Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the car park. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Route to (the Picnic Area and Second-hand Bookshop)
- From visitor reception turn right into the car park.
Go past the toilets on the right and the picnic area and second-hand bookshop will be on the right. - The route to the area is step-free level.
- Path surfaces along the route are compact earth and gravel.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Entrance (Picnic Area)
- The entrance surveyed is located off the car park at the far right end.
- 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 80cm.
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located off the car park.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There is an alternative access point located off the tea room seating area.
- There are tables, bench seats and picnic tables.
- Some chairs have armrests on both sides.
- Adapted picnic tables are not available.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 68cm.
- The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 72cm.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 71cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 75cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs and some of the tables.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to grass and gravel.
Shop
- Access into the shop is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 78cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
- All flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access around the shop.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- Payment for books is made via an honesty box.