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The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
This entrance is in Town Lane, approximately 200 metres from visitor reception.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
The following are also available: seating.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the car park near to visitor reception. View information about this toilet (new tab).

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: all areas of the site apart from parking.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Ryde Esplanade.
Ryde Esplanade station is approximately 16 miles from the site.
There is no direct bus service from the station to the site.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There is 1 Blue Badge parking bay.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.

Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: binoculars, magnifying glass, activity sheets and accessible maps.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Leave the car park and turn right onto Town Lane.
Walk for approximately 200 metres and the open access point is on the right.
The route to the area is step-free level.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and gravel.
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 area.
The access points to the area are located in Town Lane, approximately 200 and 300 metres from visitor reception.
There is open access at the surveyed access point.
The width of the gap is 105cm.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth, uncompacted earth, loose stones and wood.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
There are slight and steep slopes at various points along pathways.
There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates and kissing gates which may create obstacles for some users.

The trail is approximately 1.5 miles long.
The route commences along Town Lane to the gate giving access to Causeway Lake.
After following the bank, the route moves across a field and then along the road to a path that takes the visitor to the saltmarsh.
The route circles the saltmarsh and then returns to visitor reception via Town Lane.
The hike is open 24 hours.
None of the paths are lit at night.
The route includes the following surfaces: tarmac, grass, compacted gravel, wood and mud.
Some of the route contains steep gradients and very uneven surfaces.
These are found in the following areas: along the bank of the Causeway Lake.
There are alternative routes to avoid these areas.
The route is not clearly signposted.
The route has online maps.
Seating is available on the route.
There are no toilet facilities along the route.