Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: coastal bays, car parks and open countryside.
- The most accessible entrance has steps, a slight ramp/slope and steep ramps/slopes.
- This entrance is to the left of the toilet block, off the car park.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a Changing Places facility, an accessible toilet solely for the use of disabled people, step free standard toilets and a toilet designated as gender neutral.
- There is a Changing Place which can be found to the left-hand side as you face the toilet block.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 12m from the car park at Hanover Point.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas except the parking.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all parking at the 3 car parks.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.
Parking (Hanover Point)
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces, potholes and a height restriction barrier.
- This car park has a maximum vehicle height restriction of 210cm.
- This is an open air car park with a grass, 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 not available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, grass, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There are 3 areas to park at Hanover Point with differing surfaces.
There are bollards within the car park that are 153cm wide and 85cm high.
Outdoor Spaces (Compton Bay)
- This information is for the access point located to the left of the toilet block, off the car park.
- Access into the area is via steps, a slight ramp/slope and steep ramps/slopes.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There are 10+ steps, which are unmarked, with handrails on both sides.
- The access points to the area are located to the left of the toilet block, off the car park to enter Compton Beach.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- There are bollards at the access point which have a minimum width of 162cm and are 92cm high.
- The bollards do not contrast visually with the ground.
- The access point is 10 metres from the National Trust owned land.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a beach and a coastal path.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass, gravel, sand, shingle, loose stones and wood.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- 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 without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- The slight and steep slopes are located along the coastal path and down onto the beach.
- There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Parking (Compton Chine and Farm)
- 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 tarmac, grass, loose chippings 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 no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, slopes/ramps, a road crossing and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Outdoor Spaces (Compton Chine and Farm)
- This information is for the access point located opposite the car park, across Military Road.
- Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens away from you (push).
- The gate is not self-closing.
- The width of the gap is 104cm.
- The access point is 9 from the National Trust owned land.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a beach.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass, gravel, compact earth, sand, shingle, loose stones and wood.
- Footpaths are available in some 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 slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails, more than 3 steps without handrails and more than 3 steps with handrails in the main areas.
- The slight to steep slopes are located along the coastal path.
The steps with handrails are located along the coastal path, leading down towards the beach.
The steps without handrails are located along the coastal path. - There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have gates and kissing gates which may create obstacles for some users.
- The gates along the coastal path range from 110-122cm wide.
Parking (Brook Chine)
- 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 loose chippings 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 no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Outdoor Spaces (Brook Chine)
- This information is for the access point located off the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- This is an open gap at the surveyed access point.
- The width of the gap is 84cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a beach.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: loose chippings, grass, uncompacted earth, sand, shingle, loose stones and wood.
- Footpaths are available in some 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 slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps with handrails in the main areas.
- The steep slopes are located after the access point and down towards the beach.
There are also slight to steep slopes along the coastal pathways.
The steps are located off the pathway to access the beach. - There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Toilet with Adaptations (Hanover Point Car Park - Accessible - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located to the far left of the toilet block.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 12m from the car park at Hanover Point.
- 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.
- 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 210cm x 221cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 110cm 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 and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 50cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 95cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 72cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 97cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 92cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a full length mirror, a sanitary bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The height of the coat hook is 179cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails, the dropdown rail, the floor and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are bollards on the approach from the car park to the toilet block that are 170m wide and 104cm high.
Standard Toilet (Hanover Point)
- Access into the toilet is via a step.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 74cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- The shared standard toilet was surveyed.
- The wash basin tap type is sensor.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
- There is a baby change facility which is not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- There is a large threshold in the doorway to the toilets.
There are bollards on the approach from the car park to the toilet block that are 170m wide and 104cm high.
There are 3 standard shared toilets available within the toilet block.
One toilet cubicle has a baby change table.