Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Additional amenities in this area include: toilets and a sensory room.
- There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a Changing Places facility, an accessible toilet for the use of everyone and standard toilets.
- There is a Changing Place which can be found off the courtyard.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found located off the courtyard.
- The standard toilet surveyed can be found located off the courtyard.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- 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.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys and soft toy.
- You can borrow these from the Visitor Reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
- All-terrain manual wheelchairs are also available in addition to regular manual wheelchairs.
Sensory Room
- There is a manual single door that opens towards you.
- The door, which has a width of 80cm, has a low colour contrast to the wall.
- The flooring is vinyl with a shiny finish.
- There are fidget toys and ear defenders available in the room.
- There are two large wall-mounted mirrors.
- There also lighting effects within the room.
Toilet with Adaptations (Courtyard - Accessible - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located off the courtyard at the rear of Sudbury Hall.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 84cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 153cm x 320cm 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 89cm 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 and wash basin.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 95cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 92cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 99cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is a shelf located where it is reachable for seated and standing users.
- The shelf does meet the criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets. For the Stoma Friendly Toilets criteria click here and select the Stoma Friendly tab in the right hand pane.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- There are coat hooks in the toilet at 135cm and 135cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the toilet seat, all grab rails, the floor and the internal door.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Changing Places (Courtyard - Accessible - Peninsular Transfer)
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Location and Access
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- The facility is additional to standard and accessible toilets, and is located close to other managed facilities.
- Access into the facility is via a steep ramp/slope.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
- A RADAR key is required for access to this facility.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 85cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- The door has a horizontal grab rail.
- The dimensions of the facility are 340cm x 361cm.
- The ceiling height is at a minimum height of 2.4m and there is a clear 200cm x 180cm manoeuvring space in the facility.
- The facility has a non-slip floor.
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Toilet Details
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- There are lateral transfer spaces on both sides of the seat but the left side is obstructed.
- The transfer space on the right as you face the toilet is 92cm.
- The transfer space on the left as you face the toilet is 213cm.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, vertical grab rails on both sides of the toilet and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
- There is a dropdown rail on both sides of the seat.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails, the toilet seat, the floor and all dropdown rails.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails and the internal door.
- The toilet seat is 50cm above the floor.
- There is a spatula flush on the right transfer side.
- There is pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from floor).
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 43cm.
- The toilet has a cistern.
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Changing Bench and Hoist Details
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- The facility changing bench is wall mounted and height-adjustable.
- The length of the facility changing bench is 179cm.
- The changing places hoist is powered overhead and covers all areas in the cubicle.
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Other Facilities
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- There is a height adjustable wash basin.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The wash basin is 89cm from the floor.
- The soap dispenser is 103cm from the floor.
- The towel dispenser is 91cm from the floor.
- The facility has: a full length mirror, a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin, a sanitary bin and a privacy screen.
- There is a shelf located where it is reachable for seated and standing users.
- The shelf does not meet the criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets. For the Stoma Friendly Toilets criteria click here and scroll to the Stoma Friendly tab in the right hand pane.
- The coat hooks are 103cm and 148cm from the floor.
- Wide tear off paper roll is available.
- The height of the wide paper roll dispenser is 92cm.
- There is not a visual fire alarm beacon within the toilet.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Parent and Baby Room / Baby Feeding Room
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 84cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The height of the baby change table is 91cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- There is no seating available in the room.
- There is a toilet in the parent and baby room.
- Waste bins include: a nappy bin, a general waste bin with lid, a general waste bin without lid and a sanitary bin.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 82cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a female toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 75cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.