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Amenities in this area include: gardens.
Additional amenities in this area include: Picnic area.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
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 continue to the house.
Turn left and the West Drive will be ahead of you.
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.

This information is for the access point located at the rear of the house.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment and formal gardens.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel and compact earth.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around the area.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.

Playground View
- There is a route around the play equipment which is not firm and even, but is over 150cm wide.
- The play equipment is in easy reach for seated and standing users, and users of different heights.
- The following play experiences are available: sliding, climbing and balancing.
- The play/activity equipment is located immediately to the left as you arrive in the West Drive Picnic Area.

The following information describes the picnic area located on the left of West Drive with the house behind you.
Access into the area is via steps.
There are 10+ steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
There is an alternative access point located within the grass picnic area at the bookshop.
There are bench seats 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 66cm.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 69cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: seating which is fixed to tables.
There is step-free level access around some of 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 grass.

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.