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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.
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)

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to the woodland.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: house and gardens.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
There is a bus stop at the end of the lane leading to Standen House, about 700m from the house and apartment.
The nearest train station is East Grinstead.
East Grinstead Station is approximately 2 miles from Standen House. There is a bus route from the station to the end of the lane leading to Standen House.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes and speed bumps.
This is an open air car park with a grass and compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are not available.
There are 9 Blue Badge parking bays.
There is no hatched zone.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 20m from the Barn Café entrance.
Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings, uneven surfaces and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Blue Badge bays are signed, but not outlined.
As the Visitor Centre is down the hill in the main car park, visitors using the Blue Badge parking can use the Barn Café or Shop for admission.

This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes and speed bumps.
This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Blue Badge bays are available in the separate Blue Badge parking.
The route from the main car park to the house is a long steep path.

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.

Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
The door is manual, permanently held open and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 85cm.
Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
There is step-free level access around the visitor centre.
The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the visitor centre.
All flooring is smooth and even.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 90cm.
There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
The hearing assistance system was tested, however it was not working at the time of the survey.
There are tables, bench seats and chairs without armrests available in the visitor centre.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs.
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.