Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this building include: exhibition rooms and historic interiors.
- The most accessible entrance has steps, a steep ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps) and a door permanently held open.
- This entrance is at the front of the building.
- There are 2 floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
- There is step-free access to the ground floor only once inside.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the toilet block to the left of the tea and coffee room. 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.
- You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Route to (the House)
- From visitor reception, go through the archway opposite and follow the path to the right.
The house is straight ahead. - The route to the area is step-free level.
- Path surfaces along the route are gravel.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Entrance
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The steep portable ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The ramp overcomes the steps.
- Please contact a member of staff for use of the portable ramp.
- There are 4 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- All of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 130cm.
Stairs
- The floors which are accessible by stairs are The first floor is accessible by the stairs.
- There are 10 steps between floors.
- The highest step is 175cm high.
- Lighting levels are low.
Tour
- The tour is guided.
- The tour takes approximately 1 hour.
- There is stepped access along the tour route.
- The majority of walkway widths are under 120cm.
- The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
- Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via an information booklet and a photo album.
- There is no (or very little) background noise along the tour route.
- Tour information includes the following formats: pictorial and information board.
- The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are no seats at regular intervals along the tour.
- Flooring along the tour route is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet and uneven floorboards.
- Lighting levels are varied throughout the tour route.
Entrance (Rear Entrance)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the rear of the main house.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- is , with no handrails.
- The ramp overcomes the steps.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The handrails do not cover all steps.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 102cm.