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Runnymede and Ankerwycke - Ankerwycke Priory and Yew

Windsor Road, near Old Windsor, Surrey, SL4 2JL

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes, steep ramps/slopes and a gate.
  • This entrance is the kissing gate to the side of the Magna Carta Lane Car Park.
  • There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating, a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is a 15 minute drive away, in the Magna Carta Tearoom. There are no toilets on site at the priory or yew. View information about this toilet (new tab).

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Parking (Magna Carta Lane)

  • This site has a car park.
  • The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces.
  • This is an open air car park with a concrete, loose chippings and compacted earth surface.
  • Parking is free for all users.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings, grass 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.

Route to (Ankerwycke Priory and Yew)

  • Please note that Ankerwycke cannot be accessed from the Runnymede Car Park, as it is on the opposite side of the Thames.
    Ankerwycke is approximately 3.6 miles drive from Runnymede.
    From the Magna Carta Lane Car Park, head through the kissing gate on the right side of the car park.
    Follow the signs through the field, and through another kissing gate to a level track.
    Follow the track to the Ankerwycke Priory and Yew.
  • The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
  • Path surfaces along the route are compact earth, muddy and bonded gravel.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

Outdoor Spaces

  • This information is for the access point located at the right side of the Magna Carta Lane Car Park.
  • Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope and a steep ramp/slope.
  • The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
  • There is a kissing gate at the surveyed access point.
  • The gate is self-closing.
  • The width of the gap is 106cm.
  • The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland.
  • The outdoor facilities also include: the ruins of Ankerwycke Priory and the Ankerwycke Yew.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, compact earth and uncompacted earth.
  • Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
  • 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 and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
  • The ground has slight slopes throughout. There is a steep slope between the second and third kissing gates on the route to the Priory Ruins and Yew. At the Priory Ruins and Yew, the ground either side of the path has slight and steep slopes throughout.
  • There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
  • The paths have kissing gates which may create obstacles for some users.
  • There are three kissing gates in all along the route.