Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: an historic Iron Age hillfort set in ancient woodland, traversed by several footpaths and bridleways.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access.
- This entrance is the access point in Styants Bottom Road, opposite the entrance to the car park.
- There is restricted room to manoeuvre and restricted headroom at this property.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: large print information, maps, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- There is an information board in the car park, which is clearly written in large print with a good colour contrast.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all of the site.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
Public Transport
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- There are bus stops on Sevenoaks Road, near the junction of Styants Bottom Road.
- The nearest train station is Borough Green Station.
- Borough Green Station is approximately 2.5 miles away with regular bus services to Sevenoaks Road.
- 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, potholes and a height restriction barrier.
- This car park has a maximum vehicle height restriction of 207cm.
- This is an open air car park with a loose chippings and compacted gravel 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: loose chippings, uneven surfaces, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park, bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band and a road crossing.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Outdoor Spaces
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The access points to the area are located all around the estate. The most accessible access point is in Styants Bottom Road, opposite car park.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The width of the gap is 150cm.
- There are bollards at the access point which have a minimum width of 150cm and are 73cm high.
- The bollards do not contrast visually with the paving.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: loose chippings, compact earth and uncompacted earth.
- Footpaths are available in all 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 more than 3 steps without handrails, slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
- There are slight and steep slopes on all paths throughout the area.
There are 10+ steps, up to 30cm high, leading up to the fort ramparts from the car park.
Tree roots on the paths have the effect of creating additional steps throughout the area. - There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- There are anti-cycle railings on the western ramparts path, by the historic entrance to the hillfort to the south of the site. These have a minimum width of 72cm.