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Summary

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Amenities in this building include: a tea room.
Additional amenities in this building include: a small theatre inside a 17th-century thatched barn, which hosts productions from May to September. The theatre, along with the attached tea room, can also be hired out for weddings and other functions.
The most accessible entrance has steps, a steep ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps) and a door permanently held open.
This entrance is Tea Room Entrance, located to the south of the building.
There is stepped access once inside.
There is restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
There are members of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: seating, a companion/carer discount and facilities for assistance dogs.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets, a toilet designated as gender neutral and ambulant cubicles.
The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block, next to the tea room.

This property does not have a car park.
Nearby parking includes: standard on-street parking and an open air public car park.
People may be dropped off directly in front of the house if required.

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 reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Exit the house via the front door.
Turn right along the front lawn, and right again along the gravel path running between the house and the rose garden.
Bear diagonally right downhill across the lawn, towards the pond at the southern end of the garden.
Turn left at the pond and the entrances to these buildings are on the left.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are gravel, cobbles, paving stones and bonded gravel.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.

This is a tea room which serves sandwiches and snacks.
There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered and table service (on request only).
Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
Menu types include: written wall menus, menu boards and counter menus.
Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
The following are available here: a portable card machine for payment.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
There is not a hearing assistance system.
There is a counter over 85cm high without a tray rail.
The counter is 95cm high.
There is not a section of the counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
There is step-free level access around the seating area.
There are tables and chairs without armrests available in the seating area.
The seating area does not have: room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm), a priority table and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
Tables are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The surface height of the tables is 76cm.
All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
The majority of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.

The following information describes the picnic area located just outside the tea room.
There is step-free level access into the area.
There are bench seats and picnic tables.
No chairs have armrests on both sides.
Adapted picnic tables are not available.
The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 71cm.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
There is step-free level access around the area.
The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to grass.

The entrance surveyed is located leading in from the tea room.
There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
The slight portable ramp is under 75cm wide, with no handrails.
The ramp overcomes the step.
Please contact a member of staff for use of the portable ramp.
There is 1 step, which is unmarkedno handrails.
The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
The width of the opening is 116cm.
There is a slight ramp between 75cm and 150cm wide beyond the entrance, with no handrails.