Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- The following are also available: maps and an information board in the car park.
- At the time of our visit the hearing assistance system was working.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
- Toilet and changing facilities available include: an accessible toilet for the use of everyone, step free standard toilets and a parent and baby room.
- The toilet with adaptations for disabled people surveyed can be found on the outside of Hardwicke Gate, before the visitor reception..
- The standard toilets surveyed can be found on the outside of Hardwicke Gate, before the visitor reception.
Admissions
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: All areas of the site.
- This site offers companion or carer discounts.
- Visitors who wish to use the stair climber to access Wimpole Hall are requested to book this in advance of their visit.
The stair climber requires wheelchair users to transfer from their wheelchairs.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Shepreth.
- Shepreth Station is approximately 5 miles from Wimpole Estate.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and compacted earth surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Maps and information boards are available.
- There are more than 40 Blue Badge parking bays.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 250cm x 500cm.
- There is a hatched zone on both sides and to the rear.
- The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
- The nearest Blue Badge bay is 70m from the entrance.
- There are parent and child parking bays available.
- There are more than 10 electric vehicle charging points.
- The dimensions of the electric vehicle charging bay surveyed are 250cm x 470cm.
- The nearest Blue Badge electric vehicle charging point is 175m from the entrance.
- Obstacles from the Blue Badge electric charging point to the entrance include: slopes/ramps.
- There is a designated drop-off point which is flush to the footpath.
Toilet with Adaptations (Hardwicke Gate - Visitor Arrival - Accessible - Right Hand Transfer)
- This toilet is located on the outside of Hardwicke Gate, before the Visitor Reception.
- There is step-free level access into the toilet.
- 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 82cm.
- The door has a lever twist lock.
- The dimensions of the cubicle are 178cm x 220cm and it has a turning space of at least 150cm x 150cm.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the seat but it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 108cm 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, wash basin and soap dispenser.
- The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 47cm.
- The height of the toilet roll holder is 100cm.
- The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
- The height of the wash basin is 71cm.
- The height of the soap dispenser is 93cm.
- The height of the hand dryer is 90cm.
- The height of the baby change is 93cm.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height (within 10cm from the floor).
- 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 140cm from the floor.
- The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the dropdown rail, some grab rails, the internal door and the toilet seat.
- The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: some grab rails and the floor.
Standard Toilet (Visitor Arrival - Hardwicke Gate)
- 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 85cm.
- The male standard toilet was surveyed.
- There is also a female toilet in the same location.
- The width of the widest cubicle door opening is 76cm.
- There is an ambulant cubicle available with horizontal grab rails on both sides.
- The wash basin tap type is sensor.
- There are hand dryers.
Parent and Baby Room / Baby Feeding Room (Visitor Arrival - Hardwicke Gate)
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- The door is manual, opens inwards and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 82cm.
- The height of the baby change table is 103cm.
- 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.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a mountain trike, a manual wheelchair and manual wheelchairs. 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 or hire the following mobility vehicles: mobility scooters. It is highly recommended that these are booked in advance, where this is possible. Please check the National Trust website for details.
Visitor Reception
- There is step-free level access into the area.
- The door is automatic, opens by sliding and has a high colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the door opening is 139cm.
- 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) within the majority of the area.
- All flooring is smooth and even.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 102cm.
- There is a low level section at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The counter has a clearly signed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- There are tables and chairs with armrests available in the visitor reception.
- Services/facilities available include: a portable card machine for payment and a member of staff to provide assistance.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- Lighting levels are moderate to good.
- The exit door is automatic, opens by sliding and has a low colour contrast with the surrounding walls.
- The width of the exit door opening is 150cm.