Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this building include: exhibition rooms and historic interiors.
- The most accessible entrance has a step, a steep ramp/slope (which bypasses any steps) and manual doors.
- This entrance is is by two large wooden doors.
- There are 2 floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
- 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 on site-transport.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: standard toilets, a parent and baby room and a toilet with some adaptations.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found in the courtyard of the house, through a passageway to the left of the main entrance.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 30m from the house entrance.
- The main exit is on the first floor, up a staircase of 18 steps and a further 2 individual steps. Alternatively, you can exit the house through the main entrance which has a ramp to bypass the 1 step.
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.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys, sunglasses and communication cards.
- You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: off-road/all-terrain mobility scooters. 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.
Route to (the House)
- From the visitor centre follow the path through Home Farm and continue up the hill onto the main drive.
Follow the winding path downhill until you reach a crossroads. The house is on the right. - The route to the area is step-free via a very steep ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are concrete and gravel.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is an accessible shuttle which can take visitors to this area.
Entrance (Main)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the House.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The steep portable ramp is under 75cm wide, with no handrails.
- The ramp overcomes the step.
- Please contact a member of staff for use of the portable ramp.
- There is 1 step, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- There are double manual doors which open away from you.
- The width of the opening is 156cm.
Tour
- The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
- The tour takes approximately 30 minutes.
- There is stepped access along the tour route.
- There are doorways or openings used on the tour which are under 75cm wide.
- The majority of walkway widths are over 180cm.
- The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
- There is background noise along the tour route.
- Tour information includes the following formats: Braille.
- The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are a mixture of chairs with and without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
- There are folding seats/stools available to take around the tour.
- 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.
- Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- Lighting levels are low throughout the tour route.
- There is a mixture of wooden flooring, carpeted flooring and flooring with rubber matting. The floor is historic and uneven in places.
Entrance (Toilets)
- The entrance surveyed is located to the rear right of the House.
- There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
- The slight ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
- The ramp overcomes the step.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There are double manual gates which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 145cm.
Toilet with Adaptations (House - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located in the courtyard, to the right as you face the house entrance.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 30m from the house entrance.
- There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 83cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 136cm x 200cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 97cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula flush on the non transfer side.
- The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the door, a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
- There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
- The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: toilet roll holder, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 120cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 76cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 104cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 96cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a full length mirror, a waste bin without lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The height of the coat hook is 125cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, all grab rails, the dropdown rail, the floor and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (House)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 75cm.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a female toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 75cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are hand dryers.
Parent and Baby Room / Baby Feeding Room (House)
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a medium colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 87cm.
- The height of the baby change table is 97cm.
- The wash basin tap type is push.
- There is no seating available in the room.
- Waste bins include: a nappy bin.