Travel to our venue
Car parking
If you are travelling to our venue by car, we recommend the following public car parks:
- Long Stay Car Park on Wilton Road, which is a 1-minute walk from the front entrance of the library. Blue Badge parking, pay-by-phone ticketing, and publicly accessible toilets available.
- There is an additional Long Stay parking on Scalford Road.
Bus services
The following bus services provide transport in and out of Melton:
Choose How You Move!
Choose How You Move is a partnership project between Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council, funded by the Department for Transport. Their website (and app) is a one-stop-shop for travel information in Leicester & Leicestershire.
Use the journey planner to help you explore the different travel options that are available in Leicestershire.
Accessibility
Disabled Access
The Melton Library building, including the Adult Learning Suite, is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Access to the building is via the ramp at the main entrance with a push-button opening on the front door.
Toilets
The library is equipped with disabled toilet which is available for all learners and library users.
Out-of-hours access
For access to the learning rooms on Thursdays, or outside of usual Library opening times, please ring the doorbell located by the main entrance. A member of the team will be on hand to welcome you in.
Facilities
Each classroom is fully equipped with:
- Interactive screens for teaching
- FREE Wi-Fi
- Sinks and cleaning facilities for creative courses
- Fully wheelchair accessible
Health and Safety
Copies of relevant centre policies related to Health & Safety are available on request from your local Business Support team. Below is some key information:
Fire Evacuation Procedure
During the first lesson, your tutor will talk through the Fire Evacuation Procedure and within
the first few weeks do a walk-through practise.
If any learner should need help with leaving the building in case of an emergency, your tutor
will complete a Personal Evacuation plan with yourself to ensure this help is in place.
Dynamic Emergency Lockdown Procedure (Run, Hide, Tell)
Dynamic lockdown is the ability to quickly restrict access and egress to the site or building (or
part of) through physical measures in response to a threat, either external or internal. The aim
of lockdown is to prevent people moving into danger areas and preventing or frustrating the
attackers accessing the site or building.
- Each of our centres holds the overarching procedure specifically related to the venue
- All our centres display the “Run, Hide, Tell” awareness posters
- The alarm can be used verbally or by use of a panic alarm
