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Amenities in this building include: a shop and a historic house.
The most accessible entrance has manual doors and doors permanently held open.
This entrance is the main entrance that is within the visitor reception.
There are Ground floor, First floor and Second floor floors once inside.
Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
There is step-free access to the ground floor only once inside.
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: seating and a virtual tour.
Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet for the use of everyone and a standard toilet.
There are 1 toilets with adaptations for disabled people.
The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found to the right of the footpath as you head towards the visitor reception.
This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 10m from the House entrance.
The standard toilet surveyed can be found to the right of the footpath as you head towards the visitor reception.
The entrance can be used to exit by visitors with limited mobility.

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.
You can borrow these from Visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

On leaving the car park, turn left and continue following the path around to the visitor reception. The entrance to the house is through the visitor reception and on the left.
The route to the area is step-free level.
Path surfaces along the route are gravel and paving stones.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

The tour is guided.
The tour takes approximately 30 minutes.
There is step-free level access throughout the tour.
The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
There is no (or very little) background noise along the tour route.
Floor plans/maps are available for the tour route.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are bench seats and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
Lighting levels are varied throughout the tour route.
The house is mainly free flow entry.
There are stepped areas on this house route but not the main tour.
A virtual tour is available for the inaccessible areas.

There is step-free level access into the shop.
The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 132cm.
Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
Some flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
The majority of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
There is step-free level access around the shop.
There is no (or very little) background noise here.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
The exit door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the exit door opening is 98cm.