Wasserwelt Langenhagen

Wasserwelt Langenhagen (David Matthiesen)

Wasserwelt Langenhagen offers swimming fun on over 20,000 m². The 25-meter pool is suitable for sporty swimmers and those looking for relaxation will find what they are looking for in the sauna area with meditation sauna, whirlpool, etc. For the more adventurous, there is a 100-meter tire slide.  In the Relax-Bistro, bathers can stock up on drinks and snacks. 

For more information, please visit the website https://www.wasserwelt-langenhagen.de

Accessibility certified People with walking disabilities Wheelchair users

Barrier-free information

Short Report as PDF

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There are 12 marked parking spaces for people with disabilities.
  • The Wasserwelt Langenhagen bus stop is 100 m away.
  • The building is steplessly accessible via a 10 m long ramp with a 3% incline.
  • The cash desk is 80 cm high at its lowest point.
  • Almost all evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible. Exceptions are the slide and the diving boards.
  • All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 88 cm wide.
  • There is a passenger lift to access the (swimming) pools and usually also flat steps with handrails.
  • The paths in the sauna garden are easy to walk and drive on.
  • There are wheelchair compatible tables in the bistro (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair compatible at a height of 67 cm with a depth of 30 cm). 
  • aids available: wheelchair, sauna wheelchair, rollator, mobile pool lift

Barrier-free sanitary facilities in the water world and sauna area

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:
    at least 150 cm x 150 cm in front of the washbasins and WCs;
    at least 90 cm x 70 cm to the left and right of the WCs. (exception public WC in the foyer: 88 cm wide to the left of the WC)
  • Fold-up grab rails are provided to the left and right of the WCs.
  • The washbasins are wheelchair compatible and the mirrors can be seen while sitting or standing.
  • The threshold-free showers are 150 cm x 150 cm. Grab rails and a shower seat are provided in each case.
  • Alarm triggers are available.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There is no clearly perceptible visual alarm.
  • There is no inductive hearing system at the cash desk.
  • The bistro has tables with bright and glare-free lighting, with no lamps standing or hanging on them that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • Assistance dogs are not permitted.
  • The entrance area is visually contrasted with the surroundings, but is not recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering. 
  • All elevated areas that can be used by guests are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • The signage is designed in easily legible and high-contrast lettering.
  • Stairs usually have visually contrasting edges and have handrails on both sides.
  • The edges of the pools are visually contrasting. 
  • Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • The name or logo of the facility is not clearly recognizable from the outside.
  • There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
  • There is no information in easy language.

Evaluation report: Download as PDF

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