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Amenities in this building include: exhibition rooms and historic interiors.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and manual doors.
This entrance is on the right side of the building.
There is step-free access once inside.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
The following are also available: seating.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
Toilet and changing facilities available include: a standard toilet.
The standard toilet surveyed can be found to the right of the house, off the trail.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: parking.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: access to the Villa.
Parking is free for all visitors.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.
All visits must be booked in advance.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury Station is approximately 6.4 miles away.
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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 grass 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: 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.

The entrance surveyed is located on the right side of the building.
There is step-free level access at the entrance.
There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 93cm.
There is a second manual door which opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 95cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.

The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
The tour takes approximately 15 minutes.
There is step-free level access throughout the tour.
The majority of walkway widths are over 180cm.
There may be background noise along the tour route.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are sofas and chairs without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
Lighting levels are varied throughout the tour route.

There is step-free level access into the area.
The access points to the area are located to the left of the house, to the right of the house and off the front garden.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
The width of the gap is 105cm.
The following outdoor facilities are available: gardens.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac and grass.
Footpaths are available in all 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 more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
The steps are in various areas.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

Access into the toilet is via a step.
There is 1 step, which is unmarked.
The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 75cm.
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 hand dryers.