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Castle Coole - Play Area

Dublin Road, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, BT74 6JY

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Summary

  • View information about opening hours.
  • Amenities in this area include: picnic area.
  • The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and an open entrance with no doors.
  • This entrance is to the left of the site map in the car park.
  • There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
  • The following are also available: seating.
  • This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
  • The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is to the right of the visitor reception. View information about this toilet (new tab).

Equipment and Resources to Borrow

  • You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair and cycles. 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: binoculars, magnifying glass and activity sheets.
  • You can borrow these from the visitor reception and at the house. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
  • There are charges to borrow the cycles.
  • You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: a mobility scooter. 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 reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.

Route to (the Play Area)

  • The play area is located off of the car park, to the left of the site map.
  • The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
  • Path surfaces along the route are compact earth and gravel.
  • The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
  • There is no accessible shuttle to this area.

Outdoor Spaces (Play Area)

  • This information is for the access point located to the left of the site map in the car park.
  • Access into the area is via a slight ramp/slope.
  • The slope is over 150cm wide, with no handrails.
  • There is open access at the surveyed access point.
  • The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment and a grassed play area.
  • The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: wood bark and compact earth.
  • Footpaths are not available in all of the outdoor space.
  • There is step-free level access around the area.
  • Playground View
    • There is a route around the play equipment which is not firm and even, but is over 150cm wide.
    • The play equipment is in easy reach for seated and standing users, and users of different heights.
    • The following play experiences are available: swinging, climbing, balancing, sensory (visual, audible and or tactile).

Picnic Area

  • The following information describes the picnic area located within the play area.
  • There are picnic tables.
  • No chairs have armrests on both sides.
  • Adapted picnic tables are not available.
  • The distance between the floor and the underside of the lowest picnic table is 66cm.
  • The distance between the floor and the underside of the highest picnic table is 66cm.
  • The standard height for the underside of picnic tables is 72cm.
  • There is step-free level access around some of the area.
  • The surface in the picnic area is not smooth and even.
  • Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to compacted earth and grass.