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There is 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 and a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is the male toilet, outside the tea room. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Additional toilet facilities with adaptations for disabled people are for females, which are within the tea room building. View information about this toilet (new tab).

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

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
Lytes Cary bus stop is located 0.3 miles from the site.
The nearest train station is Yeovil Pen Mill.
Yeovil Pen Mill Train Station is approximately 8 miles from the venue.
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This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac, gravel and compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for all users.
Maps and information boards are not available.
There are 5 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 250cm x 485cm.
There is a hatched zone on both sides and to the rear.
The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 5m from the Visitor Reception.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces 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.

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 these from the visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Access into the area is via steps.
There are 3 steps, which are unmarked, with handrails on both sides.
The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 125cm.
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.
The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
There is no 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 119cm.
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 was tested and working at the time of the survey.
There are tables and bench seats available in the visitor reception.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs.
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.
There is a picnic table available outside the visitor reception.
The height is 76cm.
The space between the floor and the underside of the table is 72cm.