Access

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Grimes Graves is currently closed for conservation work and will reopen on 27 April.

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.

Tickets are free for members. You can still book online if you’d like – just remember to bring your English Heritage membership card.

You can join as a member online or during your visit.

We can’t wait to see you at Grimes Graves soon.

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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

Yes, water bowl located outside the visitor centre.

Wheelchair Access

Ramp into visitor centre and shop. The mine shaft is not accessible for wheelchair users.

Disabled Parking

There are two disabled car-parking spaces in the main car park, which is 500 metres from the entrance.

OnSite Transport

Stairs

Ladder used to access the mine shaft not suitable for those with limited mobility).

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

Picnic benches are located in front of the visitor centre.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

There are established grass paths all over the site but no hard of graveled surfaces.

Blind / Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

Beautiful birdsong, especially cuckoo and skylark.

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Yes, water bowl located outside the visitor centre.

Handling Objects

Touchable reproduction Neolithic tools.

Audio Tours

Site Tours

Areas Of Low Lighting

Low levels of natural light in the mine shaft itself, although there is artificial lighting in the galleries at the bottom of the shaft.

Large Print

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Yes, water bowl located outside the visitor centre.

Induction Loops

Loop situated in the public mine, (access is via a 9 metre ladder).

Learning Difficulties

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Easy-use Cutlery

Sensory Experiences

Beautiful birdsong, especially cuckoo and skylark.

Handling Objects

Touchable reproduction Neolithic tools.

Easy Read Material

Large Print Material

Culinary / Dietary

Easy-use Cutlery

Bottle / Food Warming

High Chairs

Special Diets

n/a

Health And Safety

Trip Hazard

Uneven surfaces all over the site, including rabbit holes, tree stumps, and long grass.

Sheer Drop

One mine shaft is open to the public, access is by ladder down a 9 metre drop. Although shaft access is always supervised by a member of staff, there is no access down the shaft for children under 7 years old, or for those with limited mobility.

Slip Hazard

Grass areas may be slippery when wet.

Steep Slope

The entire area is covered with undulations and slopes where the disused mine shafts are located.

Steep Stairs

Steep step-ladder in the public mine shaft

Uneven Ground

The entire site is uneven. A companion is advised.