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Amenities in this building include: historic interiors and a historic house.
The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes and a manual door.
This entrance is the main entrance.
There are 2 floors once inside.
Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
There is step-free access to the majority of the venue once inside.
Access to the first floor is by steps only.
The first floor has historic bedrooms, studies, and bathrooms.
There are members of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
The following are also available: seating.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is Standen House and Garden - Shops - Toilet with Adaptations - Right Hand Transfer. View information about this toilet (new tab)
There is a separate exit.
The exit has steps.
The entrance can be used to exit by visitors with limited mobility.

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

From the Blue Badge bays, head back up the entrance road.
Turn to the left, then right through the archway into the main courtyard.
The entrance to the house is to the left.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the house.
There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
The slight slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
There are double manual doors (with one door locked) which opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 92cm.
There is a second manual door which is permanently open.
The width of the opening is 90cm.
There is a slight portable ramp between 75cm and 150cm wide beyond the entrance, with no handrails.
The ramp overcomes the step.
There is 1 step beyond the entrance, which is clearly marked, with no handrails.

The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
The tour takes approximately 60 minutes.
There is step-free access via ramp along the tour route.
The majority of walkway widths are under 120cm.
The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via a photo album.
There is background noise along the tour route.
Tour information includes the following formats: pictorial.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are chairs without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs and all of the tables.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
Lighting levels are low along parts of the tour route.

The exit is located through the shop, at the end of the tour of the house.
There is not step-free access at the exit.
There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
The width of the opening is 99cm.
There is a second manual door which opens towards you.
The width of the opening is 81cm.
There are 7 steps beyond the exit, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the left going down.
Alternatively, visitors can leave by the house main entrance to avoid the steps.