Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating, a companion/carer discount and maps.
- There are off road mobility scooters available to borrow.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the toilet block off the courtyard. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: none of the site.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: the whole site.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Corby.
- The train station is located approximately 7.8 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 tarmac and gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are not clearly presented payment signs.
- 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 361cm x 597cm.
- There is no hatched zone.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
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.
Visitor Reception
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
- The flooring is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to gravel.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 72cm.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are tables and 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.
- Visitors do not need to enter the hut as all payments are made outside.