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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.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the toilet block opposite the coffee shop. 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: all areas of the site.
Parking is free for all visitors.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Grantham.
Grantham Station is approximately 8 miles away.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

This site has a car park.
This is an open air car park with a gravel and compacted earth surface.
Parking is free for all users.
There are not clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There is 1 Blue Badge parking bay.
Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces, loose chippings and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is a designated drop-off point without a dropped kerb.
Staff will allow you to be dropped off near the manor house under certain circumstances.
Once you have been dropped off, a member of your party will need to go back and park in the visitor car park.

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.
Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys and magnifying glass.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Powered mobility vehicles cannot be borrowed or hired.
The wheelchair must be pre-booked.

Access into the area is via a steep ramp/slope.
The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide, with no handrails.
The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the door opening is 87cm.
Internally the door has a low colour contrast.
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 uneven paving/tiles.
There is step-free level access to the counter.
The height of the counter is 76cm.
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.
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 moderate to good.
The exit door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
The width of the exit door opening is 87cm.