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Stowe Gardens - Parking and Arrival

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5EQ

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • 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: 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.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the courtyard next to the parlour rooms. View information about this toilet (new tab).

Admissions

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

Public Transport

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.
  • 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: mobility scooters. 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.

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 gravel surface.
  • Parking is free for all users.
  • Maps and information boards are available.
  • There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 227cm x 463cm.
  • There is a hatched zone on one side but not to the rear.
  • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 25m from the visitor information kiosk.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: 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.

Visitor Reception

  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There is step-free level access around the area.
  • There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) throughout the area.
  • The flooring is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to gravel and loose chippings.
  • The height of the counter is 105cm.
  • There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.

Outdoor Spaces (Farmhouse Garden)

  • This information is for the access point located to the left of the visitor information kiosk.
  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • There is open access at the surveyed access point.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, gravel, compact earth and loose stones.
  • 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 the area.
  • There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.