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Amenities in this building include: two standard ambulant toilet cubicles.
The most accessible entrance has steps, a steep ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps) and a manual door.
This entrance is Toilet Entrance, located to the south of the building.
There is step-free access once inside.
There is restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
There are members of staff available for help and assistance.
Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets, ambulant cubicles and a toilet designated as gender neutral.
The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block, next to the tea room.

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.

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.

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.

The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the toilet block, next to the tea room entrance.
There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
The steep portable ramp is under 75cm wide, with no handrails.
The ramp overcomes the steps.
Please contact a member of staff for use of the portable ramp.
There are 2 steps, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
Some of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 69cm.

There is step-free level access into the toilet.
The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 70cm.
Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
The shared standard toilet was surveyed.
The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 70cm.
There is an ambulant cubicle available with a horizontal grab rail on the right and a vertical grab rail on the left.
The wash basin tap type is push.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
There are no hand dryers.
There is a similar additional standard toilet within the block with a door that opens inwards.