"I’d like some help to plan my journey."
Here's some handy information about toilet facilities, Changing Places and breastfeeding friendly facilities to help you plan your day out.
Council-run toilets
Within East Riding of Yorkshire the council manages 34 public toilets. Many of these facilities include a:
Find a local toilet on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council website
Public toilets across the UK
This website shows toilet facilities in places such as:
The website aims to only map toilets that members of the public can use without needing to be a customer.
Throughout the East Riding, and the UK, many public accessible toilets (also referred to as disabled toilets) are fitted with a RADAR lock. To access these toilets you need a special key. This is either silver (older style) or has a blue heart fob (newer style).
RADAR locks and keys are part of the National Key Scheme (NKS) designed to:
You can find out more about the RADAR scheme on the Disability Rights UK website.
Where to get a RADAR key
You can apply for a RADAR key at any East Riding of Yorkshire Council customer service centre. There’s a £3.30 administration fee and you’ll need to provide proof that you are disabled.
Find a customer service centre on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council website
To prove you qualify for a RADAR key, you can show us a:
If you are a parent or carer of someone aged 19 or under, and you are registered for LOOK AHEAD, you can use your Shop and Save card as proof. Find out more about LOOK AHEAD on the SEND East Riding local offer website.
You can buy a RADAR key online, however many websites selling them state that their keys are genuine when this is not correct, only a geniune key can be guaranteed to work in every RADAR lock - and others could damage the lock.
If you’d prefer to purchase a key online, we recommend that you buy a RADAR key from the Disability Rights UK website.
Where to find a RADAR toilet
As well as RADAR key toilets being available in over 400 local authority areas in the UK, you can also find them at:
You can find accessible toilets that use RADAR keys on the Great British Toilet Map website. Just use the search facility to filter by ‘RADAR key’.
Travelling abroad
A RADAR key will not work outside of the UK. Parts of Europe run a similar scheme called Eurokey.
You can find out more about Eurokey on the CBF Darmstadt website. You may find it useful to use Google Translate as this website is in German.
Changing Places Toilets are fully accessible toilets that have been designed for people who are not able to use the toilet independently. This includes people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, or with physical difficulties, such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.
With plenty of extra space, a Changing Places Toilet allows for:
Extra equipment is also available including:
Where to find a Changing Places Toilet
Changing Places Toilets are available in a range of locations across the East Riding including:
You can find a local Changing Places Toilet on the Changing Places website.
If you are breastfeeding your child, you are welcome to do this anywhere on site at any:
If you’d prefer a discrete space, please ask a member of staff who will arrange this.
Please note: this is not an exhaustive list, and facilities may be available at other council venues.