Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: parkland.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access.
- This entrance is to the right of the Visitor Centre.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
- The following are also available: seating, facilities for assistance dogs, maps and a large map in the car park.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet solely for the use of disabled people and a step free standard toilet.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the toilet block to the left of the car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 40m from the visitor reception.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block.
- Dogs are allowed at this property.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the outdoor space.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.
- This site does not offer companion or carer discounts.
Public Transport
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Penrith.
- Penrith station is 10.6 miles away from the site.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac, gravel and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 20m from the visitor reception.
- Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Visitor Reception
- Access into the area is via steps and a slight ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps).
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There are 3 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
- All flooring is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 90cm.
- There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- There are chairs without armrests available in the visitor reception.
- Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located ahead from the entrance to the outdoor space.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There are picnic tables.
- Adapted picnic tables are available.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 68cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 71cm.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 70cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 73cm.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to grass.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located to the right of the visitor reception.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: cobbled, gravel and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are slight and steep slopes throughout the outdoor space.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Hikes and Trails
- The hike is approximately 4 miles.
- There is a circular route around Gowbarrow Park, which passes by a waterfall.
- The hike is open 24 hours.
- None of the paths are lit at night.
- The route includes the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compacted gravel and mud.
- Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
- These are found in the following areas: throughout.
- There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
- The route is clearly signposted.
- The route has handheld maps and online maps.
- Seating is available on the route.
- There are no toilet facilities along the route.
- There are a number of walks people can opt to do: 1 mile (to waterfall), 1.5miles (waterfall and further woodlands), 2 miles (waterfall and further woodlands), 4 miles (waterfall, woodlands and fell walk).
Toilet with Adaptations (Car Park - Accessible - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located to the left of the car park.
- Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with a handrail on the left going up.
- This toilet is approximately 80m from the visitor reception.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 85cm.
- The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 172cm x 177cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 106cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush on the non transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and a vertical rail on the left side of the wash basin.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- 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, soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 43cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 110cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 76cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 128cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 99cm.
- The height of the baby change is 91cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a full length mirror, a waste bin without lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- There are coat hooks in the toilet at 170cm and 173cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails, the dropdown rail and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet
- Access into the toilet is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 77cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a female toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 62cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
- There is a baby change facility at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.