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 on the west side of the river.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- Staff/volunteers cannot describe the layout and access around the site.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the tea room. View information about this toilet (new tab).
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.
- You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
Route to (the Towpath)
- Exit the car park and turn left.
Follow the path and cross the footbridge. - The route to the area is step-free level and includes more than 3 steps with a handrail.
- Path surfaces along the route are compact earth, tarmac, gravel and wood.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Stairs (Woodbridge Meadow Crossing Footbridge)
- There are more than 20 steps between floors.
- The steps are not clearly marked with handrails on both sides.
- The highest step is 18cm high.
- The stairs are open.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located on the far side of the wharf, accessed by the footbridge.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, cobbled, grass and gravel.
- Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
- 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, steep ramps/slopes without handrails and less than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
- There is a steep slope with a step as you approach Ladymead and the bridge to the north.
There is a pedestrian crossing at this point with dropped kerbs and tactile paving.
There is a steep path with no handrails on the central island leading to a further pedestrian crossing with tactile paving and dropped kerbs.
The towpath continues on the other side of the bridge by turning right at the crossing and turning left down a steep pathway. - There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.