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Emmetts Garden - Wild Play Area

Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6BA

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • The most accessible entrance has a steep ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
  • This entrance is to the left before the Old Stables Tearoom.
  • There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located around to the right side of the tearoom building. View information about this toilet (new tab)

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • 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, accessible maps and sensory maps.
  • 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: a mobility scooter. 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.

Route to (the Wild Play Area)

  • From the visitor reception exit, head up the main path to the right.
    At the Discovery Cabin, take the lower path and follow it all the way round up a steep slope.
    At the Old Stables Tearoom, head left, and the play area is ahead.
  • The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
  • Path surfaces along the route are compact earth, tarmac and bonded gravel.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
  • The visitor shuttle can take people to the top of the main steep slope, but not all the way to the play area.

Outdoor Spaces (Wild Play Area)

  • This information is for the access point located to the right before the Old Stables Tearoom.
  • Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
  • The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
  • There is open access at the surveyed access point.
  • The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: wood bark, grass and compact earth.
  • 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 and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
  • The ground has varying slopes throughout.
  • There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
  • 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 crawling.