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Summary

• For information about the opening hours please click here.
• Amenities at this site include: a shop, a café, function suites and a reception.
• There is onsite parking available here with designated Blue Badge parking.
• The most accessible entrance has level step free access and manual doors.
• There are 2 step-free entrances.
• This does include the main entrance.
• The entrance surveyed is the main entrance, located at the front of the building.
• The building has 2 floors once inside.
• There is step free access once inside with lift access to other floors.
• There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
• This venue also has the following available: seating, a safe or quiet space and facilities for assistance dogs.
• The sensory pack includes: ear defenders and binoculars. For more information about reserving a pack, and any charges, please contact the venue before your visit.
• Toilet and changing facilities available include: accessible toilets and step free standard toilets.
• There is/are 2 toilet(s) designated as accessible.
• The accessible toilet surveyed can be found to the left as you enter.
• This accessible toilet surveyed is approximately 16m from the entrance.
• The accessible toilets can be found to the left as you enter and on the first floor, to the left from the lift.
• The standard toilets can be found on the ground and first floors.
• The standard toilets surveyed can be found to the left as you enter and on the first floor, to the left from the lift.

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Parking

• This venue has a car park.
• This is an open air car park with a block paved and loose chippings surface.
• Parking is free for all users.
• There are 6 Blue Badge parking bays.
• The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 260cm x 620cm.
• There is a hatched zone on both sides but not to the rear.
• The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
• The nearest Blue Badge bay is 25m from the entrance.
• Obstacles from the Blue Badge bays to the entrance include: slopes/ramps.
• There is a designated drop-off point with a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
• Drop-offs can be made directly in front of the entrance (photograph 6).

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Public Transport

• There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the venue.
• The nearest bus stops are located on the A92, approximately 1 mile away.
• The nearest train station is Montrose.
• Montrose Railway Station is approximately 5 miles away.

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Entrance (Main Entrance)

• The entrance surveyed is located at the front of the building.
• There is step-free level access at this entrance.
• There are double manual doors (with one door locked) which open towards you.
• The width of the opening is 82cm.
• There is not a second set of doors.

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Reception

• There is step-free level access to this reception.
• The height of the reception counter is 101cm.
• There is not a low level desk or counter at the recommended height for wheelchair users (between 76cm - 86cm).
• Lighting levels are good at this reception.
• There is background noise here.
• The counter does not have a hearing assistance system.
• There are sofas available in the reception area.

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Getting Around

• There is step-free access via lift, throughout the majority of the venue.
• There are sofas, stools, bench seats, armchairs, high stools and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests throughout the building.
• All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
• There is background noise here.
• The building does not have a hearing assistance system.

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Tour

• The tour is guided.
• The tour takes approximately 60 minutes.
• There is step-free level access throughout the tour.
• There are doorways or openings used on the tour which are under 75cm wide.
• The majority of walkways are 150cm+ wide.
• There may be background noise along the tour route.
• The following may be experienced on the tour: strong smells.
• Tour information includes the following formats: information board and television/screen.
• There are stools at regular intervals along the tour.
• There are folding seats/stools available to take around the tour.
• All flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
• There is a slight lip at the threshold of the door to enter the distillery (photographs 7 and 8).
  The door back through to the bar is 70cm wide (photographs 19 and 20), although the entrance door can also be used to return.

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Eating and Drinking (Restaurant)

• This is a restaurant which serves hot and cold meals and snacks.
• There is step-free level access to this area.
• Tables can be booked in advance.
• There is staff can provide assistance, full table service, full table service available via an online app and a bar where food and drink can be ordered.
• Menu types include; handheld menus and menu boards.
• Menus are easy to read.
• The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cups, takeaway cutlery and a portable card machine for payment.
• Lighting levels are good here.
• There is background noise here.
• There is not a low level counter at the recommended height for wheelchair users (between 76cm - 86cm).
• The seating area has: room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm), chairs without armrests, sofas, coffee tables, high tables, long tables, bench seats and high stools.
• The seating area does not have: a priority table and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
• There are some tables which are at a recommended height for wheelchair users (between 70cm - 80cm).
• The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs and some of the tables.
• All flooring in the area is smooth and even.
• There is a steep slope without handrails down to the outdoor seating from the rear of the bar. This can be bypassed using the main entrance if preferred.

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Shop

• The width of the door opening is 170cm.
• The majority of aisle widths are 150cm+.
• All flooring in the shop is smooth and even.
• There is step-free level access to the till(s).
• The height of the counter is 103cm.
• There is not a low level till at the recommended height for seated users (between 76cm - 86cm).
• The till does not have a hearing assistance system.
• Services/facilities available in the shop include: a portable card machine for payment.
• There is background noise here.

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Accessible Toilet (Ground Floor - Right Hand Transfer)

• This accessible toilet is located on the ground floor, to the left of the bar area.
• There is step-free level access into the accessible toilet.
• This accessible toilet is approximately 16m from the main entrance.
• There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
• There is a manual door which opens by sliding and has a good colour contrast.
• The door has a twist lock.
• The width of the accessible toilet door opening is 90cm.
• The dimensions of the cubicle are 157cm x 223cm and it does not have a 150cm x 150cm turning space.
• There is a lateral transfer space to the right of the toilet seat but it is obstructed.
• The lateral transfer space is 92cm from the side of the toilet pan to the wall.
• There is a push button flush on top of the cistern.
• The following grab rails are available: a horizontal grab rail on the non transfer side, a vertical grab rail on the transfer side and a vertical rail on the right side of the wash basin.
• There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
• The following fixtures can be reached from the toilet seat: the toilet roll holder and the wash basin.
• The following fixtures cannot be reached from the toilet seat: towel dispenser.
• The height of the toilet seat above floor level is 49cm.
• The height of the toilet roll holder is 84cm.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• The height of the wash basin is 72cm.
• The height of the towel dispenser is 120cm.
• The height of the baby change is 82cm.
• There is a pull cord emergency alarm at a recommended height for seated users (within 10cm from the floor).
• There is not a shelf.
• The cubicle does not have a full length mirror.
• There are coat hooks in the toilet at 130cm and 162cm from the floor.
• The cubicle also has: a waste bin with lid, a nappy/incontinence items bin and a sanitary bin.
• The following have a good colour contrast with their surroundings: all grab rails, the dropdown rail and the floor.
• The following have a less clear colour contrast with their surroundings: the internal door and the toilet seat.
• Lighting levels are low in the cubicle.
• A handheld soap dispenser is available.
  There is an 80cm wide door which opens towards you to access the toilets (photograph 1).
  There is a similar accessible toilet on the first floor offering a left hand transfer space (photographs 7 to 14).

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Standard Toilet(s) (Ground Floor)

• There is step-free level access into the toilet(s).
• There is a manual door which opens inwards and has a low colour contrast.
• The male and female standard toilets were surveyed.
• The wash basin tap type is lever mixer.
• Lighting levels are low in the cubicle.
• There is an 80cm wide door which opens towards you to access the toilets (photograph 1).
  There are further standard toilets on the first floor (photographs 11 to 22).

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Lift (Function Suite)

• A member of staff does not need to be notified for use of the lift.
• The floors which are accessible by this lift are G, 1.
• Externally the lift has: controls at a recommended height range (between 90cm - 110cm), a door with a high colour contrast to the surroundings and buttons with a high colour contrast to the surroundings.
• The lift door opening width is 90cm.
• The dimensions of the lift are 92cm x 131cm.
• Internally the lift has: a mirror to aid reversing, a visual floor indicator, Braille markings, buttons with a high colour contrast to the surroundings, tactile markings and controls at a recommended height range (between 90cm - 110cm).
• Lighting levels are good here.

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Stairs (Function Suite)

• The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1.
• There are 15+ steps between floors.
• The steps are not clearly marked but there are handrails on both sides.
• Lighting levels are good at these stairs.

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Eating and Drinking (First Floor - Function Suite)

• This is a bar which serves hot and cold meals and snacks.
• There is step-free level access to this area.
• Tables can be booked in advance.
• There is a bar where food and drink can be ordered, full table service and staff can provide assistance.
• Menu types include; handheld menus, menu boards and online menus.
• Menus are easy to read.
• The following are available here: drinking straws, takeaway cups, takeaway cutlery and a portable card machine for payment.
• Lighting levels are low in the evening.
• There is background noise here.
• There is not a low level counter at the recommended height for wheelchair users (between 76cm - 86cm).
• The seating area has: room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm), tables which are accessible to wheelchair users, sofas, armchairs, coffee tables, long tables, stools, high stools and a mixture of chairs with and without armrests.
• The seating area does not have: a priority table.
• There are some tables which are at a recommended height for wheelchair users (between 70cm - 80cm).
• The following furniture is permanently fixed: some of the chairs and some of the tables.
• Some flooring in the area is smooth and even.
• Where the flooring is not smooth or even, it is due to carpet.
• Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
• There is a step in the doorway out to the terrace area (photographs 11 to 14).