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Overview

About View
- This is a working cheese farm with pre-booked cheese tasting and farm tours.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The venue has its own car park.
- The nearest train station is Carstairs.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
Getting In and Around View
- There is step-free access via ramp at the most accessible entrance.
- There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas.
- The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: some viewing widows on the farm tour, and the track to see the animals.
- Access throughout may include narrow walkways.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
Getting Help and Assistance View
- There is seating available.
- There is no hearing assistance system.
- There is not a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
Related Access Guides View
- View information on Errington's Barn (opens new tab) .

Toilet Facilities View
- The gender inclusive step-free toilet facilities are located to the rear left as you enter.

Car Park View
- The car park is located at the side of the building.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of loose chippings, grass and unsurfaced areas.
- There are no designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
Charges and Restrictions View
- Parking is free for all users.
Electric Vehicle Charging Points View
- There are no electric vehicle charging points designated for Blue Badge holders.
Drop-off Point View
- There is not a designated drop-off point available.

There is step-free level access throughout all areas.
Access throughout may include narrow walkways.
There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor in the majority of walkways.
There is no (or very little) background noise.
Wayfinding signage is not provided.
Seating available in the walkways includes: chairs without armrests and stools.
Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.

This attraction is indoors.
There is step-free level access throughout all areas.
There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
There is no (or very little) background noise.
Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.
There is not a hearing assistance system.
Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests and stools.
Furniture available in this area includes: tables and long tables.
Some tables are fixed.
The surface height of some of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
The clear height under the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.

The gender inclusive toilet facilities were surveyed.
The toilet is located ahead as you enter.
The distance from the entrance is 5m.
The most accessible route has step-free level access.
There is step-free level access into the toilet.
There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
The door opens inwards and has a low visual contrast.
The width of the door opening is 70cm.
Internally the door has a low visual contrast.
There are no ambulant toilet facilities available.
There is a wash basin, a wall mounted soap dispenser and a wall mounted towel dispenser available.
The wash basin has a twist/turn tap.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.

The tour is guided.
The tour takes approximately 1 hour.
There is step-free access along the tour route, via ramp/slope.
The majority of walkways are 150cm+ wide.
There may be background noise along the tour route.
The following may be experienced on the tour: strong smells.
There are no seats at regular intervals along the tour.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, it is due to unsurfaced paths, grass and loose chippings.