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The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and a gate.
This entrance is the access point near the start of the car park.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating and on site-transport.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is around the right side of the toilet block, to the right of the Wharf Tea-room. View information about this toilet (new tab)
The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block to the left of the exhibition building.

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.
You can borrow these from the tickets and information building. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

The access point to the parkland is directly opposite the tickets and information building, across the car park entrance road.
The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is an accessible shuttle which can take visitors to this area.
The buggy service is available to take visitors to the castle entrance, bypassing the steep sloped paths.

This information is for the access point located near the start of the car park area, opposite the ticket and information building.
Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
The width of the gap is 158cm.
The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel and compact earth.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
The route from the car park to the castle has some steep slopes and uneven surfaces.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The walk is approximately 500 metres.
Starting from the buggy drop-off in front of the castle entrance, this circular walk takes you all around the castle and moat.
The walk is not open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: gravel.
The route is not clearly signposted.
Seating is available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.
The path around the castle includes some long slight slopes and some uneven surfaces.
A 40-minute guided tour of this walk is also available.

The following information describes the picnic area located to the right of the café and exhibition building.
Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
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 71cm.
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 and grass.