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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: an information board in the car park.
• This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
• Toilet and changing facilities available include: toilets with some adaptations, step free standard toilets and standard toilets.
• There are 2 toilets with adaptations for disabled people.
• The toilets with adaptations for disabled people can be found up a steep slope at the rear of the tearoom, to the left of the Dell Kiosk, and on the opposite side of the garden centre (non-National Trust).
• The standard toilets surveyed can be found up a steep slope at the rear of the tearoom, next to the Dell Kiosk, and on the opposite side of the garden centre (non-National Trust).

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Admissions

• At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the car park and play area.
• At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all of the site.
• This site offers companion or carer discounts.

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Public Transport

• There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
• The bus stop is located next to the site entrance.
• The nearest train station is Tal-y-Cafn.
• Tal-y-Cafn Station is approximately 2 miles away. There is no bus service from the station to the site.
• For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

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Parking

• This site has a car park.
• This is an open air car park with a tarmac, grass and gravel surface.
• Parking is free for all users.
• Maps and information boards are available.
• There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
• The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 290cm x 460cm.
• There is no hatched zone.
• Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
• There are not parent and child parking bays available.
• There is 1 electric vehicle charging point.
• There is no electric vehicle charging point designated for Blue Badge holders.
• There is a designated drop-off point which is flush to the footpath.
• The electric vehicle charging point has a type 2 fast charging port. Visitors must use their own cable.
  There is no fee to use the charging point.

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Ramp or Slope (to Car Park Toilet Block)

• The slope is steep and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
• The slope does not have handrails.

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Toilet with Adaptations (Car Park Toilet Block - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)

• This toilet is located up a steep slope, at the rear of the tea room.
• Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
• The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
• There is pictorial, written text and ‘Not All Disabilities Are Visible’ signage on or near the door.
• The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the toilet door opening is 82cm.
• 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 193cm x 212cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
• There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
• The lateral transfer space is 115cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
• There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
• 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 47cm.
• The height of the toilet roll holder is 105cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
• The height of the soap dispenser is 88cm.
• The height of the hand dryer is 102cm.
• The height of the baby change is 72cm.
• There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
• There is not a shelf.
• The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
• The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
• There are coat hooks in the toilet at 74cm and 131cm from the floor.
• The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, some grab rails, the dropdown rail and the floor.
• The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails and the toilet seat.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.

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Standard Toilet (Car Park Toilet Block)

• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 75cm.
• 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 male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
• The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 80cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.
• There are hand dryers.

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Route to (the Visitor Reception)

• Leave the car park and pass to the left of the Pavilion Tea Room.
  Follow the path downhill, which becomes increasingly steep until it passes under the road via an underpass.
  Turn left at the other side, go through the gate and visitor reception will be on the right.
• The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
• Path surfaces along the route are tarmac, gravel and paving stones.
• The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
• There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

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Equipment and Resources to Borrow

• You can borrow or hire the following equipment: manual wheelchairs and a mountain trike. 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 visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
• Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
• A wheeled walker is also available from the car park.

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Visitor Reception

• Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
• The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
• The door is automatic, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 184cm.
• Internally the door has a low 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 area.
• The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
• There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
• All flooring is smooth and even.
• There is step-free level access to the counter.
• The height of the counter is 93cm.
• There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
• 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 width of the exit door opening is 193cm.

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Exit (Visitor Reception)

• The exit is located on the opposite side of the visitor reception.
• There is step-free access via ramp at the exit.
• There are double automatic doors which open away from you.
• There is a steep ramp between 75cm and 150cm wide beyond the exit, with handrails on both sides.
• The ramp overcomes the steps.
• There are 6 steps beyond the exit, which are unmarked, with handrails on both sides.
• Steps are split with a resting area.
• The handrails cover all steps.
• All steps at the recommended height of between 15cm and 18cm.

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Exit (from Garden)

• The exit is located along the wall after exiting from visitor reception.
• There is step-free access via slope at the exit.
• The slight slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
• There are double manual gates (with one gate locked) which open away from you.
• The width of the opening is 92cm.

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Ramp or Slope and Steps (to Toilets on Far Side of Garden Centre)

• The ramp is steep and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
• The ramp has handrails on both sides.
• There are 6 steps.
• The steps are not clearly marked with handrails on both sides.
• The ramp overcomes the steps.

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Toilet with Adaptations (Far Side of Garden Centre - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)

• This toilet is located on the opposite side of the garden centre.
• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• There is pictorial, written text and ‘Not All Disabilities Are Visible’ signage on or near the door.
• The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the toilet door opening is 94cm.
• The door has a locking handle.
• There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
• The dimensions of the cubicle are 142cm x 213cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
• There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat but it is obstructed.
• The lateral transfer space is 75cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
• There is a spatula flush on the non transfer side.
• The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the 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 and wash basin.
• The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser, towel dispenser and hand dryer.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
• The height of the toilet roll holder is 104cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
• The height of the soap dispenser is 107cm.
• The height of the towel dispenser is 87cm.
• The height of the hand dryer is 108cm.
• The height of the baby change is 91cm.
• 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 with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
• The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
• There are coat hooks in the toilet at 94cm and 147cm from the floor.
• The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat, some grab rails, the internal door and the dropdown rail.
• The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and some grab rails.
• Lighting levels are low.

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Standard Toilet (Female - Opposite Side of Garden Centre)

• Access into the toilet is via steps.
• There are 4 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
• The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 80cm.
• Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
• The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 60cm.
• The wash basin tap type is push.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.
• There are hand dryers.
• There is a baby change facility which is not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.

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Standard Toilet (Male - Opposite Side of Garden Centre)

• Access into the toilet is via a step.
• There is 1 step, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
• The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 80cm.
• Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
• There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
• The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 60cm.
• The wash basin tap type is push.
• Lighting levels are low.
• There are hand dryers.