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The Courts Garden - Second-hand Bookshop and Picnic Area

Holt, near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, BA14 6RR

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a door permanently held open.
  • This entrance is at the front of the building in the garden area.
  • There is step-free access once inside.
  • There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the toilet block in the gardens. View information about this toilet (new tab).

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.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Route to (the Second-hand Bookshop and Picnic Area)

  • From the visitor reception exit, turn right and then right again before the conservatory.
    The bookshop and picnic area is on the right.
  • The route to the area is step-free level.
  • Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and paving stones.
  • The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

Shop

  • There is step-free level access into the shop.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 102cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • The majority of aisle widths are under 150cm.
  • Flooring in the shop is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven floorboards.
  • There is step-free level access around the shop.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise here.
  • Lighting levels are low.

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located within the building.
  • There are tables.
  • No chairs have armrests on both sides.
  • Adapted picnic tables are not available.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 68cm.
  • There is step-free level access around the area.
  • The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to uneven floorboards.