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View information about opening hours.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: maps and an information board in the car park.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is on the left of the Cow Barn Café building. View information about this toilet (new tab)
Additional toilet facilities with adaptations for disabled people are in the courtyard and can be reached via the chapel courtyard or formal garden. View information about this toilet (new tab).

At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: the house and gardens.
This site does not offer companion or carer discounts.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
There is a bus stop on Bristol Road just outside the main entrance to the Tyntesfield site. The gates to the site are approximately 800 metres from the Visitor Reception.
The nearest train station is Nailsea and Backwell.
Nailsea and Backwell Station is approximately 3.5 miles from Tyntesfield. The X7 and X9 Badgerline buses run from this station to the bus stop on Bristol Road. The journey takes approximately 40 minutes.
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 and gravel surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There are more than 10 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 350cm x 530cm.
There is no hatched zone.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 7m from the the Visitor Reception.
Obstacles from the car park include: slopes/ramps.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.

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.

Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
The slope is over 150cm wide, with a handrail on the right going up.
The door is automatic, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 150cm.
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) throughout the area.
All flooring is smooth and even.
Some of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 90cm.
There is a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
The counter is placed in front of a patterned background.
The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
There are tables and chairs without armrests available in the visitor reception.
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.
Lighting levels are moderate to good.
The exit door is automatic, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the exit door opening is 150cm.
There are also manual double doors at the entrance and exit to the visitor reception.