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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.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located on the right after you enter through the visitor centre arch. View information about this toilet (new tab).

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 areas of the site.
Parking is free for all visitors.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
There is a bus service from Newcastle to Thropton which stops at the Cragside main entrance.
The nearest train station is Morpeth.
Morpeth Station is approximately 16 miles away.
There is a daily bus service from the station to Cragside.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac and loose chippings surface.
Parking is free for all users.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 270cm x 600cm.
There is no hatched zone.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 96m from the visitor centre.
Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps 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.

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, magnifying glass and activity sheets.
You can borrow these from the shop, business support or the house. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
On going through the main entrance there are two lanes for vehicles.
One lane is for National Trust members and the other is for visitors who are paying.
There is a member of staff located outside the visitor reception building to greet visitors on arrival and to scan National Trust cards or take payment.
Visitors do not enter the building here.