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Amenities in this building include: exhibition rooms and historic interiors.
The most accessible entrance has a steep ramp/slope and a manual door.
This entrance is at the rear of the house.
There are 2 floors once inside.
Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
There is step-free access to the ground floor only once inside.
There are 2 unmarked steps with no handrails to the collection store.
There are 2 unmarked steps with no handrails along the circulation route on the ground floor.
These steps can be overcome by a slight ramp.
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.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the toilet block off the stable yard. View information about this toilet (new tab).
There is a separate exit.
The exit has a slight ramp/slope and a manual door.

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.
Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders and fidget toys.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: an off-road/all-terrain mobility scooter. 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.
The mobility vehicle is not bookable in advance, and only available on a first come, first served basis.

Follow the path from visitor reception over the bridge.
Continue along the path to the stable yard entrance.
Once through the stable yard entrance, turn right and continue ahead.
The formal garden entrance will be on the right.
Follow the path through the entrance and the house entrance will be on the right.
The route to the area is step-free level and is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac, concrete and gravel.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

The entrance surveyed is located at the rear of the house, off the formal garden.
There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
The steep ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 85cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of less than 1.5cm.

The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
The tour takes approximately 40 minutes.
There is stepped access along the tour route.
The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via an information booklet.
There is background noise which varies, depending on the time of day.
Tour information includes the following formats: tactile and pictorial.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are sofas and chairs with 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 and uneven floorboards.
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.
There are 2 unmarked steps with no handrails to the collection store.
There are 2 unmarked steps with no handrails along the circulation route on the ground floor.
These steps can be overcome by a slight ramp.

The exit is located on the ground floor, at the rear of the house.
There is step-free access via ramp at the exit.
There is a single manual door which opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 113cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the exit with a height of less than 1.5cm.
There is a slight ramp between 75cm and 150cm wide beyond the exit, with no handrails.