178 Midlands Attingham Park HGPsrgm4W 1947 Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4TP T 01743 708123 (Infoline). 01743 708162 F 01743 708155 E [email protected] Elegant 18th-century mansion with Regency interiors, set in extensive Repton landscape with deer park Note Attingham Park has mainly good access, with level access to the Mansion, Shop, Carriage House Cafe, Welcome Centre and Bookshop and accessible park pathways 7EF4gL45D Mansion 1lE Shop, bookshop and café 1E Grounds 1j7E Parking separate parking, 25 yards from visitor reception 179 Accessible toilet near tea-room and at Stable Courtyard Mansion Most of the mansion is accessible with level access to the basement and lift access to the upper ground floor. Unfortunately wheelchair access to the first floor is unavailable and mobility scooters are not permitted in the mansion. Wheelchairs are available to loan. There are 10 steps to the main entrance with handrail and an alternative level access entrance at the rear Grounds Map of accessible route. Some sloped areas. Single- seater powered mobility vehicles available Other features Hands on conservation exhibition. Family activities in the Housekeeper’s Room M Attingham Park Estate: Cronkhill HG 1947 near Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY5 6JP T 01743 708162 E [email protected] First and best-known example of John Nash’s Italianate villa designs, built in 1805 74 Building 1 Grounds 03j Parking separate parking, 15 yards Building Level entrance. Ground floor accessible Grounds Loose gravel paths, some uneven terrain, slopes, some steps. Map of accessible route 180 Baddesley Clinton HTGAsrgm4W6 1980 Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire B93 0DQ T 01564 783294 F 01564 782706 E [email protected] Picturesque medieval moated manor house and garden 7F4gEL45 Building 01E Grounds 01jE Parking separate parking, 10 yards Accessible toilet near shop and ticket office Building Level entrance. 4 wheelchairs. Ground floor accessible. Many stairs with handrails to other floors Grounds Grass and loose gravel paths, slopes, some steps. Accessible route Other features Many waterfowl and a wildflower meadow in summer months with a variety of grasses. Fragrant wisteria. Some musical performances throughout the year. Fine chiming turret clock and variety of clocks in the house. 181 Log fires February to April and October to December, tactile route through the building. Guides can describe contents and indicate those that may be touched Belton House HOTGPsrgm4u 1984 Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG32 2LS T 01476 566116 F 01476 542980 E [email protected] 17th-century country house with magnificent interiors, beautiful gardens and extensive parkland Note Please discuss your access requirements with our Visitor M Services Team who will be happy to help. We regret that Stairclimber to House cannot be booked. Gravel paths and some uneven cobbles 78EF4gEG45D House 0TE Grounds 3j7E Parking designated area within car park. Please telephone in advance for full details and advice. Wheelchair- accessible transfer and buggy usually available. Close drop-off points can be arranged Accessible toilet in garden near house, gravel path. Also next to park toilets, uneven path House 15 steps to entrance. Stairclimber available – please ask at house. 1 wheelchair. Ground floor accessible; DVD virtual tour of upper floor 182 Grounds Loose gravel paths, steps to terraces and cobbled stone surfaces. Map of accessible route, please ask on arrival. 3 single seater powered mobility vehicles bookable in advance. Volunteer-driven multi-seater buggy Other features You can hear the 1826 Elliot organ being played in the Chapel Gallery on certain afternoons throughout the open season. All items on the visitor route (except the ceramics) may be touched – but please speak to the Marble Hall Assistant on arrival. There are many clocks chiming throughout the house. Summer scents in the garden Benthall Hall HTGgW 1958 Broseley, Shropshire TF12 5RX T 01952 882159 E [email protected] Handsome 16th-century house and restored garden 8F5D Building 03 Grounds 3 Parking 100 yards from house. Drop-off point (ask at reception) Accessible toilet located in the courtyard at back of house Building Ramped entrance. Ground floor has steps. Stairs to other floors Grounds Uneven terrain, slopes. Some visitors may require assistance from their companion Berrington Hall 183 HGPsrgm4W 1957 near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW T 01568 615721 F 01568 613263 E [email protected] Neo-classical mansion with fine interiors, set in landscape grounds 78F4gLG45 Building 0E Grounds 3j7 Parking separate parking. Space for 4 disabled drivers at house Accessible toilet in courtyard and car park Building No wheelchair access into the house; 12 steps to entrance with handrail. Two wheelchairs available within the house Grounds Loose gravel paths, partly accessible. Map of accessible M route. 1 single-seater powered mobility vehicle, booking essential Biddulph Grange Garden Gsrgm4 1988 Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire ST8 7SD T 01782 517999 F 01782 510624 E [email protected] Delightful high Victorian garden – an extraordinary survival from the 19th century 7EL5 Building 0 Grounds 0 Parking in main car park, 50 yards Building 10 steps to entrance and catering. Ground floor has steps Grounds Narrow and loose gravel paths, steep slopes, many steps. Tunnels and stepping stones throughout the garden. Some visitors may require assistance from their companion 184 Other features Spring: Rhododendrons, narcissi, bluebells. Summer: Lillies, Cardiocrinums, scented leaf salvias. Tactile sensations: Cedars in the Glen, China and Pinetum have highly tactile bark Birmingham Back to Backs HIsg4 2004 55-63 Hurst Street/50-54 Inge Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4TE T 0121 666 7671 (booking line). 0121 622 2442 E [email protected] Carefully restored, atmospheric 19th-century courtyard of working people’s houses 8FgELG45D Building 01 Parking drop-off point Accessible toilet in the courtyard Building Level entrance. 185 Ground floor accessible. Steep spiral stairs to other floors. Audiovisual/ video. Ground floor tours available Other features Visitors can touch many of the objects and furniture in these small, atmospheric ‘back to back’ houses: handle an old flat iron from the 1930s, feel the old woollen blankets in the 1870s house. Visitors can also experience the smells of the 19th-century wash house and the 1930s sweet shop. In winter, the fires and ranges will M be lit in each house. All tours are led by volunteer guides who will talk about the families who lived here. There are also sound points in two of the houses and the exhibition room to enable visitors to hear recorded memories of life in the Back to Backs. There is a virtual tour for visitors unable to manage the stairs and a written tour and soundpoint transcripts for all visitors on request Brockhampton Estate HTFGPAsrgm4W 1946 Greenfields, Bringsty, near Bromyard, Herefordshire WR6 5TB T 01885 488099 (Infoline). 01885 482077 F 01885 482077 E [email protected] Traditionally farmed estate and medieval manor house 78F4gEL45 Building 03E Grounds 3jE Parking separate parking, 20 yards from house. Drop-off point 186 Accessible toilet in estate car park and at Lower Brockhampton Building Two shallow steps to entrance with handrail, ramp available. Ground floor has uneven floors. Stairs with handrail to other floors. Stairs are steep and uneven. Chapel ruins accessible Grounds Map of accessible route available. The grounds at Lower Brockhampton have grass paths and undulating terrain. Parkland can have uneven, muddy surfaces and steep slopes Other features Lower Brockhampton House: Tactile features include timber framing, carved wooden furniture and carved wooden lion at the bottom of stairs. Mid 19th-century leather fire buckets. Staff are happy to describe furnishings, etc. Tufa and other types of stone in the chapel ruins (grounds of house – care needed as floor uneven). Touchable objects throughout house. Interesting scents in garden; dried herbs in house, farm smells! Interesting sounds; the moat, farming noises – tractors, sheep, cattle – birds Calke Abbey HOTFGPNsgm4W 1985 Ticknall, Derby, Derbyshire DE73 7LE T 01332 863822 F 01332 865272 E [email protected] A country house, park and garden where time has stood still Note 128:SK367226. 10 miles south of Derby. Bus: Arriva 61 Derby to Swadlincote, alight Ticknall, 1½ mile walk through park. Train: Derby 9½ miles; Burton-on-Trent 10 miles. Road: 10 miles south of Derby, on A514 at Ticknall between Swadlincote and Melbourne. Access from M42/A42 exit 13 and A50 Derby South. Entry via Ticknall main entrance only. Please note 3.6-metre height restriction at Middle Lodge arch 187 M 7EF4gELG5 Building 01E Grounds 03j Parking designated parking available. No shaded parking. Volunteer-driven vehicle operates between car park/visitor reception and house/garden Accessible toilet near visitor reception/restaurant/car park Building Level entrance. Access to 3 showrooms on ground floor only. 5 wheelchairs. Stairs to other floors. Virtual tour of house and Calke Park is located by the shop and restaurant. There is also a virtual tour of the house in the entrance hall of the house Grounds Grass, uneven and hard gravel paths, slopes, some steps. Map of accessible route. Some visitors may require assistance from their companion. Park and National Nature Reserve; includes