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Summary

• View information about opening hours.
• Amenities in this area include: Picnic Area.
• The most accessible entrance has a step and a door permanently held open.
• There is step-free access once inside via platform or stair lift.
• There is a platform lift to access the café.
• 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.
• Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and a standard toilet.
• The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found within the male and female standard toilets..
• This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 8m from the café entrance.
• The toilets with adaptations for disabled people can be found to the left after exiting the picnic area.
• The standard toilet surveyed can be found is located along the corridor to the café.

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Route to (the Tea Room)

• Leave the car park with the visitor reception and Blue Badge parking on your right.
  Turn right down the tarmac path.
  Follow the path round to the right and continue down the path lined with trees.
  The male accessible toilets is on the right before the picnic area entrance.
  The picnic area entrance is straight ahead.
  The tea room building entrance is on the left within the picnic area.
• The route to the area is step-free level.
• Path surfaces along the route are tarmac, gravel and paving stones.
• The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
• There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

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Standard Toilet (Male)

• Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
• The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
• The door is manual, permanently held open and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 92cm.
• Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
• The male standard toilet was surveyed.
• The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 72cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• Lighting levels are bright.
• There are hand dryers.

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Toilet with Adaptations (Male - Right Hand Transfer)

• This toilet is located within the male standard toilets.
• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• This toilet is approximately 25m from the picnic area entrance.
• There is pictorial 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 89cm.
• The door has a lever twist lock.
• Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
• The dimensions of the cubicle are 134cm x 240cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
• There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
• The lateral transfer space is 70cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
• There is a spatula flush on the right transfer side.
• The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the 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: hand dryer.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
• The height of the toilet roll holder is 101cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• The height of the wash basin is 74cm.
• The height of the hand dryer is 94cm.
• The height of the baby change is 94cm.
• There is no emergency alarm.
• There is not a shelf.
• The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin.
• The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
• The height of the coat hook is 150cm from the floor.
• The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the floor.
• The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, all grab rails and the toilet seat.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.
• There is a slight slope at the entrance to the toilet block but level access within the toilets.

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Entrance (Picnic Area)

• The entrance surveyed is located to the side of the Manor House.
• There is step-free level access at the entrance.
• The width of the opening is 150cm.

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Picnic Area

• The following information describes the picnic area located outside the café.
• 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 55cm.
• The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 68cm.
• The surface height of the lowest table is 60cm.
• The surface height of the highest table is 73cm.
• The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs.
• 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.

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Entrance (Toilets and Tea Room Building)

• The entrance surveyed is located within the picnic area.
• There is stepped access at the entrance.
• There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
• The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
• There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
• The width of the opening is 100cm.
• The entrance opening does not have a minimum height of 200cm.
• The entrance opening height is 189cm.
• There is a second manual door which is permanently open.
• The width of the opening is 96cm.
• There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.

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Standard Toilet (Female)

• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the door opening is 82cm.
• Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
• The female toilet was surveyed.
• The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 58cm.
• The wash basin tap type is twist/turn.
• Lighting levels are moderate to good.
• There are hand dryers.

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Toilet with Adaptations (Female - Right Hand Transfer)

• This toilet is located within the standard female toilets.
• There is step-free level access into the toilet.
• This toilet is approximately 8m from the toilets and tea room building entrance.
• The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
• The width of the toilet door opening is 80cm.
• The door has a locking handle.
• Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
• The dimensions of the cubicle are 155cm x 220cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
• There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
• The lateral transfer space is 78cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
• There is a lever flush on the right transfer side.
• The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the 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.
• The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: wash basin and towel dispenser.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
• The height of the toilet roll holder is 86cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• The height of the wash basin is 72cm.
• The height of the towel dispenser is 116cm.
• The height of the baby change is 86cm.
• There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
• There is not a shelf.
• The cubicle has: a full length mirror, a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
• The height of the coat hook is 170cm from the floor.
• The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the floor, all grab rails and the toilet seat.
• The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door.
• Lighting levels are bright.

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Lift

• This lift is a platform lift (staff assistance required).
• The lift overcomes a small level change.
• Externally the lift has: buttons with a high colour contrast to the surroundings, controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user and tactile markings.
• The lift does not have a recommended turning space (150cm x 150cm) in front of it.
• The lift door opening width is 86cm.
• The dimensions of the lift are 86cm x 127cm.
• Lighting levels are low.

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Steps

• There are 3 steps.
• The steps are not clearly marked but there is a handrail on the left going up.
• Lighting levels are low.

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Entrance (Tea Room)

• The entrance surveyed is located at the end of the corridor from the toilets and tea room building entrance.
• There is step-free level access at the entrance.
• There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
• The width of the opening is 82cm.
• There is a second manual door which is permanently open.
• The width of the opening is 96cm.
• There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.

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Eating and Drinking

• This is a tea room which serves hot and cold meals and snacks.
• There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
• Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
• Menu types include: written wall menus and menu boards.
• Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
• The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cups and a portable card machine for payment.
• Lighting levels are bright.
• There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
• There is a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
• The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
• There is a counter under 85cm high with a tray rail.
• The counter is 84cm high.
• There is a section of the counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
• There is step-free level access around the seating area.
• There are tables, bench seats and chairs without armrests available in the seating area.
• The seating area does not have: room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm), a priority table and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
• There are no tables which are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
• The surface height of the tables is 77cm.
• The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs.
• Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
• Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.
• There are high chairs available to use.

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