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Morden Hall Park - Stableyard Café

Morden Hall Road, Morden, London, SM4 5JD

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope, a manual door and a door permanently held open.
  • This entrance is at the front of the café.
  • There is step-free access once inside.
  • There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating, a hearing assistance system which is not signed and facilities for assistance dogs.
  • At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was not working.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • Toilet and changing facilities available include: step free standard toilets and a toilet with some adaptations.
  • The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found on the right as you enter the stableyard..
  • The standard toilets surveyed can be found on the right hand side of the courtyard (female) and on left hand side of the courtyard (male).

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair. 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 garden centre. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Route to (the Stableyard Café)

  • From the car park, cross the wooden bridge directly ahead, go straight on, through the gate, and turn right. The stableyard is on the left.
    Go through the arch and the café is at the rear of the courtyard on the right.
  • The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
  • Path surfaces along the route are gravel, cobbles, paving stones, bonded gravel and wood.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

Entrance (Main)

  • The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
  • There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
  • The slight slope is over 150cm wide.
  • There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
  • The width of the opening is 109cm.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.

Entrance (Seating Area)

  • The entrance surveyed is located on the right of the stableyard.
  • There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
  • The slight slope is over 150cm wide.
  • There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
  • The width of the opening is 152cm.

Eating and Drinking

  • This is a café which serves hot and cold snacks.
  • There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
  • Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
  • Menu types include: counter menus.
  • Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
  • The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cups, two handled cups, easy grip cutlery and a portable card machine for payment.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise here.
  • There is a hearing assistance system which is not signed.
  • The hearing assistance system was tested, however it was not working at the time of the survey.
  • There is a counter over 85cm high without a tray rail.
  • The counter is 89cm high.
  • There is not 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 coffee tables, tables, long tables, armchairs and chairs without armrests available in the seating area.
  • The seating area does not have: a priority table.
  • There are some tables which are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The surface height of the tables is 72cm.
  • Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven paving/tiles.

Entrance (Stableyard Toilet Block - Toilet with Adaptations, Female and Parent and Baby Room)

  • The entrance surveyed is located to the right of the stableyard.
  • There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
  • The slight slope is over 150cm wide.
  • There is a single manual door which is permanently open.

Entrance (Stableyard Toilet Block - Male)

  • The entrance surveyed is located to the left of the stableyard.
  • There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
  • The slight slope is over 150cm wide.
  • There is a single manual door which is permanently open.

Toilet with Adaptations (Stableyard - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)

  • This toilet is located on the right as you enter the stableyard.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
  • The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the toilet door opening is 81cm.
  • The door has a lever twist lock.
  • The dimensions of the cubicle are 149cm x 224cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
  • There is a lateral transfer space to the left 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 non 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 and wash basin.
  • The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and hand dryer.
  • The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
  • The height of the toilet roll holder is 99cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is push.
  • The height of the wash basin is 71cm.
  • The height of the soap dispenser is 95cm.
  • The height of the hand dryer is 110cm.
  • 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 full length mirror, a waste bin with lid and a sanitary bin.
  • The cubicle does not have coat hooks.
  • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor, the dropdown rail and some grab rails.
  • The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails, the toilet seat and the internal door.
  • Lighting levels are bright.
  • There is a slight slope on the approach to the toilet block door.

Standard Toilet (Stableyard)

  • 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 71cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
  • The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 55cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is push.
  • Lighting levels are bright.
  • There are hand dryers.

Parent and Baby Room / Baby Feeding Room (Stableyard)

  • There is step-free level access into the room.
  • The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 71cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • The height of the baby change table is 82cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is push.
  • There is no seating available in the room.
  • There is a toilet in the parent and baby room.
  • Waste bins include: a nappy bin.

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located at the rear of the stableyard.
  • Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
  • The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
  • 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 72cm.
  • The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 75cm.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 82cm.
  • The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
  • 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 loose chippings and bark chippings.