Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has steps, an open entrance with no doors and a narrow entrance opening.
- This entrance is at the rear of the garden.
- There is not 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 to the left of the tea room counter. View information about this toilet (new tab)
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, sunglasses, binoculars, magnifying glass, activity sheets, soft toy, communication cards, accessible maps and sensory maps.
- You can borrow these from the welcome hut. 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 welcome hut. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- There are charges to borrow a tramper.
Route to (the Kings Gardens)
- Turn left out of the welcome hut and go down a track, through an open gate and pass to the left of the Piggery Tea Room.
After the Piggery Tea Room follow the track to the right up a slope before the stables.
Follow this track up the slope and to the left.
Then take the gravel path into the garden through an archway, with a wall to the right. - The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope and includes more than 3 steps without a handrail.
- Path surfaces along the route are gravel and cobbles.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the rear top of the garden.
- Access into the area is via steps.
- There are 9 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- This is an open gap at the surveyed access point.
- The width of the gap is 90cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: formal gardens.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: cobbled, grass and gravel.
- 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 slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are slight slopes throughout the area.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
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Playground
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- Photos show steps at entrance from both directions, but entry is down the steps.