Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- 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 in the toilet block opposite the car park.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in a toilet block opposite the car park.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to the countryside area.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.
- 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 Hayle.
- Hayle 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: potholes and speed bumps.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and grass 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 2 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 260cm x 580cm.
- There is a hatched zone on one side but not to the rear.
- Obstacles from the car park include: 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.
- You will pass the blue badge parking spaces on the right on the route to the car park.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located to the right of the car park.
- Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth and loose stones.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are steep slopes leading up to the top of the hill.
- There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.
Ramp or Slope and Steps (Access to Female Toilets and Toilet with Adaptations)
- The slope is slight and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- The slope does not have handrails.
- There are 2 steps.
- The steps are not clearly marked with no handrails.
- The slope overcomes the steps.
Toilet with Adaptations (Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located at the front of the toilet block.
- Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with a handrail on the left going up.
- This toilet is approximately 20m from the car park.
- 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 93cm.
- The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 155cm 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 72cm 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 door, 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 49cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 130cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- The height of the wash basin is 76cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 103cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 103cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it was tied up at the time of the survey.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a sanitary bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 122cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails and the dropdown rail.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are low.
Standard Toilet (Male)
- Access into the toilet is via steps and a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There are 2 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 74cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 63cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
Standard Toilet (Female)
- 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 high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 77cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The female toilet was surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 71cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are low.
- There are hand dryers.