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Amenities in this building include: a reception, exhibition rooms, a shop and historic interiors.
The most accessible entrance has a step, a slight ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps), manual doors and doors permanently held open.
This entrance is the entrance located at the front of the house.
There are 2 floors once inside.
Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
There is step-free access once inside.
There is stepped access to the shop.
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: seating and Braille information.
This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located adjacent to the tea room. View information about this toilet (new tab)
Additional toilet facilities with adaptations for disabled people are located in a toilet block off the pathway from the car park / visitor reception. View information about this toilet (new tab).
At the time of survey (November 2023) only the ground floor of the house was in use.

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.
You can borrow these from Vyne House. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
There is a Bus shuttle available to for visitors. This can be found at the visitor's reception.

From the visitor reception in the car park, follow the marked and signed pathway to the tea room, which is on the right-hand side.
Continue past the tea room and the house is ahead on the right.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are compact earth, gravel and muddy.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is a shuttle which can take visitors to this area, but wheelchair users will need to transfer into it.

There is step-free level access into the area.
There is step-free level access around the area.
The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
There is room for wheelchair users to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) within the majority of the area.
Some of the flooring is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
There are tables and chairs with armrests available in the visitor reception.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the tables.
Services/facilities available include: a member of staff to provide assistance.
There is background noise here.
Lighting levels are low.

The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
The tour takes approximately 1 hour.
There is step-free access via ramp along the tour route.
The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via an information booklet.
The tour route may vary depending on the season.
There is no (or very little) background noise along the tour route.
Tour information includes the following formats: information booklets and Braille.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are bench seats and chairs without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
Lighting levels are low throughout the tour route.
There is a 16cm step to get into and out of Exhibition Room 1.

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 81cm.
Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of more than 1.5cm.
The majority of aisle widths are over 150cm.
Some flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
There is step-free level access around the shop.
There is no (or very little) background noise here.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 76cm.
The counter has windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors which could adversely affect the ability of someone to lip read.
The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.

The floors which are accessible by stairs are G and 1.
There are more than 20 steps between floors.
The steps are not clearly marked with a partial handrail.
The highest step is 15cm high.
Lighting levels are low.
There is another set of spiral stairs to the left with handrails on the right-hand side.
The highest step at these stairs is 20cm, and the lighting is moderate to low.