Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has a step and a door permanently held open.
- This entrance is at the front of the building.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- 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 Barn Café. View information about this toilet (new tab).
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.
- 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.
Route to (the Second Hand Book Shop)
- Exit the visitor reception up a slight slope and take the first left, through an open doorway with a width of 96cm.
Go into the house on the left and straight through to the house exit.
Turn left on exiting the house down the steep slope, then take the path on the right after passing the buildings on the right.
The second hand book shop is on the right on this path. - The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope and is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are gravel and paving stones.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Shop
- Access into the shop is via a step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 107cm.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- 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.
- There is step-free level access around some of the shop.
- Access around the shop is via a step and a slight ramp/slope.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There is no payment counter in this shop.
It is cash only with an honesty box.