Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: heathland, coastal walks and a sandy spit.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is the roadway access point leading from the car park.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating, 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 apart from parking.
- 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 Brading.
- Brading Station is approximately 3.7 miles away.
There are no buses from the station to the site. - 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 speed bumps.
- This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel 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, loose chippings, 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.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located from the access road to the car park.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor facilities also include: a coastal pathway and a sandy spit.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are slight slopes at various points in the area.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Beach
- Access to the beach is via a step.
- There is 1 step with unclear markings and no handrails.
- There is a walkway which gives access to the beach.
- Access to the water is via direct access from the shore and a slight slope.
- There is not a lifeguard for the beach.
Hikes and Trails (Down on the Duver Circular Walk)
- The trail is approximately 1.6 miles long.
- The route is circular and begins from the car park.
It consists of a pathway across open countryside, a roadway and coastal path that rises and falls with slight and steep slopes.
Pathways are normally in excess of 150cm wide. - The hike is open 24 hours.
- Some of the paths are lit at night.
- The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac, grass, concrete, gravel and mud.
- Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
- These are found in the following areas: at various points along the trail.
- There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
- The route is not clearly signposted.
- The route has information boards with large maps and online maps.
- Seating is available on the route.
- There are no toilet facilities along the route.