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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: 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.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is near the Bothy Tearoom. View information about this toilet (new tab).

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the welcome centre, toilets, information room, walled garden, meadows, woods and access to the café and shops.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest bus stop is Summerhill Park, approximately 0.5 miles from the site.
The nearest train station is Kilgetty.
Kilgetty Station is approximately 2 miles from the site.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

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 compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are 6 Blue Badge parking bays.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, slopes/ramps, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is a designated drop-off point which is flush to the footpath.

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 the welcome centre. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 73cm.
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.
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) within the majority of the area.
The flooring is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 97cm.
There is 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.
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.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
A touchscreen at a height of 94cm - 128cm is available in the welcome centre. Visitors can use this to gain information about the surrounding area of Pembrokeshire.
Staff can unlock the locked entrance door to provide wider access.