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Don't be fooled - it is NOT accessible to everybody
We checked the National Trust website before visiting this property, and thought we would be OK having read it. However, we found the reality to be very different. The car park is very rough indeed, with large stones, making it difficult for wheelchair people. I use a scooter, and my Mum uses a wheelchair, and both myself, and my Wife and Sister taking turns to push my Mum found it hard. The entrance is new, and gently ramped. Once you get over the bridge on the other side though, you are met with a similar surface. Rough, and covered in large stones. I realised there and then that my scooter would not manage over those large stones. So we abandoned my scooter at the entrance, and had to rely on the volunteer driven buggy. The driver got us one of their wheelchairs, and we used that. That wheelchair had 2 big wheels at the back, and we managed OK. My Mum's wheelchair though has 4 small wheels, and that could not cope with the surface at all. My Mum had to walk round. I must say that Ron (the buggy driver) was magnificent. Cheery, helpful and efficient. We would have been lost without him. In summary, if you have a wheelchair with 2 large wheels, and a strong pusher, you might be OK. Anything like a normal scooter, and / or wheelchairs without large wheels will struggle though.
We checked the National Trust website before visiting this property, and thought we would be OK having read it. However, we found the reality to be very different. The car park is very rough indeed, with large stones, making it difficult for wheelchair people. I use a scooter, and my Mum uses a wheelchair, and both myself, and my Wife and Sister taking turns to push my Mum found it hard. The entrance is new, and gently ramped. Once you get over the bridge on the other side though, you are met with a similar surface. Rough, and covered in large stones. I realised there and then that my scooter would not manage over those large stones. So we abandoned my scooter at the entrance, and had to rely on the volunteer driven buggy. The driver got us one of their wheelchairs, and we used that. That wheelchair had 2 big wheels at the back, and we managed OK. My Mum's wheelchair though has 4 small wheels, and that could not cope with the surface at all. My Mum had to walk round. I must say that Ron (the buggy driver) was magnificent. Cheery, helpful and efficient. We would have been lost without him. In summary, if you have a wheelchair with 2 large wheels, and a strong pusher, you might be OK. Anything like a normal scooter, and / or wheelchairs without large wheels will struggle though.
