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For information about the opening hours please click here.
Amenities at this site include: accommodation.
There is onsite parking available here and there is no designated Blue Badge parking.
The most accessible entrance has a narrow entrance opening, manual doors, a slight ramp/slope and a step.
There are 2 step-free entrances.
This does include the main entrance.
The entrance surveyed is the main entrance at the rear of the farmhouse.
The building has 2 floors once inside.
There is step free access once inside.
There is stepped only access to to the owners' private quarters on the first floor, the bathroom on the ground floor.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
This venue also has the following available: seating, facilities for assistance dogs and a medication fridge.
The following mobility aids are available to borrow: a mobility walker. For more information on any hire fees or booking requirements, please contact the venue.
There are no accessible rooms available.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the venue.
The nearest scheduled bus services stop on the A90, 2 miles west of the farm.
The stop is served by Stagecoach East Scotland routes 20 and 21.
The nearest train station is Dundee.
Dundee Station is located approximately 17km (10.6 miles) south-west of Newton Farm.
Dundee is a Category A station. This station has step-free access to all platforms.

There is step-free level access throughout the majority of the venue.
There are sofas and armchairs throughout the building.
Some flooring in the area is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, it is due to carpet.
Lighting levels are low in some areas.
There is background noise here which varies, depending on the time of day.
There is a separate standard bathroom available on request. Please note that there is a 4cm step into the room.

The room surveyed was the dining room and is located on the ground floor, to the right as you enter.
There is not wayfinding signage on the route to the room(s).
There is no signage for the room.
The corridor/walkway outside the room(s) is not sufficiently wide enough (150cm+) to allow wheelchair users to pass.

Getting Into The Room View
- The colour contrast between the external door and wall is high. The colour contrast between the internal door and wall is high.
- There is a single manual door which opens towards you.
- The width of the opening is 79cm.
- There is step-free access into the room(s).
Inside The Room View
- The room has: chairs without armrests and tables which are accessible to wheelchair users.
- The room does not have: room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm) and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
- Tables are at a recommended height for wheelchair users (between 70cm - 80cm).
- Flooring in the area is not smooth and even.
- Where the flooring is not smooth or even, it is due to carpet.
- The colour contrast between the walls and floor is high.
- The area does not have a hearing assistance system.
- There is not a visual fire alarm beacon in the room(s).
- Lighting levels are low here.
- A leaf can be taken out of the table and the table moved to provide turning space for a wheelchair.

There is step-free level access to the room surveyed.
The bed type is double.
The room surveyed has a sofa.
The room has: a moveable bed and a bed which is not at a recommended height (between 45cm - 52cm).
There is no emergency alarm.
The room has soft flooring.

The ensuite has a manual door which opens outwards.
The ensuite does not have an unobstructed minimum turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
The ensuite has hard flooring.
The ensuite does not have a non-slip floor.
There is no emergency alarm.
There is no lateral transfer space next to the toilet seat.
The toilet seat is not at a recommended height from the floor (48cm).
The height of the toilet roll holder is 95cm.
The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: the toilet roll holder.
The ensuite has: a shower cubicle.
The height of the wash basin is 81cm.
The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
There is an adjustable and detachable shower head not at a recommended height (between 105cm - 185cm).
The shower control type is twist turn.
The following have a high colour contrast with their surroundings: the floor.
The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the toilet seat.
The wash basin and towel rail are outside the ensuite in the bedroom.
There is a 13cm step into the shower tray.

To view other AccessAble Detailed Access Guides that are related to this one please use the links below.
The farm provides farm tours, alpaca walks, bed and breakfast accommodation and self-catering cottage accommodation.
Newton Farm Holidays - Farm Tours link (new tab) - click here.
Newton Farm Holidays - Self-Catering Cottage link (new tab) - click here.