Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: exhibition rooms.
- Additional amenities in this area include: open countryside, farmland and woodlands.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and a step free standard toilet.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the toilet block which is directly ahead as you approach the farmyard.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 5m from the toilet block entrance.
- The standard toilet surveyed can be found in the toilet block which is directly ahead as you approach the farmyard.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas of the site.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Aldrington.
- Aldrington Station is approximately 4.3 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 loose chippings and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are not 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.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Route to (Information Barn)
- From the car park, cross the road and follow it to the farm on the right.
The Information Barn is on the right. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and gravel.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Attraction / Exhibit (Information Barn)
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Exhibit information includes the following formats: pictorial and information board.
- The exhibits do not have hearing assistance systems.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- There are no seats available in the area.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
- Lighting levels are low.
Outdoor Spaces
- Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes and steep ramps/slopes.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- The access points to the area are located off the pathway beyond the farmyard (via a gate) and also on the approach lane (via a gate to the left which opens away from you and is 170cm wide).
- There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens away from you (push).
- The gate is not self-closing.
- The gate has a sliding bolt lock.
- The width of the gap is 162cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland, farmland and open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, compact earth and loose stones.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around 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 on the pathways up to and down from Newtimber Hill.
- There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have gates and stiles which may create obstacles for some users.
Entrance (Toilet Block)
- The entrance surveyed is located directly ahead as you approach the farmyard.
- There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
- The slight slope is over 150cm wide.
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 80cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located at the far end of the toilet block on the left.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 5m from the toilet block entrance.
- 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 90cm.
- The door has a sliding bolt lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm x 198cm 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 80cm 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 non transfer side and a vertical rail on the right side 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 and wash basin.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 107cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 70cm.
- The height of the baby change is 82cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid 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 toilet seat, some grab rails and the dropdown rail.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails, the internal door and the floor.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (Toilet Block)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 62cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The shared standard toilet was surveyed.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.