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Finch Foundry - Garden

Sticklepath, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2NW

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Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • 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: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy.
  • You can borrow these from the visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • Additional amenities in this area include: Picnic area.
  • The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
  • This entrance is across the main entrance road from the visitor centre.
  • 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.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the visitor centre. View information about this toilet (new tab).

Route to (the Garden)

  • From the visitor centre, turn left out of the entrance and cross the road to the garden.
  • The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
  • Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and rubber matting.
  • The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

Outdoor Spaces

  • This information is for the access point located across the road from the visitor centre.
  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There is open access at the surveyed access point.
  • The following outdoor facilities are available: gardens.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass.
  • 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 less than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
  • There are steps into the centre of the garden.
  • There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located in the garden.
  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There are picnic tables.
  • No chairs have armrests on both sides.
  • Adapted picnic tables are available.
  • The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 65cm.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 68cm.
  • The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
  • 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 grass.