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Amenities in this building include: a reception.
Amenities in this area include: Parking and Visitor Reception.
The most accessible entrance has step-free level access.
There is step-free access once inside.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
Additional toilet facilities with adaptations for disabled people are The Plant Centre. View information about this toilet (new tab).

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: parking is free although it is expected you are paying to come into the estate.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking, Hall, parks and gardens.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
There is a bus stop outside the estate which is 0.2 miles from the visitor reception. The bus stop is at White Barn Farm.
The nearest train station is Rugeley Trent Valley.
Rugeley train station is just over 3 miles away. A bus to the station can be caught from White Barn Farm.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

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 gravel, compacted gravel and resin bound gravel surface.
Parking is free for all users.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 230cm x 480cm.
There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 25m from the visitor reception.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.
There are two separate Blue Badge bay parking areas. One is tarmac and the other is compacted gravel but with uneven surfaces and potholes.

You can borrow or hire the following equipment: manual wheelchairs. 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.
You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: trampers. 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.

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 153cm.
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 over 150cm.
There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
All flooring is smooth and even.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 102cm.
There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
There are booths and bench seats available in the visitor reception.
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.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
The only time public enter the visitor reception building is to fill in a membership.