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Wightwick Manor and Gardens - Parking and Arrival

Bridgnorth Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 8BN

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • 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: on site-transport and an information board in the car park.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet for the use of everyone.
  • The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found to the left of the visitor reception building.
  • This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 13m from the visitor reception entrance.

Admissions

  • At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: all areas of the site.
  • This site offers companion or carer discounts.

Public Transport

Parking

  • This site has a car park.
  • This is an open air car park with a tarmac and gravel surface.
  • Parking is free for all users.
  • Maps and information boards are not available.
  • There are 8 Blue Badge parking bays.
  • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 230cm x 470cm.
  • There is a hatched zone on one side and to the rear.
  • The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
  • The nearest Blue Badge bay is 9m from the visitor reception entrance.
  • Obstacles from the car park include: a road crossing, a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park and bollards with low colour contrast and no visual identification band.
  • There are not parent and child parking bays available.
  • There is not a designated drop-off point.
  • Information boards are available at or nearby to visitor reception.

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 visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
  • Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.

Visitor Reception

  • There is step-free level access into the area.
  • The door is manual, permanently held open and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
  • The width of the door opening is 177cm.
  • Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • 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.
  • The flooring is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 93cm.
  • There is not a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The counter has windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors which could adversely affect the ability of someone to lip read.
  • 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 background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
  • Lighting levels are low.

Toilet with Adaptations (Visitor Reception - Accessible - Right Hand Transfer)

  • This toilet is located to the left of the visitor reception building.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilet.
  • This toilet is approximately 13m from the visitor reception entrance.
  • There is pictorial and written text 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 90cm.
  • The door has a locking handle (with a RADAR key to access).
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the doorway with a height of less than 1.5cm.
  • The dimensions of the cubicle are 200cm x 217cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
  • There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
  • The lateral transfer space is 135cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
  • There is a lever flush on the 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 a vertical rail on the left side 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 and wash basin.
  • The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: hand dryer.
  • The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
  • The height of the toilet roll holder is 84cm.
  • The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
  • The height of the wash basin is 71cm.
  • The height of the hand dryer is 114cm.
  • The height of the baby change is 91cm.
  • There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
  • There is a shelf located where it is not reachable for seated and standing users.
  • The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
  • The cubicle does not have a mirror and coat hooks.
  • The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, the internal door, the toilet seat, the floor and all grab rails.
  • Lighting levels are moderate to good.