair access to the pews either side

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