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Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters - Parking and Arrival

East Dean, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 0AB

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • 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: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • Toilet and changing facilities available include: step free standard toilets and a toilet designated as gender neutral.
  • There are 2 toilets with adaptations for disabled people.
  • The toilets with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the shop, and in the toilet block to the right of the café and visitor centre.
  • The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the shop, and in the toilet block to the right of the café and visitor centre.

Admissions

  • At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the beach and coastline.
  • At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas of the site.

Public Transport

Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • This is an open air car park with a tarmac, loose chippings and compacted earth surface.
  • Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
  • There are clearly presented payment signs.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are 7 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 365cm x 385cm.
  • There is no hatched zone.
  • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 5m from the the shop entrance.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings 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.

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Shop

  • There is step-free level access into the shop.
  • The door is automatic, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 116cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
  • All flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
  • There is step-free level access around the shop.
  • There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 76cm.
  • The counter is placed in front of a patterned background.
  • The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
  • The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
  • Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.

Toilet with Adaptations (Shop - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)

  • This toilet is located to the left from the shop entrance.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • This toilet is approximately 5m from the shop entrance.
  • There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the toilet door opening is 85cm.
  • The door has a locking handle.
  • The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm x 315cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
  • There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
  • The lateral transfer space is 80cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
  • There is a push button flush on the wall above the toilet.
  • The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non 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: hand dryer.
  • The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 52cm.
  • The height of the toilet roll holder is 98cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is sensor.
  • The height of the wash basin is 71cm.
  • The height of the soap dispenser is 97cm.
  • The height of the hand dryer is 94cm.
  • The height of the baby change is 100cm.
  • 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 waste bin without lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
  • The cubicle does not have a mirror.
  • The height of the coat hook is 133cm from the floor.
  • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the floor and all grab rails.
  • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the toilet seat.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Toilet (Shop)

  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 71cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • The gender neutral toilet was surveyed.
  • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There are hand dryers.

Entrance (Café and Visitor Centre)

  • The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
  • There is stepped access at the entrance.
  • There are 2 steps, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the right going down.
  • The handrail covers all steps.
  • Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
  • There are double manual doors which are permanently open.
  • The width of the opening is 145cm.
  • There is a second set of manual doors which open away from you.
  • The width of the opening is 122cm.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
  • The steps and manual doors can be bypassed by entering via the shop.

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: written wall menus.
  • Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
  • The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cups, two handled cups, easy grip cutlery, takeaway cutlery, a portable card machine for payment, large-handled mugs and large-handled cutlery.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
  • There is a hearing assistance system which is not signed.
  • The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
  • There is a counter over 85cm high with a tray rail.
  • The counter is 87cm 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, bench seats and chairs without armrests available in the seating area.
  • The seating area does not have: a priority table and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
  • Tables are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The surface height of the tables is 75cm.
  • All flooring in the area is smooth and even.

Visitor Centre

  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 147cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • There is step-free level access around the visitor centre.
  • The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
  • There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the visitor centre.
  • All flooring is smooth and even.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 72cm.
  • The counter has windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors which could adversely affect the ability of someone to lip read.
  • The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
  • The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
  • Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
  • There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • The visitor centre is accessed via the café.

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located in front of the shop, café and visitor centre building.
  • Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
  • The slope is over 150cm wide.
  • There are picnic tables.
  • No chairs have armrests on both sides.
  • Adapted picnic tables are not available.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 85cm.
  • The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
  • There is no 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 compacted earth, grass and gravel.

Ramp or Slope (to Toilet Block)

  • The slope is slight and over 150cm wide.

Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - No Transfer Space)

  • This toilet is located in the toilet block to the right of the shop, café and visitor centre building.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • This toilet is approximately 10m from the café and visitor centre entrance.
  • There is pictorial and 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 86cm.
  • The door has a locking handle.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • The dimensions of the cubicle are 145cm x 226cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
  • There is not a lateral transfer space next to the seat.
  • There is a spatula flush on the right, but there is no transfer space.
  • The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the right as you face the toilet, a vertical grab rail on the left as you face the toilet and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
  • There is a dropdown rail on the left as you face the seat.
  • 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: hand dryer.
  • The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
  • The height of the toilet roll holder is 112cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
  • The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
  • The height of the soap dispenser is 96cm.
  • The height of the hand dryer is 94cm.
  • The height of the baby change is 78cm.
  • 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 waste bin without lid and a nappy/incontinence items bin.
  • The cubicle does not have a full length mirror and coat hooks.
  • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails, the floor and the internal door.
  • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail and the toilet seat.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.

Standard Toilet (Toilet Block)

  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 78cm.
  • Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
  • The male standard toilet was surveyed.
  • There is also a female toilet in the same location.
  • The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 55cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is sensor.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There are hand dryers.