Access Guide
Summary
- The most accessible entrance has a step, a manual door and a gate.
- This entrance is located to the left-hand side of Doyden House.
- There is stepped access once inside.
- There is restricted headroom and restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- If you have any allergies please contact holiday.enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk for advice.
- National Trust Holidays offer vibrating fire alarm pillows for people with hearing loss.
- National Trust Holidays work with an organisation that can offer the hire of equipment to support any accessibility needs.
- If you would like more information on these services, please contact guestrelations@nationaltrust.org.uk.
- This property has movement activated outdoor lighting.
- For actual bed sizes please visit the National Trust website.
Public Transport
- The nearest train station is Bodmin Parkway.
- The station is approximately 17 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This property has a shared car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
Lounge
- Access into the room is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the opening is 76cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The door into this room has a minimum height of 200cm.
- Facilities/features in the lounge/living areas include; sofas, armchairs, chairs without armrests, a coffee table, a table, a television and a radio.
- There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The surface height of the table is 38cm.
- There is a dining table at a height of 76cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the dining table is 72cm.
- There is not room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) in the room.
- Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
- The colour contrast between the floor and walls in the lounge/living areas is low.
- The lighting levels in the lounge/living areas are moderate to good.
Entrance
- The entrance surveyed is located to the left-hand side of Doyden House.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- This entrance has a key hole and a key safe.
- Features not positioned at a suitable height for a wheelchair user include: the key hole and the key safe.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 75cm.
- The entrance opening has a minimum height of 200cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- There is a gate from the car park with a width of 100cm.
Kitchen
- The kitchen is located to the right as you enter.
- There is step-free level access into the kitchen.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the opening is 79cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The door into this room has a minimum height of 200cm.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) in the majority of the kitchen.
- Facilities/features in the kitchen areas include; a fixed height sink, a fridge freezer, an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a washer dryer, a microwave, a kettle and a toaster.
- Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
- The flooring surface is not smooth and even due to uneven paving/tiles.
- The area does not have a non-slip floor.
- The colour contrast between the floor and walls in the kitchen areas is high.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The worktops/counters are at a height of 91cm.
- The counters/worktops have a less clear colour contrast to the wall and to the sink.
- There are overhead and under counter cupboards/units available for worktops/counters.
- The cupboards/units have a less clear colour contrast to the wall.
- The cupboard/unit and fridge/freezer door handles are not easy to grip.
- The fridge/freezer door handles have a low colour contrast.
- The sink tap types are lever mixer.
- There are chairs without armrests available in the kitchen.
- There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- All of the tables are permanently fixed.
- The height of the tables range between 79cm and 79cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the dining table is 76cm.
- The door to the bedroom and bathroom has an opening width of 70cm.
- The additional door into this room has a minimum height of 200cm.
Standard Bedroom (Double)
- This bedroom is located through the kitchen.
- Access into the room is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 71cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 197cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is low.
- The bed type is double.
- The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 78cm.
- The bed has a footboard.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to turn next to the bed (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a chair with armrests available in the bedroom.
- There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
- The room has: a gap under the bed at a suitable height for a mobile hoist and plug sockets next to the bed.
- Flooring in the room is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Bathroom
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The bathroom door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 67cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 197cm.
- The door has a latch lock.
- The dimensions of the bathroom are 75cm x 315cm.
- The bathroom does not have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- Flooring in the bathroom is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.
- The bathroom has not got a non-slip floor.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is no lateral transfer space next to the seat.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 43cm.
- There is a lever flush.
- The wash basin tap type is twist/turn.
- The bathroom has: a bath and a shower with stepped access.
- The bath is at a height of 59cm.
- The bath tap type is twist turn mixer.
- There is an adjustable, detachable shower head.
- The shower controls are twist turn.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
Exit
- The exit is located in the bedroom.
- There is not step-free access at the exit.
- There is 1 step, which is clearly marked, with no handrails.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There are double manual doors which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 106cm.
- The exit opening does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The exit opening height is 195cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the exit with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- There is 1 step beyond the exit, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
Outdoor Seating Areas
- The following outdoor areas are available: garden.
- Access to the outdoor seating area is via steps and a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There are 4 steps, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the right going up.
- The majority of pathway widths are under 120cm.
- The surface of the outdoor seating area includes an uneven natural surface.
- Facilities in this area include: seats with armrests and a table.
- There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The surface height of the table is 71cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the tables is 63cm.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre within the seating area (150cm x 150cm).