Access Guide
Summary
- The most accessible entrance has a step and a manual door.
- This entrance is at the front of the property.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is restricted headroom 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 Harrogate.
- The station is approximately 9.5 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.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
- Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
- There is a dedicated unmarked parking area which can accommodate approximately 2 cars.
Outdoor Seating Areas
- The following outdoor areas are available: patio.
- There is step-free level access to the outdoor seating area.
- The surface of the outdoor seating area includes a hard surface.
- Facilities in this area include: seats with armrests and a table.
- There is not a seat at a suitable height for a wheelchair user to transfer.
- The height of the seat is 42cm.
- The surface height of the table is 68cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the tables is 66cm.
- There is 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 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 at a suitable height for a wheelchair user include: the key hole.
- Features not positioned at a suitable height for a wheelchair user include: the key safe.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The entrance opening has a minimum height of 200cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of less than 1.5cm.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 80cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The door does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The height of the door is 194cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
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 80cm.
- 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 194cm.
- Facilities/features in the lounge/living areas include; sofas, armchairs, a coffee 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 lowest table is 36cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 51cm.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) in the majority of the room.
- 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.
- Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery 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 off the lounge.
- There is step-free level access into the kitchen.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the kitchen.
- Facilities/features in the kitchen areas include; a fixed height sink, a fridge freezer, an oven, a hob, a dishwasher, a microwave, a kettle and a toaster.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
- Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- 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 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 oven 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.
- The height of the tables range between 72cm and 72cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the dining table is 65cm.
Standard Bedroom (Double)
- This bedroom is located on the right side of the cottage.
- 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 medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 76cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 194cm.
- Internally the door has a medium 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 62cm.
- The bed does not have a footboard.
- Furniture cannot be moved to enable a turning space (150cm x 150cm) next to the bed.
- There is a chair without armrests available in the bedroom.
- There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
- The room has: light switches at a suitable height for a wheelchair user, plug sockets at a suitable height for a wheelchair user 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 Bedroom (Twin)
- This bedroom is located on the far right of the cottage.
- 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 medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 76cm.
- The door into this room does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
- The door height is 193cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The colour contrast between the bedroom walls and floor is low.
- The bed type is twin.
- The height of the bed to the top of the mattress is 64cm.
- The height to the top of the mattress of the second bed is 64cm.
- The twin beds cannot be put together.
- The beds do not have a footboard.
- Furniture cannot be moved to enable a turning space (150cm x 150cm) next to the bed.
- There is a stool available in the bedroom.
- There is a seat at a recommended height (between 45cm and 48cm).
- The room has: light switches at a suitable height for a wheelchair user 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 medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 80cm.
- 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 194cm.
- The door has a sliding bolt lock.
- The dimensions of the bathroom are 196cm x 394cm.
- 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.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The bathroom has: a bath and an over bath shower.
- The bath is at a height of 59cm.
- The bath tap type is lever mixer.
- There is an adjustable, detachable shower head and a fixed overhead shower head.
- The shower controls are lever.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and the toilet seat.