Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: a reception.
- Additional amenities in this area include: a car park, nature area and trail.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
- 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.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations for disabled people and step free standard toilets.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to the countryside area.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: standard parking.
Public Transport
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Pembroke.
- Pembroke Station is approximately 5.5 miles away.
The 387 and 388 buses run regularly from the train station to the site. - For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- 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 grass and cobbled surface.
- Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
- There are clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 4 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the welcome hut.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces 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 mobility vehicles: a tramper. 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 at the Stackpole Centre. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- A beach wheelchair is also available to borrow.
You must ring visitor reception and book in advance to use the equipment.
Visitor Reception (Welcome Hut)
- Access into the area is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 133cm.
- Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- There is no room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the area.
- All flooring is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 73cm.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are chairs with 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 is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The Welcome Hut is open seasonally on an ad-hoc basis.
Ramp or Slope (to Toilets, Outdoor Space and Picnic Area)
- The slope is steep and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
Toilet with Adaptations (Toilet Block - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located on the right side of the toilet block.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 20m from the welcome hut.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 80cm.
- The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 180cm x 240cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 114cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door and a vertical rail on the right side 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, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 107cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 74cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 110cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 111cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a mirror and coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails, the dropdown rail and the floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (Female)
- 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 72cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The female toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a male toilet in the same location.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
Picnic Area
- The following information describes the picnic area located off the car park, to the left of the toilet block.
- Access into the area is via a very steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There are picnic tables.
- No chairs have armrests on both sides.
- Adapted picnic tables are available.
- The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 77cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs and all of the tables.
- There is no 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.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located to the left of the toilet block.
- Access into the area is via a very steep ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: woodland.
- The outdoor facilities also include: fishing areas and a trail.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, block paving, compact earth, loose stones and wood.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are more than 3 steps without handrails in the main areas.
- There are steps to access the bridge to go over the lily ponds.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
Hikes and Trails
- The trail is approximately 1.8 miles long.
- Take the very steep slope to the left of the toilet block and follow the path down until you reach a T-junction.
If you go left, you will eventually reach 5 steps to go over the bridge.
If you go right, you will follow the path along the lily ponds all the way to Broad Haven South. Take the path on the left at the beach and you will then cross a bridge.
Follow the edge of the lily ponds until you reach another bridge on the left. Cross this and follow the edge of the lily ponds until you return to the bridge near the car park which is followed by 5 steps.
Turn right off the path and ascend the very steep slope back up to the car park. - The trail is open 24 hours.
- None of the paths are lit at night.
- The route includes the following surfaces: concrete, block paving, gravel, compacted gravel, wood and mud.
- Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.
- These are found in the following areas: at the first bridge on the left after the T-junction (5 steps), and from the start of the trail and throughout (steep gradients and very uneven surfaces).
- There are no alternative routes to avoid these areas.
- The route is clearly signposted.
- The route has information boards with large maps.
- Seating is available on the route.
- There are standard and accessible toilet facilities along the route.