Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is the access point for the Sunken Garden at the rear of the house.
- 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 not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is to the right of the Granary Café. View information about this toilet (new tab).
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: manual wheelchairs and a mountain trike. 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 visitor reception and the house. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: a mobility scooter. 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 visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Route to (the Sunken Garden and Old Kitchen Garden)
- On exiting visitor reception, follow the path ahead and take the first path on the right.
Follow the path to the rear of the house, then cross the green to the further path.
This path leads into the Sunken Garden.
The Old Kitchen Garden is accessed via the path through the Sunken Garden. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are compact earth and tarmac.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Outdoor Spaces (Sunken Garden)
- This information is for the access point located at the rear of the house.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
- The top path running through the Sunken Garden is level, with no steps. The areas below this path are reached by sets of steps, beyond which the ground is sloped to varying degrees.
- There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Outdoor Spaces (Old Kitchen Garden)
- This information is for the access point located at the end of the path through the Sunken Garden.
- Access into the area is via steps.
- There are 10+ steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- Access is via an enclosed bridge with steps on both sides.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass and uncompacted earth.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- The ground slopes either side of the centre of the garden.
- There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.