Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has a step and a door permanently held open.
- This entrance is the tea room entrance in the picnic area.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating and facilities for assistance dogs.
- 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 (Sandleigh Tea Room)
- Turn left onto the lane outside the car park.
After approximately 200 metres the tea room will be on the left. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and paving stones.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Entrance (Courtyard)
- The entrance surveyed is located off the lane from the car park.
- There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
- The steep slope is over 150cm wide.
- There are double manual gates which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 260cm.
Entrance (Tea Room)
- The entrance surveyed is located within the picnic area.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 94cm.
Eating and Drinking
- This is a tea room 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: written wall menus, menu boards and counter menus.
- Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
- The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cutlery and a portable card machine for payment.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is a counter over 85cm high without a tray rail.
- The counter is 92cm 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 high tables, high stools and picnic tables 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 no tables which are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The surface height of the tables is 72cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs and all of the tables.
- Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.