Access Guide
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: large print information, Braille information, a safe or quiet space and sensory packs.
- The sensory pack includes: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy. For more information about reserving a pack, and any charges, please contact the venue before your visit.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found on the left of visitor reception.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: parking.
- 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.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Banbury.
- Banbury Station is approximately 10 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 6 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 310cm x 430cm.
- 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 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.
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.
Visitor Reception
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 111cm.
- 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 108cm.
- 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.
- There are tables and chairs without armrests available in the visitor reception.
- Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
- There is background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The exit door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the exit door opening is 121cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Visitor Reception - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located on the left of visitor reception.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is no 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 81cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- 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 dimensions of the cubicle are 193cm 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.
- The lateral transfer space is 92cm 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 a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- 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 48cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 97cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 76cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 96cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 145cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 113cm.
- 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 sanitary bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails, the dropdown rail, the internal door, the floor and the toilet seat.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.