Overview

Access was OK, could be better in places (particularly as not that old a building), but the helpful staff did make up for this. The stadium is in the East end of the town, situated just below Dumbarton castle/rock.

Transport & Parking

Car parking in the grounds includes about 20 marked disabled bays. Attendants were at the entrance and they pointed us in the right direction. We arrived early and got in without difficulty, but the car park did fill up, and others parked in surrounding streets (free parking). The nearest train station is Dumbarton East, however this station is not accessible if you use a wheelchair/have mobility problems as can only be accessed via a steep flight of stairs. The nearest accessible train station is Dumbarton central.

Access

You cannot go through the turnstiles in a wheelchair (though for people with other disabilities this may be OK) so we went in through the main entrance. This had flat access and a member of staff was there who opened the doors for us. We waited inside till the game was due to start. To go through to the concourse the doorway was quite tight for bigger power wheelchair - we did manage but without much room to spare. It is quite a small stadium with all the seating at one side of the pitch. The seating is tiered with stairs. The front row is ground level and so this was most accessible. Apart from some seats which were reserved for season ticket holders, most were not numbered or marked in any way. So in wheelchair just sat in front of one of the (folded up) seats, it wasn't a separate disabled section. In some ways this was good as felt integrated with the rest of the crowd. On other hand, other people had already sat in the front row, and they had to move (which they kindly offered to do) so we could get in with wheelchair. The tiered seating is under cover. As the area where you can sit with a wheelchair is at the bottom of the tier, it isn't so well covered. It is wise to be dressed for the weather!

Toilets

Accessible toilet which was easy to find. Had fold-down rail to left of toilet (when on toilet) and fixed rail on wall on right. Flush for the toilet seemed fairly high up if trying to reach it from sitting in a wheelchair. Toilet clean and functional, but whole area just made of concrete blocks so wasn't the most attractive. A mirror would also be good to have.

Staff

Staff were keen to help and seemed to want us to enjoy our day. At the end of the game a member of staff came straight over to us and assisted in leading us out. As everyone was leaving at once it was busy, so this was really helpful.

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