Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: open countryside.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
- 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.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and a standard toilet.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found within the old radar station courtyard.
- The standard toilet surveyed can be found within the old radar station courtyard.
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 9 miles away from Stonebarrow Hill car park.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Stonebarrow Hill)
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a grass 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 2 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings 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.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located off the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: 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 the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- The slight slopes are at various points along the pathways, particularly at the cliff area.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have easy open gates and kissing gates which may create obstacles for some users.
Hikes and Trails (Stonebarrow - Easy Walk)
- The walk is approximately 1 mile long.
- The walk commences from the car park and goes in a circular route to and from the coastal cliff.
- The walk is open 24 hours.
- None of the paths are lit at night.
- The route includes the following surfaces: grass and gravel.
- Some of the route contains very uneven surfaces.
- These are found in the following areas: at various points along the pathway.
- There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
- The route is not clearly signposted.
- The route has information boards with large maps.
- Seating is available on the route.
- There are no toilet facilities along the route.
Toilet with Adaptations (Old Radar Station Courtyard - Ambulant - Left Hand Trasnsfer)
- This toilet is located within the old radar station courtyard.
- Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 69cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm x 202cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 81cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a pull chain flush on the transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and a vertical rail on the left side of the wash basin.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: wash basin, soap dispenser and towel dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 85cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever.
- The height of the wash basin is 72cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 109cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 106cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 127cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor, all grab rails, the dropdown rail and the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are varied.
- There is a single manual door, 90cm wide which is permanently open before the toilet door. There is a small lip on the threshold of this door with a height of more than 1.5cm.
Standard Toilet (Old Radar Station Courtyard)
- Access into the toilet is via steps and a steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is under 75cm wide.
- There are 2 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 71cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- The shared standard toilet was surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 71cm.
- The wash basin tap type is twist/turn.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are no hand dryers.