Disability Awareness Day Sunday 12th July 2009

Shopping and Sight-seeing

Warrington offers a good range of shops and malls, many with excellent accessibility.

Golden Square Shopping Mall Town Centre Warrington
The mall has over 140 units situated on one floor with some of the biggest UK High Street names. There are 60 designated parking spaces for blue badge holders. Warrington's main Shopmobility service operates from the ground floor carpark located off Legh Street. The centre has three unisex accessible toilets one of which is fitted with a ceiling track hoist and adult sized changing bed. The outside covered Old Market Place is the setting for the launch of Disability Awareness Day. Tel 01925 655053

Birchwood Shopping Mall. Birchwood. Warrington.
Birchwood Shopping Mall has over thirty shops and store all on one level. Over twenty designated car parking spaces are situated next to the two main entrances. Unisex accessible toilets are available next to Asda Superstore. Tel 01925 822411

Ikea, Marks & Spencer, and Asda (Westbrook) are situated within a few minutes of each other off Cromwell Avenue (off A49 Winwick Road) in the Gemini & Westbrook area of Warrington. Each store has designated car parking spaces. Level access. Unisex accessible toilets and wheelchairs available on free loan.

Boots
39-45 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 2QT
Tel 01925 574825/6/7
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Boots
Gemini Retail Park, Europa Boulevard, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 7TY
Tel 01925 658934
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Asda
Cockhedge Centre, Warrington WA1 2QA
Tel 01925 659777
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Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
Sainsbury's (Warrington), Church Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 2TN
Tel 01925 650444
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Tesco (Extra)
Winwick Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 7NE
Tel 0845 6779805
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Tesco (Esso Express)
Orford Green, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 8PB
Tel 0845 0269008
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Warrington Museum & Art Gallery.

Bold Street. Warrington. Tel 01925 442392
Car parking possible in Museum Street and Bold Street. Low ramped access from the pavement. Automatic doors into hall. Lift and stairs. All level accessible except birds, insects and shells displays. Unisex accessible toilet.

Norton Priory Museum and Gardens.

Tudor Road. Runcorn. WA7 1SX. Tel 01928 569895.
Designated car parking spaces available. Reception, museum, shop and café with level access throughout. Unisex accessible toilets. Braille guides, tactile maps and audio guides available. Sympathetic hearing system. Wheelchair loan.

Catalyst - The Museum of the Science Industry.

Three designated car parking spaces. Level access throughout. Lift to all floors. Unisex accessible toilets. The Catalyst Museum is situated next to Spike Island that is also worth visiting.

For more information and ideas of places to visit in and around Warrington pick up the Cheshire Welcome Guide, an access guide to accommodation and attractions. Available from Warrington Disability Partnership. Tel 01925 240064.

 

Other Warrington links

- Restaurants, Pubs and Food

- Leisure, Recreation and Sport

- Shopping and Sight-seeing

- Accessible Taxi and Minibus

- Useful Warrington Organisations

- Useful Warrington Websites

- Accessible Accommodation

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