Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this building include: glass house and gardens within.
- The most accessible entrance has step-free level access and a manual door.
- This entrance is via the right or left entrance.
- There is step-free access once inside.
- There is not 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.
- This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: a parent and baby room, standard toilets and a toilet with some adaptations for disabled people.
- There is a separate exit.
- The exit has step-free level access.
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.
- Sensory packs can be borrowed which include: ear defenders, fidget toys, binoculars, magnifying glass, soft toy, torch and accessible maps.
- You can borrow these from the visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: a mobility scooter. It is highly recommended that these are booked in advance, where this is possible. Please check the National Trust website for details.
Route to (Glass House)
- Turn right out of the visitor reception exit up a slight slope and right again along the tarmac road to the house.
Take the path to the left towards the rear of the house.
When you reach the rear of the house turn right.
Once you have passed the house turn left before the stone archway, and take the far right hand entrance into the Exotic Garden via a green archway.
Follow the path passed the garden rooms, then turn right into the back entrance to the Walled Garden. The Glass House is to your left at the top of the Walled Garden. - The route to the area is step-free via a very steep ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are tarmac and gravel.
- The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Entrance (Right Entrance)
- The entrance surveyed is located to the right hand side of the Glass House.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 108cm.
- There is a second manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 109cm.
Entrance (Left Entrance)
- The entrance surveyed is located to the left hand side of the Glass House.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 109cm.
- There is a second manual door which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 109cm.
Entrance (Front Entrance)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the Glass House.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There are double manual doors (with one door locked) which opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 111cm.
Attraction / Exhibit
- The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- There is step-free level access around the area.
- There are bench seats available in the area.
- The following furniture is permanently fixed: all of the chairs.
- All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
Toilet with Adaptations (Left Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located to the rear of the Glass House through an archway from the Walled Garden.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- This toilet is approximately 23m from the Glass House right entrance.
- There is pictorial 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 86cm.
- The door has a twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 147cm x 211cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left of the seat.
- The lateral transfer space is 84cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
- There is a spatula flush on the non 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 and wash basin.
- The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: soap dispenser and hand dryer.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 48cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 90cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 72cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 95cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 97cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm but it is not at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- There is not a shelf.
- The cubicle has: a waste bin with lid and a sanitary bin.
- The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
- The height of the coat hook is 161cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor and the internal door.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, some grab rails and the toilet seat.
- 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 high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 85cm.
- The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 65cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- Lighting levels are bright.
- There are hand dryers.
Parent and Baby Room / Baby Feeding Room
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 86cm.
- The height of the baby change table is 95cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- There is no seating available in the room.
- There is a toilet in the parent and baby room.
- Waste bins include: a nappy bin and a sanitary bin.