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Summary

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Amenities in this building include: exhibition rooms and historic interiors.
The most accessible entrance has a slight ramp/slope and gates.
This entrance is in the courtyard.
There are 2 floors once inside.
Other floors can be accessed via: stairs.
There is step-free access to the ground floor only once inside.
There is stepped access to the Dining Room.
There is restricted headroom at this property.
There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
Staff/volunteers can describe the layout and access around the site.
The following are also available: seating and on site-transport.
This site is not part of the Sunflower Lanyard Scheme.
The nearest toilet with adaptations for disabled people is located in the farmyard toilet block. 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.
You can borrow these from visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.
You can borrow or hire the following mobility vehicles: a tramper. 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 visitor reception. View more information about booking and collection of equipment.

From visitor reception, exit via the door on the left.
Follow the gravel path around via the ramp or steps and continue straight ahead.
Once at the grassy roundabout, continue through the archway and the entrance to the house is ahead.
The route to the area is step-free via a slight ramp/slope.
Path surfaces along the route are gravel, cobbles and bonded gravel.
The majority of the paths are wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is an accessible shuttle which can take visitors to this area.

The tour is self-guided but volunteers/staff are available to provide additional information.
The tour takes approximately 45 minutes.
There is stepped access along the tour route.
There are doorways or openings used on the tour which are under 75cm wide.
The majority of walkway widths are between 120cm and 180cm.
The tour can be adapted to avoid inaccessible areas.
Areas with stepped access only can be experienced by visitors via a video on tablet or mobile phone.
The tour route may vary depending on the season.
There is no (or very little) background noise along the tour route.
Tour information includes the following formats: information booklets, pictorial and information board.
The tour does not have a hearing assistance system.
There are chairs without armrests at regular intervals along the tour.
There are folding seats/stools available to take around the tour.
Some flooring along the tour route is smooth and even.
Where the flooring is not smooth or even, this is due to carpet and uneven paving/tiles.
Some of the flooring includes large repeating patterns in bold colours, which may look like steps or holes to some people.
Lighting levels are varied throughout the tour route.
There is stepped access to the Dining Room.

There are 14 steps between floors.
The steps are not clearly marked with handrails on both sides.
The highest step is 16cm high.
Lighting levels are varied.
There is a narrow steep staircase to access Queen Anne’s and King Charles’s bedroom.