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The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes and a steep ramp/slope.
This entrance is located at the Ashness Bridge car park entrance.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to the bridge.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Penrith.
Penrith train station is approximately 21 miles away.
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This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
This is an open air car park with a gravel, compacted gravel and compacted earth surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
Obstacles from the car park include: 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.

This information is for the access point located at the entrance to the car park.
Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes and a steep ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
Ashness Bridge is located along the public road, approximately 100 metres to the left as you exit the car park.
The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
The outdoor facilities also include: Ashness Bridge.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, gravel, compact earth and loose stones.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are not 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 slopes are located on the main paths around this area, with a steep slope located between the car park and Ashness Bridge.
There is a slight slope leading up to the stone bothy, located opposite the entrance to the car park.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths through the surrounding countryside are very uneven and have many protruding rocks and loose stones.