Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: a reception, a food kiosk, a natural play area and countryside.
- The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes, a narrow entrance opening and bollards.
- This entrance is at the Blue Badge parking.
- 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, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: toilets with some adaptations for disabled people and standard toilets.
- There are 2 toilets with adaptations for disabled people.
- The toilets with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found to the side of the visitor kiosk, behind the parking payment machine.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 10m from the visitor reception trailer.
- The toilets with adaptations for disabled people can be found to the side of the visitor reception trailer, behind the car park payment machine.
Admissions
- 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 not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Old Hill.
- Old Hill train station is approximately 5 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.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders only.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 50m from the visitor reception trailer.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, slopes/ramps and level changes with no dropped kerbs.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
- The car park closes between 16:00 and 17:00, depending on the time of year.
Visitor Reception
- Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The visitor reception is a kiosk trailer.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located from the car park.
- Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with handrails on both sides.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: a natural play area.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: compact earth, uncompacted earth and shingle.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes with handrails in the main areas.
- At the start of the accessible walk from the car park.
- There are 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 over 100cm wide.
- The gate may be difficult to open and does not have a high colour contrast with the fence.
- There is a route around the play equipment which is firm and even, but is less than 150cm wide.
- The play equipment is in easy reach for seated and standing users, and users of different heights.
- The following play experiences are available: climbing and crawling.
Hikes and Trails
- The trail is approximately 300m.
- The route has a slight but long slope from the Blue Badge parking.
The pathways are over 150cm wide.
The pathways have many obstacles, such as tree roots. - The trail is open 24 hours.
- None of the paths are lit at night.
- The route includes the following surfaces: compacted gravel.
- Some of the route contains very uneven surfaces.
- These are found in the following areas: along the route.
- There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
- The route is clearly signposted.
- The route has information boards with large maps.
- Seating is available on the route.
- There are standard and accessible toilet facilities along the route.
- The trail is open 24 hours but the car park is not.
The toilets are at the car park, not along the route.
Toilet with Adaptations (Male - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located to the right of the visitor centre, behind the car park payment machine.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 10m from the visitor reception kiosk.
- There is no signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 73cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 158cm x 175cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 80cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula 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 vertical grab rails on both sides 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, wash basin, soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 118cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 76cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 118cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 88cm.
- The height of the baby change is 95cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails and the dropdown rail.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat, the internal door and the floor.
- Lighting levels are low.
Toilet with Adaptations (Female - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located to the right of the visitor centre, behind the car park payment machine.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 12m from the visitor centre.
- There is no signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 70cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 155cm x 173cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 76cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula flush on the 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 vertical grab rails on both sides 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, wash basin, soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 118cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 74cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 118cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 89cm.
- The height of the baby change is 115cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin, a pedal bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail and all grab rails.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor, the internal door and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are low.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 86cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 74cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are low.
- There are hand dryers.