Accessibility
Travel
Car and pedestrian access to the site is off Morden Road (the A24), the post code is SM4 5JD.
Alternative pedestrian access is available via an entrance on the other side of the park, adjacent to Phipps Bridge tram stop (with tram services from Wimbledon and Croydon) this is just under half a mile from the event area.
The venue is accessible by bus, the closest stop to the park entrance is Morden Hall stop E, served by routes 45, 80, 157, 164, 201, and 470. A wider range of buses serve nearby stops for Morden Underground station.
The nearest underground station is Morden (Northern Line) which has step-free access via platform hump and a lift to/from the platforms, this is 500 yards away from the park entrance, make your way along Aberconway road and then across the A24.
There is parking on site from 9am, 250 yards from the event area. This is free for the first 90 minutes (free all day for Blue Badge holders and National Trust members). There are four disabled bays.
The route to the event area from the car park/street entrance is over a hump-backed bridge constructed of wooden slats, then a loose gravel-on-dirt path to the lawn.
The event is held on the area known as ‘White Bridge Lawn’, adjacent to a main pedestrian intersection in the park.
Facilities
The event area is well maintained grass.
Accessible toilets are available in the park at the Stableyard and the Snuff Mill, these are gender neutral and within 100 yards of the event area.
Food and drink is available from the Potting Shed Café next to the car park which has a level and accessible entrance, and the Stableyard café next to the event area.
There is no seating within the event area, the nearest seating is the picnic area outside the Stableyard café which is 50 yards away.
Assistance and support animals are welcome.
The venue also has a profile on AccessAble: Morden Hall Park – Park | AccessAble
The route is approximately 1 mile long and follows the gravel paths through the park, crossing a tramline in one place and a road in another.
The tramline has chicanes on either side to slow cyclists but is wide enough for wheelchair users to pass, the tram tracks themselves have paving either side level with the top of the metal.
St John’s Ambulance and Merton Plus stewards will accompany the march, please make St John’s volunteers aware of any personal medical information you deem necessary before the march begins at 1.30pm.
Access to Merton Abbey Mills from the march is across a flat, level, concrete bridge.
Travel
There is very limited parking on site, accessed from Watermill way, off the A24. Postcode for drop off is SW19 2RD.
There are several ways to access the site by bus:
- Take the 470 to Merton Abbey stop. This is 300 yards from the entrance. Proceed down the A24 to Watermill way, this route is tarmac.
- Take the 131, 219, or 57 to Abbey Road bus stop, this is 700 yards from the entrance, walk through the car park under Sainsburys and past the Chapter House for a fully tarmac route.
- Take the 200 or 152 bus, stopping at Runnymede bus stop, 500 yards from the entrance. For a fully tarmac route navigate along the main road towards Colliers Wood, turning down the A24 at the roundabout and then turn Watermill way, or if you are alright on a gradient of about 20° you can take the shortcut leading downwards towards KFC outside of the Travelodge past the new David Lloyd gym – be aware that this means navigating through a car park.
The closest Underground Station is Colliers Wood – there is no step-free access from this station. The closest station with step free access is Morden, from where you can take the 470 bus (as above).
Facilities
There is a unisex disabled toilet on site, and the William Morris pub within the Mills complex also has a unisex disabled toilet for their customers.
There will be a Quiet Room available at the event with lower lighting for those in sensory overload, this will be located next to St John’s Ambulance and equipped with chairs and floor cushions. Please respect the space, equipment and other users.
The Mills are a historic venue, there may be some access limitations and hazards along some routes within the area, however there is step-free access to all of the event spaces – please ask an event volunteer (in Merton Plus high vis vests) if you need assistance to find the best route for you.
There is seating around the Bandstand area for customers of the food and drink outlets within the Mills.
Food and drink are available at a variety of vendors within the Mills. Assistance and support animals are welcome.
There is no induction loop at this venue – speech and songs will be amplified using a PA system.
The venue uses festoon lighting, similar to 60w lightbulbs.
Please find us at the Merton Plus info stand (in between the Bandstand and the Watermill) if you have any questions or need any further help.
