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Additional amenities in this area include: Woodland.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access.
This entrance is Entrance to the area is via the car park and is open access.
The following are also available: maps, mountain trikes, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest bus stop is approximately 320m away at Hindhead Crossroads.
The nearest train station is Haslemere.
The nearest station is Haslemere, approximately 3 miles away.
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This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac and loose chippings 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 more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 220cm x 460cm.
There is no hatched zone.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 50m from the the café entrance.
Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
There are parent and child parking bays available.

Exit the car park and walk straight ahead towards the café. The Visitors Den is on the left.
The route to the area is step-free level.
Path surfaces along the route are gravel and bonded gravel.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

There is step-free level access into the area.
The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 88cm.
Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
There is step-free level access around the area.
The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
There is no room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the area.
The flooring is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 73cm.
There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
There are tables available in the visitor reception.
Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
There is no (or very little) background noise here.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.

You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a mountain trike. 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 Visitor Den. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
A mountain trike all-terrain push wheelchair can be borrowed free of charge and can be reserved by emailing hindhead@nationaltrust.org.uk. There is a 17st / 100kg weight restriction.

This information is for the access point located to the rear of the car park.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
There are bollards at the access point which have a minimum width of 211cm and are 76cm high.
The bollards do not contrast visually with the ground.
The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland, woodland and open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth and loose stones.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
There are slight and steep slopes without handrails on the main routes. There are very steep slopes on some paths leading down into the Devil's Punch Bowl.
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.

The following information describes the picnic area located to the right of the cafe.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There are tables, high tables, long tables, bench seats and picnic tables.
No chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are available.
The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 65cm.
The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 72cm.
The surface height of the lowest table is 68cm.
The surface height of the highest table is 83cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs and some of the tables.
There is step-free level access around 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 compacted earth and grass.

The walk is approximately 300m.
The walk starts at the car park and is a circular route to a sandstone viewing platform overlooking the Devil's Punch Bowl.
The walk is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: gravel and compacted gravel.
Some of the route contains steps.
The route is not clearly signposted.
The route has information boards with large maps, handheld maps and online maps.
Seating is available on the route.
There are standard and accessible toilet facilities along the route.
There are slight uneven surfaces and loose stones on the route.
There is a longer walk to the Sailor Stone which is approximately 1 miles.
Follow the pathway to the right of the car park. The first section of path can be muddy when wet. The pathways beyond this point are generally even and flat. There are 5 unmarked steps with no handrail down to the stone which are uneven in places.