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Calke Abbey - Parking and Arrival

Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7JF

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: a clearly signed hearing assistance system, a companion/carer discount, maps, an accessible route map and on site-transport.
  • At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
  • This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the Stableyard. View information about this toilet (new tab)

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • 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 or hire the following mobility vehicles: trampers. 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.
  • Manual wheelchairs and walking sticks are also available to borrow for the house tour.

Admissions

  • At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: None.
  • At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: All.
  • This site offers companion or carer discounts.

Public Transport

Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • This is an open air car park with a loose chippings and compacted gravel surface.
  • Parking is free for all users.
  • There are not clearly presented payment signs.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are more than 20 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 310cm x 500cm.
  • There is no hatched zone.
  • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the visitor reception entrance.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.

Visitor Reception

  • Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
  • The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 109cm.
  • Internally the door has a medium 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.
  • Some of the flooring is smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 104cm.
  • There is a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
  • The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
  • There are tables, bench seats, stools and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests available in the visitor reception.
  • Services/facilities available include: a member of staff to provide assistance.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise here.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • The exit door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the exit door opening is 101cm.
  • There is a lip on the exit door.