Access Guide
Summary
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- Amenities in this area include: parkland and historic interiors.
- The most accessible entrance has steps, slight ramps/slopes and steep ramps/slopes.
- This entrance is off Starveal car park.
- There are 1st floor and 2nd floor floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
- There is stepped access once inside.
- The following are also available: an accessible route map, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the property.
- The nearest train station is Holmwood.
- Holmwood is 2 1/2 miles away from Leith Hill.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Windy Gap)
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Parking (Starveal)
- This site has a car park.
- This car park has a maximum vehicle height restriction of 190cm.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: The car park is free for all visitors.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: The Tower is free for National Trust members.
- This site does not offer companion or carer discounts.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Entrance (Tower)
- The entrance surveyed is located to the side of the tower.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The handrails do not cover all steps.
- Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There is a single manual gate which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 77cm.
Tour
- The tour is self-guided and volunteers/staff are not available to provide additional information.
- There is stepped access along the tour route.
- There are doorways or openings used on the tour which are under 75cm wide.
- The majority of walkway widths are under 120cm.
- The tour can not be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
- There is no (or very little) background noise along the tour route.
- The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
- Flooring along the tour route is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to gravel.
- Lighting levels are low throughout the tour route.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located off Starveal parking.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope and steep ramps/slopes.
- The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The access points to the area are located off Windy Gap parking.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The access point is 1/4 miles from Windy Gap car park from the National Trust owned land.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland and woodland.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: cobbled, grass, gravel and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- To get to the Tower there are steep slopes.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.