Access Guide
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.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- This entrance is at the front of the hut.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- 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 (Shop)
- From the visitor centre turn left out of the entrance and follow the main driveway right until you reach the shop on your right.
- 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 wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Shop
- There is step-free level access into the shop.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 91cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
- Flooring in the shop is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.
- There is step-free level access around the shop.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are varied.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.