Access Guide
Summary
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- The most accessible entrance has steps, a slight ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is located to the left of the entrance to the car park when exiting.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- 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: step free standard toilets and a toilet with some adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found at the top left of the car park.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found at the top left of the car park.
Parking (Middle Beach)
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and speed bumps.
- This is an open air car park with a compacted gravel 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 no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: a road crossing 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.
Ramp or Slope (Access to Toilets)
- The ramp is steep and between 75cm and 150cm wide.
- The ramp has handrails on both sides.
Toilet with Adaptations (Car Park - Ambulant - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located at the top left of the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 91cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 145cm x 215cm 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 77cm 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, 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, wash basin and towel dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 85cm.
- The wash basin tap type is sensor.
- The height of the wash basin is 70cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 100cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 102cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a full length mirror, a waste bin without lid, a sanitary bin and a padded back rest for seat.
- The cubicle does not have coat hooks.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, the floor, the toilet seat, some grab rails and the dropdown rail.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 77cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The female toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a male toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 55cm.
- The wash basin tap type is sensor.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There are no hand dryers.
- There is a baby change facility which is not at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located to the left of the entrance to the car park when exiting.
- Access into the area is via steps and a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There are 2 steps, which are unmarked, with a handrail on the left going up.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, gravel, compact earth and loose stones.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no step-free level access around the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas .
- The slopes begin from the access point.
- There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.