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View information about opening hours.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the courtyard of the Old Battery. View information about this toilet (new tab).

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

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
A bus service operates to the New Battery, which is approximately 670 metres from the Old Battery.
The nearest train station is Shanklin.
Shanklin Station is approximately 23 miles away.
There is not a bus service from the station to the Old Battery.
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: uneven surfaces.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
Parking is free for Blue Badge holders only.
Maps and information boards are not available.
There are 2 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 320cm x 600cm.
There is no hatched zone.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 20m from the Old Battery entrance.
Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is a designated drop-off point which is flush to the footpath.

The entrance surveyed is located near to the Blue Badge parking bays.
There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
The slight slope is over 150cm wide.
There are double manual gates which are permanently open.
The width of the opening is 260cm.
There is a second set of manual gates (with one gate locked) which is permanently open.
The width of the opening is 133cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of less than 1.5cm.

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.
Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: binoculars, magnifying glass and torch.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

The height of the counter is 100cm.
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 and working at the time of the survey.
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.
Visitors do not enter the sentry box. A member of staff will greet you and scan membership cards or take payment.