Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: open countryside.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and a gate.
- This entrance is 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.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas of the site.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Gillingham.
- Gillingham train station is approximately 8 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 surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, 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.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located off the car park.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There is an easy open gate at the surveyed access point which opens away from you (push).
- The gate is self-closing.
- The width of the gap is 96cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, compact earth and loose stones.
- 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 at various points along the pathways.
The ascent of Melbury Hill is very steep. - There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have easy open gates and stiles which may create obstacles for some users.