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Amenities in this area include: a reception.
The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope.
This entrance is located at the bottom of Woodcroft car park.
There is a team member available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
The following are also available: seating, a clearly signed hearing assistance system, facilities for assistance dogs, 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.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located within the Longshaw Café. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Dogs are allowed at this property.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
This bus stop is located on the B6521 and has an intermittent service to both Sheffield and Nether Padley.
The nearest train station is Grindleford.
Grindleford station is approximately 2.5 miles away.
The nearest tram station is Herdings Park.
Herdings Park is approximately 8.5 miles away.
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This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: speed bumps.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac and 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 more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 252cm x 600cm.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the Longshaw Visitor Reception building.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces and slopes/ramps.
There are parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.
The blue badge bays are separated by 105cm gaps. These gaps are marked with raised white bumps, but there are no hatched markings in these gaps.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: trails around the Longshaw Estate.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.

There is step-free level access into the area.
The door is manual, opens by sliding and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 260cm.
Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
There is step-free level access around the area.
There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the area.
All flooring is smooth and even.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 106cm.
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 could not be tested at the time of the survey.
There are chairs without armrests 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.
The visitor reception building was undergoing renovation at the time of the survey, and could not be photographed.

This route starts from Woodcroft car park.
The path runs along the slope to the left of the visitor reception building, left over the bridge and then comes to a fork.
Following the fork to the right, and then taking the next left leads to the Longshaw Café entrance.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope and is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.