Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: a food kiosk.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access.
- This entrance is through the entrance to the Kitchen Garden and the first turning on the left.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is to the left of the Gift Shop. View information about this toilet (new tab)
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: manual wheelchairs and 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 Visitor Reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: mobility scooters. 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.
Route to (Kitchen Garden Café)
- From the Visitor Reception, proceed along the pathway and turn right into the circular garden.
Keeping the courtyard on the right and the laundry on the left, cross the circular garden and continue through the gap in the hedge.
Turn left onto the pathway with the house on the left.
At the end of this pathway, turn right onto the gravel pathway.
This pathway has slight slopes.
Proceed past the Japanese Garden to the country road.
The entrance to the Kitchen Garden is immediately across the road and the Kitchen Garden Café is found at the first turning on the left. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are compact earth, tarmac and gravel.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Eating and Drinking
- This is a kiosk which serves hot and cold snacks.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
- Menu types include: menu boards.
- Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
- There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is a counter over 85cm high without a tray rail.
- The counter is 112cm high.
- There is not a section of the counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- There is step-free level access around the seating area.
- There are picnic tables available in the seating area.
- The seating area does not have: a priority table and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
- There are no tables which are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The surface height of the tables is 72cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the tables.
- Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to compacted earth.