Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- There is 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.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and step free standard toilets.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the toilet block at the front of the car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 2m from the toilet block entrance.
- The standard toilet surveyed can be found in the toilet block at the front of the car park.
Admissions
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking, access to the site, and the rope bridge crossing.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
Public Transport
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Stop is at the top of the driveway to the site, approximately 400 metres from visitor reception.
- The nearest train station is Portrush.
- Portrush Station is approximately 14 miles away.
There is a regular bus service from the station to the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Stop. - For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Translink (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: speed bumps.
- This car park has a maximum vehicle height restriction of 200cm.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and loose chippings surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are not clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 50m from the visitor reception.
- Obstacles from the car park include: dropped kerbs, a road crossing 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.
- The height restriction barrier is in place to prevent access by coaches.
For other visitors, there is a number to phone by the entrance to have the height restriction gate opened.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair. It is highly recommended that these are booked in advance, where this is possible. Please check the National Trust website for details.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy.
- You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
- Please speak to a member of staff for more details on borrowing equipment.
Visitor Reception
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- 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 113cm.
- 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 does not have a hearing assistance system.
- Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
Entrance (Toilet Block - Toilet with Adaptations and Standard Female Toilets)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the toilet block just off the car park.
- There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
- The steep slope is over 150cm wide.
- There are double manual doors which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 104cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located in the toilet block by the car park, to the left after entering the toilet block.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 2m from the toilet block entrance.
- There is pictorial 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 85cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 152cm x 281cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 81cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush on the transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
- 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 and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 90cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 70cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 93cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 92cm.
- The height of the baby change is 80cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it was tied up at the time of the survey.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 114cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor, all grab rails, the toilet seat, the internal door and the dropdown rail.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (Toilet Block - Male)
- Access into the toilet is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 84cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a female toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 77cm.
- There is an ambulant cubicle available with horizontal grab rails on both sides.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.