Belsay hALL, CASTLE AND GARDENS Access

Access information for the site is listed below. For more information, or if you have particular access needs, please contact us before you visit. Please note that some facilities may require booking in advance.

You can find pre-visit information for the audio described tour of Belsay Hall here.

You can hire a Tramper when visiting Belsay Hall. This electric all-terrain mobility scooter can travel over rough ground, making more areas of the castle grounds accessible to more people. Click here to find out more and book a Tramper and download the access map here.

Mobility / Older Visitors

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Handrails

Easy-use Cutlery

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Loan

Mobility Scooter Loan

Site Folders

Dog Bowl and Toileting

There is a dog bowl at the entrance to the site and at the castle. There are three dog bins on the site: in the car park; castle and on the quarry garden path.

Wheelchair Access

Castle and manor house reached by 700m path through gardens; access to the ground floor of the castle and the manor house via a ramp. Trampers are available to hire on site. RADAR key access for level access route to the hall (via tearoom entrance) and gardens (via toilet gate). Key available at the shop for a refunded hire charge. Shop has level access but narrow doorway.

Entrance / Set Down

Visitors can be set down outside the entrance to Belsay Hall.

Disabled Parking

There are fourteen designated blue badge parking bays in the main car park. We also try to create more spaces on busy event days.

Stairs

Steep, spiral staircase to the upper levels of the castle and stairs to reach the first floor of the hall.

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

Seats are located across the grounds of Belsay and inside the hall.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

A step-free route around Belsay Hall is indicated on the information panel map at the welcome point. Paths are gravelled through the grounds. No steep gradients. A very gentle slope on the west quarry path. A gradient map is available in the shop for access routes for wheelchair users. Loose gravel surface in car park.

Blind / Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

Seasonal fragrances from tulips, azara microphylla to verbena, with rhododendrons creating a rolling landscape and a dazzling scent in May-June. Blackbirds, robins and blue tits can be heard around the site along with the occasional woodpecker.

Dog Bowl and Toileting

There is a dog bowl at the entrance to the site and at the castle. There are three dog bins on the site: in the car park; castle and on the quarry garden path.

Audio Tours

You can pick up a hand-held device for the audio-described tour at the admissions desk. Headsets are provided but you can use your own.

Tactile Models

Tactile map booklets are available from the admissions desk.

Areas Of Low Lighting

Some rooms in the hall and castle are lit by natural light.

Large Print

Large print booklets are available from the admissions desk.

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Dog Bowl and Toileting

There is a dog bowl at the entrance to the site and at the castle. There are three dog bins on the site: in the car park; castle and on the quarry garden path.

Induction Loops

Learning Difficulties