Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this area include: parkland.
- The most accessible entrance has slight ramps/slopes.
- 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, an accessible route map, a large map in the car park 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 and standard toilets.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found is at the rear of the main car park.
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 10m from the main car park.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found are in the toilet block at the rear of the main car park.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Windermere.
- Windermere is approximately 10 miles away from Tarn Hows.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking (Accessible)
- 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 all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are 2 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 10m from the the path's access point.
- There is another car park at the bottom of the hill, closer to the Tarn Haws lake, which has no accessible parking spaces.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- Equipment cannot be borrowed or hired.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: trampers. 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 National Trust South Lakes Property Office. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Admissions
- At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: None.
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: All.
- At this location the following areas require payment from everyone (including National Trust members): Parking.
- Cycling to the site would result in free access to the whole site.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
Visitor Reception
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The door is manual, permanently held open and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 180cm.
- 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.
- All flooring is smooth and even.
- The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There are bench seats available in the visitor reception.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Toilet with Adaptations
- This toilet is located to the right of the visitor reception.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 10m from the visitor reception.
- There is Braille and written text signage on or near the door.
- The door is manual, opens outwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the toilet door opening is 87cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- Internally the door has a medium colour contrast.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm x 180cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 81cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a lever flush on the wall above the toilet.
- 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 and wash basin.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and towel dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 110cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 103cm.
- The height of the towel dispenser is 130cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it was tied up at the time of the survey.
- There is a shelf located where it is reachable for seated and standing users.
- The shelf does meet the criteria for Stoma Friendly Toilets. For the Stoma Friendly Toilets criteria click here and select the Stoma Friendly tab in the right hand pane.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin without lid 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 floor.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the toilet seat, all grab rails and the internal door.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 65cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 75cm.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are no hand dryers.
Outdoor Spaces
- This information is for the access point located at the top of the car park.
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- There is open access at the surveyed access point.
- The following outdoor facilities are available: parkland, woodland and open countryside.
- The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac and gravel.
- Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor space.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
- There are bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
- The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.