Sense TouchBase Pears visitor information

Transport links, accessibility and facilities, everything you need to know before visiting us.

Getting here

By car:

Secure parking is available at Sense TouchBase Pears including spaces for parents and for blue badge holders. Our car park is behind the building and is accessed by Selly Wharf, entry is controlled by barriers and an intercom system.

By bike:

Sense TouchBase Pears is located on the Bristol Road and is accessible via cycle lanes from both directions.

We have indoor, lockable bike storage to keep your bike safe and dry during your visit, accessible via the car park entrance on Selly Wharf.

By train:

Selly Oak Train station is a two minute walk away from Sense TouchBase Pears and operates regular services in the city centre. Trains to Birmingham New Street run four times an hour on weekdays with the journey time being roughly ten minutes.

Services to Bromsgrove, Redditch and Lichfield also pass through the station.

By bus:

Sense TouchBase Pears can be reached by a number of bus services that stop nearby on the Bristol Road. The 61 and 63 buses both stop on Elliot Road and at Selly Oak train station and run roughly every ten minutes throughout the day.

Our facilities

We’re a fully accessible centre with facilities to make your experience with us as enjoyable as possible:

• Blue badge holder parking 
• Level entry from car park to front doors
• Disabled toilets
• Changing facilities with tracking hoists
• Hearing induction loops
• Secure exercise and toilet areas for assistance dogs