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Canons Ashby - Bookshop

near Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • The most accessible entrance has a step and a manual door.
  • This entrance is located off the courtyard.
  • There is step-free access once inside.
  • There is a team member available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating and on site-transport.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is within the main toilets, directly opposite the entrance to the courtyard. 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 these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Route to (the Bookshop)

  • Follow the path from the visitor reception.
    Continue ahead at the fork and the courtyard entrance will be on the left.
    Once through the courtyard entrance the bookshop is on the left.
  • The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
  • Path surfaces along the route are gravel and cobbles.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is a shuttle which can take visitors to this area, but wheelchair users will need to transfer into it.

Shop

  • Access into the shop is via a step.
  • There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 106cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
  • The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
  • Flooring in the shop is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • There is step-free level access around the shop.
  • There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 75cm.
  • The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.