Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: a reception.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and a manual door.
- This entrance is on the right hand side of the visitor centre.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: a clearly signed hearing assistance system and a companion/carer discount.
- At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a Changing Places facility, an accessible toilet for the use of everyone and standard toilets.
- There is a Changing Place which can be found in a toilet block outside, to the right of the visitor centre.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in a toilet block outside, to the right of the visitor centre.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 20m from the visitor centre.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in a toilet block outside, to the right of the visitor centre.
- There is a separate exit.
- The exit has a slight ramp/slope and a manual door.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the permissive bridle path and the toilets.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: All aspects of the site.
- Parking is free for National Trust members but chargeable for all other visitors.
- 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 Cam and Dursley.
- Cam and Dursley train station is approximately 9 miles from Newark Park.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a loose chippings and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the visitor centre.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
- Visitors can be dropped off next to the house.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- 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.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy.
- You can borrow these from the visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- 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.
- There are charges to borrow trampers.
- To borrow the trampers you have to be a member of the Access Mobility or you can join for the day.
Visitor Centre
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 76cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
- There is step-free level access around the visitor centre.
- The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
- There is no room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the visitor centre.
- All flooring is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 79cm.
- The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- There are bench seats and high stools available in the visitor centre.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs.
- 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.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The exit door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the exit door opening is 76cm.
Changing Places
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Location and Access
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- The facility is additional to standard and accessible toilets, and is located close to other managed facilities.
- Access into the facility is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is pictorial 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 door opening is 76cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
- The door has a horizontal grab rail.
- The dimensions of the facility are 245cm x 300cm.
- The ceiling height is at a minimum height of 2.4m and there is a clear 200cm x 180cm manoeuvring space in the facility.
- The facility has a non-slip floor.
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Toilet Details
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- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat.
- The transfer space on the left as you face the toilet is 100cm.
- 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 have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, all grab rails, the floor and the toilet seat.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door.
- The toilet seat is 45cm above the floor.
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- There is pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from floor).
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 80cm.
- The toilet has a cistern.
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Changing Bench and Hoist Details
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- The facility changing bench is free standing and height-adjustable.
- The length of the facility changing bench is 140cm.
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Other Facilities
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- There is a fixed height wash basin at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The wash basin is 73cm from the floor.
- The soap dispenser is 92cm from the floor.
- The hand dryer is 103cm from the floor.
- The facility has: a full length mirror, a nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin and a pedal bin.
- There is not a shelf.
- The height of the coat hook is 170cm from the floor.
- Wide tear off paper roll is not available.
- There is not a visual fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Toilet with Adaptations
- This toilet is located in a toilet block, on the right side of the visitor centre.
- Access into the toilet is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- This toilet is approximately 20m from the visitor centre.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 83cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 245cm x 300cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 90cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side.
- 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: hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 45cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 80cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 92cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 103cm.
- The height of the baby change is 91cm.
- 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 nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin and a pedal bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- There are coat hooks in the toilet at 93cm and 170cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, all grab rails and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet
- Access into the toilet is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 73cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a female toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 62cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.