Accessible Toilets
Adult Changing Area
Handrails
Easy-use Cutlery
Assistance Dogs Welcome
Wheelchair Loan
Site Folders
Wheelchair Access
The basement, the Great Hall dias and the Minstrel’s Gallery are accessed by stairs only.
Entrance / Set Down
Visitors can be dropped off at the Visitors Centre and there are three designated disabled parking bays by the entrance and a ramp to allow for wheelchair access.
Disabled Parking
3 disabled parking spaces at the visitor centre main car park.
OnSite Transport
No
Stairs
There are sweeping staircases to the first floor. Access to the basement is by stairs only.
Lift Access
The lift is next to the multimedia collection point in the first part of the building on the left after crossing the moat bridge. A normal sized wheelchair will fit although sometimes we may have to temporarily remove the foot rests. A motorised scooter does not fit.
Seating And Restpoints
There are many benches and resting points located around the grounds.
Pathways Surface And Gradients
Some undulation in the grounds and paths. From the Visitors Centre, there is then a 150m lightly gravelled path to the house. The bridge leading on to the turning circle is cobbled.