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Amenities in this building include: exhibition rooms and historic interiors.
The most accessible entrance has steps and a manual door.
This entrance is at the rear of the building.
There are 2 floors once inside.
Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
There is 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 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 visitor reception and walk across the car park.
At the road, turn right and the Old Town Hall is straight ahead.
The route to the area is step-free level.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac, concrete and gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

The following information describes the picnic area located in front of and behind the Old Town Hall.
Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide.
There are 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 lowest picnic table is 69cm.
The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 72cm.
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 grass.

The entrance surveyed is located at the rear of the building.
There is stepped access at the entrance.
There are 10+ steps, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the right going up.
The handrail covers all steps.
Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 112cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
There are steps leading to the entrance on either side as you face the door.

The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
The tour takes approximately 45 minutes.
There is stepped access along the tour route.
The majority of walkway widths are under 120cm.
The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
The tour route may vary depending on the season.
There may be background noise along the tour route.
The following may be experienced on the tour: tactile experiences.
Tour information includes the following formats: information booklets, tactile and information board.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are chairs without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the tables.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven floorboards.
Lighting levels are moderate to good throughout the tour route.