Access at Farleigh Hungerford Castle

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.

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You can book online until 8.45am on the day of your visit.

You can still buy a ticket when you arrive, but you won’t get the discount.

Tickets are valid all day, so you can arrive at any time and stay for as long as you like within our opening hours.

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Mobility / Older Visitors

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Handrails

Easy-use Cutlery

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Loan

Site Folders

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Not available.

Wheelchair Access

Castle: Ruins are negotiable via steps and rough paths. Grounds: Accessed on impacted gravel, tarmac, paved and earth paths and fairly smooth grass. Some cobbled areas. Wheelchair access is confined to top lawns. There is no wheelchair acess into the Chapel and in the Priest's House.

Entrance / Set Down

Visitors with limited mobility can be set down by the shop. Please call in advance.

Disabled Parking

Not available.

OnSite Transport

Stairs

Castle ruins are negotiable via steps and rough paths. There is one spiral staircase in the Priest House. Some uneven steps on site.

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

Selection of benches scattered around the site.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

Grounds accessed on compacted gravel, tarmac, paved and earth paths and fairly smooth grass. Some cobbled areas.

Blind / Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

Herb garden in the Chapel garden, containing scented plants.

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Not available.

Handling Objects

There is a handling collection available for school visits and a 3D model.

Audio Tours

Yes

Site Tours

Chargeable and must be booked in advance with the site.

Tactile Models

Stone carvings on tombs in chapel and museum may be touched. Tactile model of castle.

Areas Of Low Lighting

Crypt is dark and small.

Colour Contrasts

Large Print

Large print information sheets available.

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Not available.

Induction Loops

Loops can be plugged into the audio tour and they are kept behind the till.

Learning Difficulties

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Easy-use Cutlery

Sensory Experiences

Herb garden in the Chapel garden, containing scented plants.

Handling Objects

There is a handling collection available for school visits and a 3D model.

Easy Read Material

Large print information sheets and audio tour available.

Large Print Material

Large print information sheets available.

Culinary / Dietary

Easy-use Cutlery

Bottle / Food Warming

High Chairs

Health And Safety

Deep Water

Trip Hazard

Some steps and rough surfaces.

Sheer Drop

There are two sheer drops on two sides of the ruins. One is steeper than the other and there is fencing and a warning on the guardianship panel.

Slip Hazard

Grass and paths slippery when wet.

Steep Slope

Yes there are slopes on site. Most have hand rails.

Steep Stairs

Difficult spiral staircase to upper floor of museum.

Beware Of Traffic

Limited traffic on the driveway.

Uneven Ground

Castle ruins have slopes and rough paths.