Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The following are also available: maps and an information board in the car park.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is across from the Timber Yard Café.. View information about this toilet (new tab)
Admissions
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: the estate.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
Public Transport
- The bus stop, named 'Lyme Park', is located just outside the site entrance which is approximately 1 mile away from the house.
There is a minibus service that can shuttle visitors up to the house and car park however. - The nearest train station is Disley.
- Disley Station is approximately 0.5 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a concrete, gravel and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 20m from the the Timber Yard.
- Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
- The main car park has14 disabled parking spaces. The Orangery yard has 5 disabled parking spaces. This gives you step-free access into the gardens via the Rose Garden. Available spaces can be confirmed at the admissions hut. The Timber Yard car park has 4 disabled parking spaces. The venue uses overflow parking on busy days utilising grassed areas when appropriate for general parking. The venue uses car parking martials during holidays and weekends.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: manual wheelchairs. 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 or hire the following mobility vehicles: a tramper. It is highly recommended that these are booked in advance, where this is possible. Please check the National Trust website for details.
- Please contact the venue for details of where the wheelchairs and trampers can be borrowed from.