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The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes and a gate.
This entrance is at the bottom of slope en route to the tea room.
There is not 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 part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is adjacent to Carpenters Tea Room. View information about this toilet (new tab)

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.
You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: trampers. 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.

Exit the visitor reception and take the pathway to the right up a steep slope.
Cross the driveway and continue to the right towards the gate and cattle grid.
Access to the area is via a kissing gate to the left of the cattle grid.
The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac, gravel and muddy.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is a shuttle which can take visitors to this area, but wheelchair users will need to transfer into it.
The visitor shuttle can carry a folded manual wheelchair.

This information is for the access point located en route to the tea room, to the left of a cattle grid.
Access into the area is via slight ramps/slopes.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
There is a kissing gate at the surveyed access point.
The gate is not self-closing.
The width of the gap is 94cm.
From the kissing gate there is a steep slope that takes you up towards the outside areas and onto the entry into the outdoor play area.
The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment, a grassed play area, parkland and open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: gravel, compact earth, uncompacted earth and loose stones.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
The area has slight slopes around the play equipment.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates and kissing gates which may create obstacles for some users.

Playground View
- There is a route around the play equipment which is not firm and even, but is over 150cm wide.
- The play equipment is not in easy reach for a range of users.
- The following play experiences are available: swinging, climbing, balancing and viewing.

The walk is approximately 1.5 miles long.
This route goes through a wooded valley, following some forest paths and natural tracks which have both slight and steep slopes.
The walk is not open 24 hours.
The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac, grass and gravel.
Some of the route contains steep gradients and very uneven surfaces.
These are found in the following areas: throughout the walk.
There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is clearly signposted.
The route has information boards with large maps, handheld maps and online maps.
Seating is not available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.
There are five walks available, each of varying lengths and difficulty.
A detailed map of all walks is available from the visitor reception.
There are colour coded bollards to guide people to a specific walk.