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View information about opening hours.
Amenities in this area include: Picnic area.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a door permanently held open.
There is step-free access once inside.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is to the left after exiting the Visitor Reception.. View information about this toilet (new tab).

From the visitor reception, go straight ahead towards the house.
Go between the hedges and turn left before the house.
Follow this path until you reach the book shop on the right, through the big archway.
The route to the area is step-free level.
Path surfaces along the route are compact earth.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

There is step-free level access into the shop.
The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 104cm.
Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
Flooring in the shop is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.
There is step-free level access around the shop.
There is no (or very little) background noise here.
Lighting levels are low.
There are armchairs and seats without armrests available in this area.
Books are paid for using an honesty box.

The following information describes the picnic area located to the right of the book shop.
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 highest picnic table is 66cm.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 73cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: all 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 compacted earth and grass.

The following information describes the picnic area located straight ahead after going through the archway.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There are tables and picnic tables.
No chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are not available.
The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 72cm.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 76cm.
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 uneven paving/tiles and gravel.

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 and the house. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.