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 hearing assistance system which is not signed.
- At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the rear courtyard. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: parking and the parkland.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas of the site.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest bus stop is approximately 0.6 miles away on Ladgate Lane.
- The nearest train station is Marton.
- Marton Station is approximately 1.5 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a loose chippings surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are not available.
- There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
- There is not a designated drop-off point.
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.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys, sunglasses, magnifying glass, soft toy and communication cards.
- You can borrow these from the visitor welcome hut. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Visitor Reception (Welcome Hut)
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
- There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
- The flooring is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to loose chippings.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 73cm.
- The counter has a hearing assistance system which is not signed.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- 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.
- A member of staff will come out of the hut to greet visitors on arrival and scan National Trust membership cards or take payment.