Access Guide
Summary
- The most accessible entrance has steps and a manual door.
- This entrance is at the front of the property.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is restricted headroom and restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- This accommodation also has the following available: bath mats.
- 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 Truro.
- The train station is approximately 13.6 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- The property has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: speed bumps.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
Outdoor Seating Areas
- The following outdoor areas are available: garden and patio.
- Access to the outdoor seating area is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- The surface of the outdoor seating area includes a hard surface and an uneven natural surface.
- Seating is available on the patio.
- Facilities in this area include: a table and seats with armrests.
- There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The surface height of the table is 73cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the tables is 62cm.
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre within the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
Entrance
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the property.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There are 9 steps, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the right going up.
- Steps are split with a resting area.
- The handrail does not cover all steps.
- Some of the steps are 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 91cm.
- 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.
Lounge
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the opening is 71cm.
- 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 195cm.
- Facilities/features in the lounge/living areas include; sofas, armchairs, a coffee table, a table and a television.
- There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 39cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 76cm.
- Some flooring in the area is smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
- Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
- The colour contrast between the floor and walls in the lounge/living areas is high.
- The lighting levels in the lounge/living areas are moderate to good.
Kitchen
- The kitchen is located to the right after you enter the property.
- 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 66cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 195cm.
- Facilities/features in the kitchen areas include; a fixed height sink, a fridge, a freezer, an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a washer dryer, a microwave, a kettle and a toaster.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
- 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 varied.
- The worktops/counters are at a height of 93cm.
- The counters/worktops have a less clear colour contrast to the sink and to the hob.
- 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 fridge/freezer door handles are not easy to grip.
- The cupboard/unit, oven and fridge/freezer door handles have a low colour contrast.
- The sink tap types are twist turn mixer.
- There are chairs without armrests available in the kitchen.
- There is a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The height of the tables range between 76cm and 76cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the dining table is 70cm.
Standard Bedroom (Double)
- This bedroom is located to the left after you enter the property.
- Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
- There is step-free level access into this bedroom.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 66cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 195cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
- The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is medium.
- The bed type is double.
- The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 73cm.
- The bed does not have a footboard.
- There is a chair without armrests available in the bedroom.
- There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
- There is a visual fire alarm system.
- 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 Bedroom (Twin)
- This bedroom is located to the right after you enter the property.
- Once on this floor, there is step-free level access to this bedroom.
- There is step-free level access into this bedroom.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 66cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 195cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
- The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is medium.
- The bed type is twin.
- The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 68cm.
- The height to the top of the mattress of the second bed is 68cm.
- The twin beds can be put together.
- The beds do not have a footboard.
- 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.
Bathroom (Bath and Over Bath Shower)
- 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 66cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 195cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the bathroom are 164cm x 127cm.
- The bathroom does not have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- All flooring in the bathroom is smooth and even.
- The bathroom has not got a non-slip floor.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- Grab rails in the bathroom include: a horizontal grab rail at the bath.
- The height of the wash basin is 84cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- There are towel rails between 52cm and 163cm from the floor.
- The bathroom has: a bath and an over bath shower.
- The bath is at a height of 57cm.
- The bath tap type is lever mixer.
- There is an adjustable, detachable shower head (not between 105cm to 185cm high).
- The shower controls are twist turn and 155cm high.
- The bathroom has: light switches not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user and window controls not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and all grab rails.
- The light switch is outside of the bathroom, to the right of the door before you enter.
Bathroom (Shower Room)
- 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 66cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 195cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the bathroom are 144cm x 194cm.
- The bathroom does not have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- All flooring in the bathroom is smooth and even.
- The bathroom has not got a non-slip floor.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 42cm.
- There is a push button flush in the centre of the cistern.
- Grab rails in the bathroom include: a vertical grab rail at the shower.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 72cm.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: wash basin.
- The height of the wash basin is 85cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The bathroom has: a shower cubicle.
- The shower door is manual, opens outwards, and is 55cm wide.
- The shower tray is 10cm high and access is not step-free.
- There is an adjustable, detachable shower head (not between 105cm to 185cm high).
- The shower controls are twist turn and 141cm high.
- The bathroom has: light switches not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user and window controls not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails and the toilet seat.
- The light switch is outside of the bathroom, to the left of the door before you enter.