Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a manual door.
- This entrance is at the front of the house.
- There are 2 floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: standard lift and stairs.
- There is step-free access once inside with lift access to other floors.
- There is not 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 audio format information.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found on the first floor ahead and to the right as you exit the lift.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 3m from the lift.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: trampers. 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.
Route to (Lyveden Manor)
- Follow the path from the car park, continuing ahead.
The manor entrance will be on the right. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- 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.
Entrance
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the house.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 103cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of less than 1.5cm.
Tour
- The tour is self-guided and volunteers/staff are not available to provide additional information.
- The tour takes approximately 20 minutes.
- There is step-free access via lift throughout the tour.
- The majority of walkway widths are over 180cm.
- There is background noise which varies, depending on the time of day.
- The following may be experienced on the tour: tactile experiences.
- Tour information includes the following formats: audio description.
- The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are armchairs, sofas, stools, chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
- Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet and uneven floorboards.
- Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- Lighting levels are varied throughout the tour route.
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Lift
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- The lift door opening width is 80cm.
- The dimensions of the lift are 86cm x 134cm.
Stairs
- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G and 1.
- There are more than 20 steps between floors.
- The steps are not clearly marked with handrails on both sides.
- The highest step is 18cm high.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Toilet with Adaptations (Manor House - First Floor - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located on the first floor of the manor house.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 3m from the lift.
- There is no signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 76cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- 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 204cm x 169cm 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 133cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush on the 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, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: towel dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 106cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 74cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 91cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 94cm.
- 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 waste bin without lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 173cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails, the toilet seat, the internal door and the dropdown rail.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.