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Fab place, variety of things to do.
This is a regular haunt -
Lovely place, lots of parking, does get busy but there tends to be staff on duty when there are events on. Disabled parking is outside the garden centre and near the shops.
Paths in the shopping area, are paved and flat. At the far end away from the Garden Centre is a Changing Places toilet. It needs a radar key to enter, and this can be loaned from the Gardens entrance (it's a fair walk back if you don't know you need one, and you haven't got one). There is a closer disabled toilet and ladies/gents by the Garden's entrance and also one of each in the Garden Centre, but we love the Changing Places as it makes live so much easier.
There are lots of places to eat, some dog friendly places, can be very busy in warm weather especially.
Personally, I know there are several staff on site that sign BSL, but I think that's more luck than good management.
You can loan wheelchairs at both the Garden centre and the Garden's Entrance, although at the garden centre, they can not be taken away from the garden centre. (You exchange the chair for your car keys or driving licence)
There is a cost to the Garden's Entrance unless you are an annual pass holder, but the lake can be navigated by a wheelchair user, manual or electric - I haven't tried but would expect. There are a couple of steepish hills near the South end, and you would need to go through the Italian Garden's at the North end rather than over the gravel potentially.
There is a train ride, which is the kids love, but no access to wheelchair users and no support unless they can transfer independently and sit unsupported.
There is a boat trip across the lake, this accepts wheelchair users and buggies, we've accessed this and had no issues getting out of the wheelchair on the boat or remaining in it.
Sensory garden, we've explored in the wheelchair buggy, but there's bark on the floor. We haven't been to the maze yet this year, but there's one of those too.
This is a regular haunt -
Lovely place, lots of parking, does get busy but there tends to be staff on duty when there are events on. Disabled parking is outside the garden centre and near the shops.
Paths in the shopping area, are paved and flat. At the far end away from the Garden Centre is a Changing Places toilet. It needs a radar key to enter, and this can be loaned from the Gardens entrance (it's a fair walk back if you don't know you need one, and you haven't got one). There is a closer disabled toilet and ladies/gents by the Garden's entrance and also one of each in the Garden Centre, but we love the Changing Places as it makes live so much easier.
There are lots of places to eat, some dog friendly places, can be very busy in warm weather especially.
Personally, I know there are several staff on site that sign BSL, but I think that's more luck than good management.
You can loan wheelchairs at both the Garden centre and the Garden's Entrance, although at the garden centre, they can not be taken away from the garden centre. (You exchange the chair for your car keys or driving licence)
There is a cost to the Garden's Entrance unless you are an annual pass holder, but the lake can be navigated by a wheelchair user, manual or electric - I haven't tried but would expect. There are a couple of steepish hills near the South end, and you would need to go through the Italian Garden's at the North end rather than over the gravel potentially.
There is a train ride, which is the kids love, but no access to wheelchair users and no support unless they can transfer independently and sit unsupported.
There is a boat trip across the lake, this accepts wheelchair users and buggies, we've accessed this and had no issues getting out of the wheelchair on the boat or remaining in it.
Sensory garden, we've explored in the wheelchair buggy, but there's bark on the floor. We haven't been to the maze yet this year, but there's one of those too.
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