Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access, a manual door and a door permanently held open.
- This entrance is at the front of the building.
- There are 2 floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
- There is step-free access to the ground floor only once inside.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: seating.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a toilet with some adaptations and a toilet designated as gender neutral.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found to the left after you enter the Restaurant..
- This toilet with adaptations for disabled people is approximately 11m from the entrance.
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found on the first floor.
- There is a separate exit.
- The exit has a manual door, a door permanently held open and step-free level access.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- 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: soft toy.
- You can borrow these from the Visitor Reception for the manual wheelchair and the Manor House for the sensory pack. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: an off-road/all-terrain mobility scooter. 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 the Visitor Reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
Route to (Circles Restaurant)
- Leave the visitor reception, turn left and the restaurant will be straight ahead.
- The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are gravel and cobbles.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Entrance
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door which open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 81cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance with a height of less than 1.5cm.
- During warm weather, the entrance door is permanently held open.
Eating and Drinking
- This is a restaurant which serves hot and cold meals and snacks.
- There is a counter where food and drink can be ordered.
- Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
- Menu types include: written wall menus and menu boards.
- Menus are easy to read (large clear font with contrasting colours).
- The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cups, two handled cups, easy grip cutlery, a portable card machine for payment, large-handled mugs and large-handled cutlery.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There is background noise here.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is a counter over 85cm high with a tray rail.
- The counter is 92cm high.
- There is not a section of the counter at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- There is step-free level access around the seating area.
- There are bench seats, armchairs, tables and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests available in the seating area.
- The seating area does not have: a priority table.
- Tables are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The surface height of the tables is 73cm.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
- Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
- The majority of the flooring has a very shiny finish, which could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
Toilet with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Ambulant - Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located to the left after you enter the restaurant.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 11m from the entrance.
- There is pictorial 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 77cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 154cm x 204cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 92cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula 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 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 on the dropdown rail, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 73cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 97cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 75cm.
- The height of the baby change is 88cm.
- There is no emergency alarm.
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 133cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and some grab rails.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door, some grab rails, the dropdown rail and the toilet seat.
- Lighting levels are bright.
Stairs
- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1.
- There are 15 steps between floors.
- The steps are not clearly marked with handrails on both sides.
- The highest step is 16cm high.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Standard Toilet (First Floor)
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 62cm.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- The gender neutral toilet was surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 62cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There are hand dryers.
Exit
- The exit is located at the front of the building.
- There is step-free level access at the exit.
- There is a single manual door which is permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 80cm.