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The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a gate.
This entrance is via an open gate at the top of the garden, just past the welcome hut.
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 part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located ahead and slightly to the right after you enter the toilet block. View information about this toilet (new tab).

Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
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 welcome hut. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
There are charges to borrow a tramper.
Walking poles and umbrellas are also available to borrow from the welcome hut.

Pass through the open gate to the left of the welcome hut, the gate has a width of 152cm.
Continue straight down the gravel path through another open gate with a width of 220cm.
You will now be at the top part of the garden.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are gravel and bonded gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

This information is for the access point located past the welcome hut.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which is permanently held open.
The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland and gardens.
The outdoor facilities also include: a maze.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, cobbled, grass, gravel and bonded gravel.
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, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps with handrails in the main areas.
There are steep slopes and steps in various areas of the garden on the right hand side as you go down.
A step-free path is available on the left hand side of the garden as you go down.
There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.
There are a number of information boards at the top of the garden, to the left after the welcome hut.

The trail is approximately 0.75 miles long.
After the second set of gates from the welcome hut, follow the gravel path down a steep slope.
Follow the purple signs which will take you to the bottom of the garden. This route is step-free and steep in places.
Continue past the boat seat on the left.
At the bottom there is an open gate with a width of 210cm which leads to Durgan Village and the beach.
Trace the route back to the top of the garden.
The trail is not open 24 hours.
The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac, cobbled, gravel and bonded gravel.
Some of the route contains steep gradients.
These are found in the following areas: in various areas.
There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is clearly signposted.
The route has online maps.
Seating is available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.