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The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and gates.
This entrance is the gated access point from the courtyard near to visitor reception.
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 and an accessible route map.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the courtyard opposite the exit from visitor reception. View information about this toilet (new tab)
Additional toilet facilities with adaptations for disabled people are located in the courtyard opposite the exit from visitor reception. View information about this toilet (new tab).

You can borrow or hire the following equipment: manual wheelchairs. It is highly recommended that these are booked in advance, where this is possible. Please check the National Trust website for details.
Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys, magnifying glass and activity sheets.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Take the exit from the visitor centre and then the open gated entrance to the parkland at the clocktower.
The pathway proceeds through the trees with a turning off towards the house and a pathway through the parkland and garden.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are paving stones.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
The access points to the area are located from the courtyard by the visitor reception and from the car park.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
The gate is not self-closing.
The gate has a padlock.
The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland, woodland and formal gardens.
The outdoor facilities also include: picnic areas.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, wood bark, grass and gravel.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The following information describes the picnic area located near to the house.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There are picnic tables.
No chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are available.
The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 72cm.
The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 74cm.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 78cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all 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.