Hatchlands Park

It was lovely to be able to hire a Tramper all-terrain mobility vehicle at the site and the staff at the entrance were very helpful. ( A voluntary donation will be made online towards the hire of this). We only visited the parkland as the house and gardens were closed. We were given a map and asked several times which of the paths we could use. Most of the paths are fairly flat and not particuarly challenging, except for the some of gates which were a little more difficult to drive through as there were large lumps of concrete around each of the gate posts. The disabled toilet however, had it's red cord, which is meant to be able to be accessible in an emergency, was hidden behind the sanitary bin. National Trust - this is the third place this month that I've noticed issues with the red cord - please do sort this out!

As long as you choose your route wisely using the map provided by Hatchlands, the paths are very accessible and relatively easy to negotiate on wheels. I've marked on the map (see photos) where two very awkward kissing gates are located - avoid these if on wheels as they're very tight. Update... first kissing gate replaced with accessible gate! Cafe bit tricky as it's located up a slope in a cobbled courtyard. However it's not too bad. Lovely grounds - it's worth the effort to get to the wooded area at the far end of the estate. Fewer people there and beautiful woodland, with lots of birds.