Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is at the eastern end of the car park.
- 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, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is next to the café. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the woodland site.
- 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 National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Kidderminster.
- Kidderminster Station is approximately 12 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Comer Woods)
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: speed bumps.
- This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, slopes/ramps, 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.
Parking (The Sawmill)
- 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 loose chippings and compacted gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, grass 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.
Parking (Hampton Loade)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a loose chippings and compacted gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings, grass 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.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys, magnifying glass, activity sheets and communication cards.
- You can borrow these from the café. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: a tramper. 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 the café. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- A sensory bottle, wooden articulated caterpillar, textured flashing ball, clipboard and colouring pencils are also included in the sensory bag.
The tramper is free to borrow but must be booked in advance via email or telephone.
Outdoor Spaces
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- The access points to the area are located at the eastern end of the Comer Woods car park and opposite the Comer Woods car park entrance.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are slight and steep slopes located throughout the woods.
- There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.