Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: historic buildings, countryside area, riverside walks, a lock and a weir.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations.
- The toilets with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found next to the village tea room.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all aspects of the site.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders 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 Swindon.
- Swindon railway station is approximately 11.7 miles from Buscot Village.
There is no bus service from Swindon railway station to Buscot Village. - 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 and loose chippings 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 5 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 500cm x 380cm.
- There is no hatched zone.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 50m from the village tea room.
- Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings, slopes/ramps and a road crossing.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Toilet with Adaptations (Village Tea Room - Female - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located next to the village tea room.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 85cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 138cm x 198cm 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 77cm 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 and a vertical grab rail on the 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 hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 45cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 100cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 82cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 102cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 128cm.
- The height of the baby change is 111cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and some grab rails.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails, the toilet seat, the internal door and the dropdown rail.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Toilet with Adaptations (Village Tea Room - Male - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located next to the village tea room.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 86cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 152cm x 200cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 82cm 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 non transfer side and a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder and wash basin.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 45cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 99cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 82cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 102cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 128cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror and disposal facilities.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and some grab rails.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, the toilet seat, the dropdown rail and some grab rails.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Outdoor Spaces (Village)
- This information is for the access point located off Lechlade Road.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment and open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: historic buildings, countryside area, riverside walks, a lock and a weir.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, loose chippings, wood bark and grass.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and less than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
- The slight slopes are at various points along the street paving.
The steps are located at the foot of the monument. - There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
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Playground
View
- There is a fenced play area with an entrance under 100cm wide.
- The gate is easy to open but does not have a high colour contrast with the fence.
- There is a route around the play equipment which is firm and even, and is at least 150cm wide.
- The play equipment is not in easy reach for a range of users.
- The following play experiences are available: swinging, rotating, climbing and balancing.
Outdoor Spaces (Buscot Lock)
- The access points to the area are located on both sides of the lock via the Thames Walk.
- There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens towards you (pull).
- The gate is self-closing.
- The gate has a latch lock.
- The width of the gap is 122cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: riverside walks, a lock and a weir.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass and gravel.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and less than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
- The slight and steep slopes are at various points along the path and there is also one clearly marked step to walk over the canal.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have easy open gates which may create obstacles for some users.
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located opposite the car park.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There are picnic tables.
- No chairs have armrests on both sides.
- Adapted picnic tables are not available.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 65cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 68cm.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 70cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 71cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
- 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.