Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this property include: a café, exhibition rooms and formal gardens.
- The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes and a steep ramp/slope.
- This entrance is at the arrival point that is at the front of the property.
- There are Ground floor, 1st floor and 2nd floor floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: a BSL interpreter and a virtual tour.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and standard toilets.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the property.
- The nearest train station is Barrow-Upon-Soar train station.
- Barrow-Upon-Soar train station is 7 miles away from Stoneywell Cottage and Garden.
- 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.
- This is an open air car park with a loose chippings surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are not available.
- There are 5 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- Obstacles from the car park include: cobbles.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is a designated drop-off point without a dropped kerb.
- There is a bus that will take you from the car park to the National Trust property.
There is a side step and a ramp at the rear to access it, but visitors will need to be able to transfer onto one of the seats.
Wheelchairs can be brought on the bus to bring down to the property, but cannot be secured safely for visitors to be able to remain in the wheelchair during the journey.
For visitors unable to transfer onto a bus seat, please contact the property to arrange being dropped off from your own vehicle.
Admissions
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
- Pre-booking is required by everyone as there is a shuttle bus to take you from the car park to the entrance.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Toilet Block with Adaptations
- This toilet is located to the left of the drop off area.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 2m from the drop off shuttle bus.
- There is written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 93cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 169cm x 179cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 90cm 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 transfer side and vertical grab rails on both sides 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, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: towel dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 75cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 71cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 109cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 131cm.
- The height of the baby change is 77cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a sanitary bin and a pedal bin.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the toilet seat and all grab rails.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 77cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The shared standard toilet was surveyed.
- The wash basin tap type is twist/turn.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are no hand dryers.
Entrance
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the café.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 77cm.
Eating and Drinking
- This is a café which serves hot and cold meals and snacks.
- There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
- Menu types include: counter menus.
- Menus are not easy to read (unclear font with poorly contrasting colours).
- The following are available here: takeaway cups, two handled cups, easy grip cutlery, a portable card machine for payment, large-handled mugs and large-handled cutlery.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- There is a hearing assistance system which is not signed.
- There is a counter over 85cm high without a tray rail.
- The counter is 96cm high.
- There is not a section of the counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- There is step-free level access around the seating area.
- There are tables, long tables, stools and high stools available in the seating area.
- The seating area does not have: room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm), a priority table and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
- There are some tables which are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The surface height of the tables is 77cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the tables.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
Tour
- The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
- The tour takes approximately 40 minutes.
- There is stepped access along the tour route.
- The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
- The tour can not be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
- Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via a virtual tour and a photo album.
- The tour route may vary depending on the time of day.
- There is no (or very little) background noise along the tour route.
- Tour information includes the following formats: audio description, handheld information devices, audio guides, BSL and subtitles.
- Floor plans/maps are available for the tour route.
- There are bench seats at regular intervals along the tour.
- Flooring along the tour route is not smooth and even.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good throughout the tour route.
- There is a portable hearing loop available on request.
Stairs
- The floors which are accessible by stairs are 1st floor and 2nd floor.
- There are more than 20 steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked with a handrail that switches sides.
- There is a spiral staircase in addition to this one which accesses the same area.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the drop-off point.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The access points to the area are located at the drop-off point.
- There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
- The gate is self-closing.
- The width of the gap is 132cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass and gravel.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
- 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 some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.