Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes.
- This entrance is located at the rear of the car park.
- The following are also available: seating, facilities for assistance dogs, maps and an information board in the car park.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations for disabled people and standard toilets.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found at the rear of the toilet block, which is adjacent to the car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 30m from the access point.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block, which is adjacent to the car park.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas.
- Parking is free for National Trust members but chargeable for all other visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Bardon Mill.
- The station is approximately 1.7 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, grass, slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
- The standard parking bays are marked with raised wood, which may present a tripping hazard.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the far end of the car park.
- Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth, uncompacted earth and loose stones.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
- The slopes and steps are located throughout the 4 main walking trails (Orange, Purple, Brown, and Green).
- There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Toilet with Adaptations (Right-hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located at the rear of the toilet block, which is adjacent to the car park.
- Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- This toilet is approximately 30m from the access point.
- There is pictorial 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 89cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 136cm x 287cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 63cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush on the transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side.
- 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 towel dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 118cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 119cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 111cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the toilet seat and all grab rails.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The path leading to this toilet may be difficult to navigate due to narrow turns and openings.
The slope is slippery when wet.
Standard Toilet
- Access into the toilet is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 76cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 74cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are low.
- There are no hand dryers.
- There is a baby change facility which is not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.