Find us
Merthyr Road, the green front.
In the middle of Whitchurch village between the library and the Plough, two minutes from the station, with the car park behind the library. Step-free from the pavement, and open until seven on Thursdays and four on Saturdays.
Getting here
Where
41 Merthyr Road, in the middle of Whitchurch village, between the library and the Plough, with the dark green fascia and the glass front. Two minutes from Whitchurch station.
Parking
The village car park behind the library, two hours free, a minute's walk. Two disabled bays outside the library. On-street parking on Merthyr Road is limited to thirty minutes.
Bus and train
Whitchurch station on the Coryton line is two minutes away. The 21, 23 and 24 buses stop outside the library. The 25 from Rhiwbina stops at the Plough.
Access
Step-free from the pavement, a wide door, a test room on the ground floor with room for a wheelchair, and a hearing loop at the desk. Home visits for housebound patients within three miles under the NHS domiciliary scheme.
Appointments
Examinations are forty minutes and booked; walk in for adjustments, repairs, collections and to look at frames. Thursday evenings until seven and Saturdays until four for people who work; Saturdays book two weeks ahead.
Urgent problems
Ring first on 01632 960 227 and you will be fitted in the same day under the Wales Eye Care Service. Out of hours, Accident and Emergency at the University Hospital of Wales at the Heath.
Lost? Ring 01632 960 227. Look for the dark green fascia and the frames in the window.
Book an eye examination.
Forty minutes with the optometrist, the OCT scan included, £35 or free on the NHS if you qualify. Tell us the days that suit and Val confirms a time within the working day. Sudden eye problem? Ring, and you are seen today.