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View information about opening hours.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located at the rear left of the Field Centre. View information about this toilet (new tab).
The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the Field Centre.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: parking and all walks across the Dolaucothi Estate.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas of the site.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.
If you wish to go on a guided tour of the mines you must book in advance.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Llanwrda.
Llanwdra Station is approximately 8.3 miles away.
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: potholes.
This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for all users.
Maps and information boards are not available.
There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is a designated drop-off point which is flush to the footpath.
The drop-off point is located outside the front of visitor reception.

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 all users.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, a road crossing 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.

It is approximately 40 metres from the Gold Mines car park to visitor reception.
The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

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.
Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: torch.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The ramp is over 150cm wide, with a handrail on the left going up.
The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 150cm.
Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more 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) throughout the area.
Some of the flooring is 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 98cm.
There is a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
There are high stools available in the visitor reception.
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.
The exit door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the exit door opening is 81cm.