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The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a gate.
This entrance is the side gate near the visitor hut.
Staff at the hut can arrange access via this gate.
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 companion/carer discount.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is at the rear of the garden gate café. View information about this toilet (new tab).

From the Welcome Hut, follow the path to the car park.
Turn right at the end of the path and continue until you arrive at a gate on the right.
The gate is the entrance to the gardens. There is a steep slope along this route.
The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and paving stones.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
The car park is on a steep slope.

There are 6 steps.
The steps are not clearly marked but there is a handrail on the right going up.
These steps lead into the garden from the Welcome Hut.
There is an alternative, accessible access point via a steep slope to the gardens via the car park.

This information is for the access point located at the gated entrance via the car park.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
The gate is not self-closing.
The gate has a padlock.
The width of the gap is 89cm.
The following outdoor facilities are available: formal gardens.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: loose chippings, wood bark, grass and block paving.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails, less than 3 steps without handrails and more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
The gardens are located on a slope, and there is a series of paths with slight and steep gradients throughout the gardens.
There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.

This information is for the access point located 30m from the gate.
Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
The slope is under 75cm wide, with no handrails.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
The width of the gap is 60cm.
Access to the maze is via a signed path off the main route through the gardens. There is a steep slope up the main route and then a steep slope down to the maze.
The following outdoor facilities are available: a maze.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: wood bark.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The maze is on a slight slope.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
All paths in the maze are less than 70cm wide.

The following information describes the picnic area located in the centre of the gardens, to the right of the manor house.
Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
There are picnic tables.
Some chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are not available.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 68cm.
The surface height of the lowest table is 71cm.
There is step-free level access around the area.
The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to gravel.