Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: open countryside and woodland.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and a gate.
- This entrance is off the car park.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas of the site apart from parking.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas of the site.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Axminster.
- Axminster train station is approximately 10 miles away from Langdon Hill car park.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Langdon Hill)
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel and compacted gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located at the far end of the car park, near the access gate to the trail.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There are picnic tables.
- No chairs have armrests on both sides.
- Adapted picnic tables are not available.
- The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 77cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
- There is step-free level access around some of 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 gravel.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located off the car park.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- There is an open gap for access past a barrier at the surveyed access point .
- The width of the gap is 90cm.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland and open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in some 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 and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- The slight and steep slopes are at various points along the pathways.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have easy open gates which may create obstacles for some users.
Hikes and Trails (Easy Walk)
- The walk is approximately 2 miles long.
- The walk is circular in nature and commences from the car park.
The wide gravel pathway circles Langdon Hill.
The gradient of the pathway is mostly level but does have slight and steep areas. - The walk is open 24 hours.
- None of the paths are lit at night.
- The route includes the following surfaces: compacted gravel.
- Some of the route contains steep gradients.
- These are found in the following areas: at various points along the pathway, particularly when heading south.
- There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
- The route is clearly signposted.
- The route has information boards with large maps and online maps.
- Seating is available on the route.
- There are no toilet facilities along the route.