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Access Guide

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.

Admissions

  • At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: beach.
  • At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: car park.
  • At this location the following areas require payment from everyone (including National Trust members): none.

Public Transport

Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel 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 3 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • There is no hatched zone.
  • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 20m from the car park entrance.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.
  • There is 1 electric vehicle charging point.
  • There is no electric vehicle charging point designated for Blue Badge holders.
  • There is not a designated drop-off point.
  • The Blue Badge and electric charging bays were not marked so dimensions could not be determined.

Visitor Reception

  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 160cm.
  • 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 over 150cm.
  • There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
  • All flooring is smooth and even.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 74cm.
  • The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
  • There are chairs with armrests available in the visitor reception.
  • Services/facilities available include: a member of staff to provide assistance.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise here.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • Chairs are generally used by staff but can be offered to anyone who might need to sit down.
    The visitor reception is open and staffed during peak season, usually April - September.

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located between the electric charging point and the visitor reception building.
  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There are picnic tables.
  • No chairs have armrests on both sides.
  • Adapted picnic tables are not available.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 68cm.
  • The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all 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 gravel.

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.