Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.
- At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and step free standard toilets.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the toilet block within the car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 2m from the toilet block entrance.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found in the toilet block within the car park.
Admissions
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas of the site.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Cullybackey.
- Cullybackey Station is approximately 24 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Translink (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a gravel surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are not clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- There is no hatched zone.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings 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.
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.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy.
- 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: a mobility scooter. 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.
Visitor Reception
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 166cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- 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) within the majority of the area.
- Some of the flooring is smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 95cm.
- There is a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The counter is placed in front of a patterned background.
- 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 coffee tables, tables, armchairs and chairs without armrests available in the visitor reception.
- Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
- There may be background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The exit door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the exit door opening is 83cm.
Eating and Drinking (Café)
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Location and Access
View
- The café is located on the right-hand side of the visitor centre.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There is step-free access via slope into this area.
- The slope has a slight gradient.
- There are double manual doors with a high visual contrast.
- The doors open away from you.
- The width of the opening is 166cm.
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Service
View
- This area has a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- Full table service is available on request only.
- Menus are wall-mounted and available on a board.
- The following dietary requirements can be catered for: gluten free, vegetarian and vegan.
- The following are available: drinking straws and takeaway cups.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
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Order and Payment
View
- The payment counter was surveyed.
- The counter is located to the right as you enter the café.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 95cm.
- There is not a lowered section at the counter.
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Seating Area
View
- There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
- There is some room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
- The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- Lighting levels are adjustable.
Entrance (Toilet Block)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the rear of the car park.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The slight ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 97cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of more than 1.5cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located in the toilet block at the rear of the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 2m from the toilet block entrance.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 79cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 175cm x 195cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 100cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush on the transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder and wash basin.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 98cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 70cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 105cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 94cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, all grab rails and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (Toilet Block)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 74cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 62cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.