Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- 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: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations, a step free standard toilet and a standard toilet.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the toilet block within the car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 1m from the toilet block entrance.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block within the car park.
Admissions
- 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.
Public Transport
- 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).
Parking
- 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 and Resources to Borrow
- 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.
Visitor Reception
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 87cm.
- 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 area.
- The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the area.
- Some of the flooring is smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet and uneven paving/tiles.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 92cm.
- There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are coffee tables and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests available in the visitor reception.
- Services/facilities available include: a member of staff to provide assistance.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Shop (Books)
- There is step-free level access into the shop.
- The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
- All flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access around the shop.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 74cm.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
- Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
Entrance (Toilet Block - Toilet with Adaptations and Female Toilet)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the toilet block in the car park.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The steep ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is an opening without doors .
- The width of the opening is 75cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located in the toilet block within the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 1m from the toilet block entrance.
- There is pictorial and written text 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 84cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 170cm x 172cm 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 83cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush 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.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: wash basin, towel dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 41cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 87cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever.
- The height of the wash basin is 76cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 122cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 113cm.
- The height of the baby change is 85cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is a shelf located where it is not reachable for seated and standing users.
- The shelf does not meet the criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets. For the Stoma Friendly Toilets criteria click here and select the Stoma Friendly tab in the right hand pane.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 154cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat, the internal door and the dropdown rail.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (Toilet Block - Female)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high 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 width of the widest cubicle door opening is 63cm.
- The wash basin tap type is twist/turn.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are no hand dryers.
Standard Toilet (Toilet Block - Male)
- 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 high 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 width of the widest cubicle door opening is 71cm.
- The wash basin tap type is twist/turn.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are no hand dryers.