Access Guide
Summary
- View information about opening hours.
- Amenities in this building include: historic interiors.
- The most accessible entrance has steps.
- This entrance is at the side of the windmill.
- There are 3 floors once inside.
- Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
- There is step-free access to the ground floor only once inside.
- Access into the ground, first and second floors are all stepped.
- There is restricted headroom and restricted room to manoeuvre at this property.
- There is a colleague available for help and assistance.
- Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
- This site is part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
Equipment and Resources to Borrow
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair and a running buggy. 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 these from the visitor centre. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- 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.
- You can borrow these from the visitor centre. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
- There are 2 x two seater buggies and a 1 x four seater buggy for hire. Visitors can enquire at the visitor centre. They are stored in the buggy shed which is located opposite the Monument Café parking area.
Admissions
- At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: the windmill.
- Parking is free for all visitors.
Public Transport
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
- The nearest train station is Tring Station.
- The station is approximately 3 miles away.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
Parking
- This site has a car park.
- The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: uneven surfaces and potholes.
- This is an open air car park with a tarmac and loose chippings surface.
- Parking is free for all users.
- There are not clearly presented payment signs.
- Maps and information boards are not available.
- There are no Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Obstacles from the car park include: uneven surfaces and grass.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
Route to (Pitstone Windmill)
- Exit the parking area through a 131cm wide open access gap at the rear of the car park.
Follow the grassed track ahead until you reach Pitstone Windmill. - The route to the area is step-free via a steep ramp/slope.
- Path surfaces along the route are compact earth and grass.
- The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
- There is no accessible shuttle to this area.
Entrance (Pitstone Windmill)
- The entrance surveyed is located at the side of the windmill.
- There is stepped access at the entrance.
- There is 1 step, which is unmarked, with no handrails.
- The step is not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
- There is a single manual door which are permanently open.
- The width of the opening is 91cm.
- There are 2 steps beyond the entrance, which are unmarked, with no handrails.
- All of the steps are not at the recommended height (between 15cm - 18cm).
Attraction / Exhibit
- The majority of walkway widths are under 120cm.
- There is no (or very little) background noise here.
- The exhibits do not have hearing assistance systems.
- There is step-free level access around some of the area.
- There are steps between floors.
Stairs
- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G, 1, 2.
- There are 19 steps between floors.
- The steps are not clearly marked with handrails on both sides.
- The highest step is 18cm high.
- The stairs are open.
- There are 11 steps from the first to the second floor.
The height of each step is 27cm with depths of 9cm.
There is a handrail on the right only going up.
The steps are open.