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The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
This entrance is located at the rear right of the car park.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating, 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 countryside area.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Penrith.
Penrith train station is approximately 19 miles away.
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This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac 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 2 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 228cm x 520cm.
There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 30m from the car park entrance.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, slopes/ramps 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.

Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
The access points to the area are located at the rear right and left of the the car park, and also adjacent to the car park.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
There are multiple outdoor spaces around the Great Wood area.
The most accessible access point (rear right of the car park) leads towards a picnic area and open woodland.
The access point adjacent to the car park entrance leads to a path that runs along the B5289. This access point has several uneven, unmarked steps.
The access point at the rear left of the car park leads to a woodland area. This access point has 2 uneven, unmarked steps and a steep slope.
The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland and open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth, uncompacted earth, loose stones and wood.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slight and steep slopes are located along the majority of the paths around the site.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

The following information describes the picnic area located just beyond the access point at the rear right of the car park.
Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
There are picnic tables.
No chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are available.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 76cm.
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 grass and gravel.