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Summary

• View information about opening hours.
• Amenities in this area include: a garden and historic interiors.
• The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps) and a door permanently held open.
• This entrance is at the front of the grandstand via a portable ramp.
• There are 2 floors once inside.
• Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
• There is stepped access once inside.
• There are two steps leading from the visitor reception area to the stairs and video room.
• There is restricted headroom and restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
• 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, Braille information, a clearly signed hearing assistance system, a companion/carer discount, 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 part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
• Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations for disabled people and standard toilets.
• This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 27m from the grandstand entrance.
• The standard toilets can be found on the ground floor of the external toilet block.
• The standard toilet surveyed can be found in the external toilet block.
• There is a separate exit.
• The exit has steps and a door permanently held open.
• The entrance can be used to exit by visitors with limited mobility.

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Public Transport

• There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the building.
• The nearest train station is Stroud.
• Stroud train station is approximately 26.3 miles from Lodge Park.
  There is not a bus service from the station to Lodge Park.
• For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

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Parking

• This site has a car park.
• The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces.
• This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel and compacted earth surface.
• Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
• There are not clearly presented payment signs.
• Maps and information boards are available.
• There are 2 Blue Badge parking bays.
• The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 333cm x 360cm.
• There is no hatched zone.
• The nearest Blue Badge bay is 55m from the entrance.
• Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces and loose chippings.
• There are not parent and child parking bays available.
• There is not a designated drop-off point.

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Admissions

• At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: All.
• This site offers companion or carer discounts.

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Equipment and Resources to Borrow

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

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Route to (the Grandstand)

• From the car park, walk to the gated entrance to the lodge grounds and follow the level path directly to the entrance of the grandstand.
• The route to the area is step-free level.
• Path surfaces along the route are compact earth and gravel.
• The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
• There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

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Entrance

• The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the grandstand.
• There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
• The slight portable ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
• The ramp overcomes the steps.
• Please contact reception staff for use of the portable ramp.
• There are 4 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
• Steps are split with a resting area.
• Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
• There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
• The width of the opening is 137cm.

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Visitor Reception

• Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
• 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 86cm.
• The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
• The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
• 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.

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Tour

• The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
• The tour takes approximately 1 hour.
• There is stepped access along the tour route.
• The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
• The tour can not be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
• Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via a video on tablet or mobile phone.
• The tour route may vary depending on the season.
• There is background noise which varies, depending on the time of day.
• Tour information includes the following formats: information booklets, Braille, pictorial and television/screen.
• The tour has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
• The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
• There are a mixture of chairs with and without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
• All flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
• Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
• Lighting levels are low along parts of the tour route.

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Stairs

• The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1.
• There are 14 steps between floors.
• The steps are not clearly marked with a handrail on the right going up.
• The highest step is 17cm high.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.

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Stairs (Roof)

• The floors which are accessible by stairs are 2 and the Roof.
• There are 12 steps between floors.
• The steps are not clearly marked with a handrail on the left going up.
• The highest step is 19cm high.
• This is a spiral staircase and will be narrower in some areas.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.

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Stairs (Basement)

• The floors which are accessible by stairs are 1, 0.
• There are 13 steps between floors.
• The steps are not clearly marked with a handrail on the right going down.
• The highest step is 17cm high.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.

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Exit

• The exit is located at the rear of the building.
• There is not step-free access at the exit.
• There are 3 steps, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the left going down.
• The handrail covers all steps.
• Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
• There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
• The width of the opening is 75cm.
• The exit opening has a minimum height of 200cm.

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Entrance (Toilets)

• The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the toilets.
• There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
• The steep portable ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
• There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
• The width of the opening is 92cm.
• There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
• The portable ramp is permanently in place.

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Toilet with Adaptations (Left Hand Transfer)

• This toilet is located in the block at the side of the property.
• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• This toilet is approximately 5m from the exit at the side of the property.
• There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
• The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the toilet door opening is 95cm.
• The door has a locking handle.
• 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.
• The dimensions of the cubicle are 152cm x 243cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
• There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat.
• The lateral transfer space is 88cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
• There is a push button flush on the non transfer side.
• The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
• There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
• The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder and wash basin.
• The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: towel dispenser.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
• The height of the toilet roll holder is 100cm.
• The wash basin tap type is sensor.
• The height of the wash basin is 74cm.
• The height of the soap dispenser is 96cm.
• The height of the towel dispenser is 102cm.
• The height of the baby change is 93cm.
• There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
• There is not a shelf.
• The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin and a padded back rest for seat.
• The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
• There are coat hooks in the toilet at 119cm and 158cm from the floor.
• The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the toilet seat.
• The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails, the dropdown rail and the floor.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.

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Standard Toilet

• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 72cm.
• Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
• The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
• There is an ambulant cubicle available with horizontal grab rails on both sides.
• The information above relates to the female toilet. There is a different configuration of rails in the male toilet.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.
• There are no hand dryers.

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Outdoor Spaces

• This information is for the access point located at the rear of the grandstand.
• There is step-free level access into the area.
• There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens away from you (push).
• The gate is self-closing.
• The width of the gap is 116cm.
• The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland and open countryside.
• The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass.
• Footpaths are not available in all of the outdoor space.
• There is step-free level access around some of the area.
• There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
• The slight slopes are at various points throughout the main outdoor spaces.
• The paths have easy open gates which may create obstacles for some users.

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Picnic Area

• The following information describes the picnic area located at the rear of the grandstand via the exit at the rear of the property.
• There is step-free level access into the area.
• There are 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 67cm.
• The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 70cm.
• The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 74cm.
• 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 grass.