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Summary

View information about opening hours.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is on the ground floor of Charterhouse, at the rear of the café. View information about this toilet (new tab).

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 and fidget toys.
You can borrow these from Visitor Reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: the grounds and Farmers Fayre Café.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: the Charterhouse and Walled Garden.
This site offers companion or carer discounts.

This site has a car park.
This car park has a maximum vehicle height restriction of 205cm.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are not available.
There are 5 Blue Badge parking bays.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 175cm x 490cm.
There is a hatched zone on both sides and to the rear.
The hatched zone is under 120cm wide.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.

There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Coventry.
Coventry Train Station is approximately 1 mile away.
For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).

The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: concrete or tarmac, grass and uncompacted earth.
Footpaths are available in all of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is step-free level access around some of the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slopes are along the paths around the pond and leading to the playground area from the car park.
There are some bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have gates which may create obstacles for some users.
There is swing gate located between the car park, playground and the path to Charterhouse. The gate can be bypassed by using the path next to it.

Playground View
- There are no firm and even routes over 150cm wide round the play equipment.
- The play equipment is in easy reach for seated and standing users, and users of different heights.
- The following play experiences are available: swinging, sliding, climbing and balancing.