Disability Resource Centre (DRC)
Sidgwick Site
Contact Details
- Contact
- Ken Crawley
- Tel.
- 01223 336259
- kwc20@hermes.cam.ac.uk
- Online Access Map
- www.cam.ac.uk/disability/maps/sidgwicksite.pdf
Departments and Buildings On Site
- Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
- Classics and Museum of Classical Archaeology
- Institute of Criminology
- Divinity
- Economics
- English
- History
- Modern and Medieval Languages: French, German, Italian, Linguistics, Other Languages, Slavonic Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, Literary and Linguistic Computing Centre
- Lady Mitchell Hall
- Law
- Lecture Block
- Little Hall
- Music and West Road Concert Hall
- Oriental Studies
- Philosophy
Location, Services and Transport
Between Sidgwick Avenue and West Road. Entrances from either side. Approximately 10–15 minutes walk from the centre. Nicest way to walk from the centre is through King's College and up West Road.
Nearby colleges
King's, Queens', Newnham, Selwyn, Clare, Trinity, Trinity Hall, Corpus Christi.
Traffic
West Road is generally fairly quiet. Sidgwick Avenue has more traffic, and more parked cars. Both roads become a lot busier and more hazardous during rush hours. Try to avoid the lecture-rush every hour between 9am and 1pm.
Services and shops
The site has a nice, cheap, airy and accessible buttery on the raised section, selling the usual sandwiches, light lunches, snacks and drinks. Nadia's café is on the lower level of the Law building.
Vehicle entrances
Vehicle entrance from Sidgwick Avenue to small car park and internal access road. Separate vehicle entrance off West Road to West Road car park. There is no link between these entrances for cars.
Parking
Two disabled bays car parks on both Sidgwick Avenue and West Road sides. Disabled bay behind the Faculty of Criminology and behind the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies — follow road round from Sidgwick car park.
Other transport options
Uni 4 bus stop outside the West Road entrance to the site.
General Information
Medical facilities
All departments and faculties have their own first aiders. No central medical facilities.
Emergency procedures
Small refuge areas near Little Hall and the History faculty. Most buildings have their own evacuation procedures and facilities.
Physical Access
Pedestrian entrances
Two level pedestrian entrances from Sidgwick Avenue. The entrance nearest town has permanent railings to stop bicycles, which might be difficult for a large chair. One level pedestrian entrance from West Road.
General accessibility
Surfaces are generally paved and fairly smooth, except for the occasional unavoidable bump for drainage. There is plenty of space, and nearly the whole site is pedestrian only. Avoid the bicycles during the hourly morning lecture rush.
Steps and ramps
One raised section directly in the centre, with several steps (no handrails) up and down to other parts. From West Road side, there is a gentle ramp up (with handrail) on the far right, and a gentle ramp down (without handrail) left of the Lecture Block.
Benches and seating
Several benches around the grassed area on the raised section. Some fixed picnic tables and benches near the buttery, again on the raised section.
Toilets
No toilets for general site use, but various buildings, including the Raised Faculty Building and the Classics Faculty, have disabled toilets at ground level.
Visual Impairments
Signs and wayfinding
Very few signs, and the site is large, so if you aren't familiar with the layout ask for detailed directions in advance. Various maps around site.
Lighting
Light, airy feel during the day. Very little lighting after dark except for light from buildings themselves, partly to discourage skateboarders.
The information on this page is the responsibility of Sidgwick Site. The DRC updates information as it is recevied from the site. To ensure the information contained here is current, please check with the relevant Department.