Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
- This entrance is on the right hand side of the main driveway.
- 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 maps.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is in the toilet block next to the bookshop. 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 or hire the following mobility vehicles: a tramper. 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.
- To borrow the tramper, visitors must be a member of Countryside Mobility, which covers insurance etc.
Visitors can join Countryside Mobility at Trengwainton on the day of hire.
Ear defenders are available to borrow from visitor reception.
Route to (the Gardens)
- From visitor reception, follow the main path up the hill and then turn right into the walled garden.
- The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are tarmac.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located on the right hand side of the main driveway.
- Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
- The slope is over 150cm wide.
- This is an open gap at the surveyed access point.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: gravel and compact earth.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are slight slopes along the middle of the gardens.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- All of the gardens are linked together along a continuous route.