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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 and fidget toys.
You can borrow these from Visitor Reception and The House. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
The wheelchair available is all-terrain.
Baby hip carriers are available to borrow from the Visitor Reception.
Braille copies of Beatrix's tales are available to read at Visitor Reception.

View information about opening hours.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
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 not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the car park. View information about this toilet (new tab).
The standard toilets surveyed can be found are in the toilet block to the right of the garden.
There is seating inside the house, benches throughout the garden, and accessible picnic benches in the orchard available.

The route leads you from the car park, along the side of B5285, where you turn right into the property and up steps to gain access into the gardens.
The route to the area includes more than 3 steps without a handrail.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac, concrete and paving stones.
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 just past the shop.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
The following outdoor facilities are available: gardens.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass and block paving.
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 and more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
There are slight slopes alongside the grassed area and steps at the rear garden.
There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

Playground View
- Accessible picnic benches are located in the garden.
  One side of each picnic bench has space for a wheelchair user.

Access into the toilet is via steps.
There are 3 steps, which are unmarked, with handrails on both sides.
The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 83cm.
Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 78cm.
There is an ambulant cubicle available with a horizontal grab rail on the right.
There are additional ambulant cubicles with differing rail configurations.
The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
There are hand dryers.
There is a baby change facility at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.