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24 South West A la Ronde HPsrgm4W 1991 Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon EX8 5BD T 01395 265514 (office). 01395 255918 (shop) F 01395 255919 E [email protected] Quirky 18th-century house with fascinating interior decoration and collections Note For visitors using wheelchairs, cars can be brought to front of house entrance and returned to main car park. Contact shop and visitor reception 78F4gL45D House 31 Tea-room 3 Grounds 3j Parking two designated parking spaces in main car park Accessible toilet 30 yards from car park House Level entrance. Alternative access for wheelchair users (advance notice helpful) to main showrooms on ground floor, which has narrow doorways, small rooms, very limited turning space. Lower ground floor has small ramped step and narrow doorways. Photo album of first floor rooms Grounds Gravel car park, main route to shop, house and tea-room 25 is hard surface. Slope to tea-room, but accessible for SW wheelchair users Other features Shell gallery can be viewed by 360 degree touchscreen virtual tour, controls have been adapted for visitors in wheelchairs. Antony HOGPsrm4W 1961 Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 2QA T 01752 812191 F 01752 815724 E [email protected] Superb early 18th-century house set in parkland and fine gardens 78F4gL45 House 3E Tea-room 1 Grounds 1jE Accessible toilet toilets near to reception have adapted facilities House 5 steps to entrance. Alternative accessible entrance, assisted ramp entrance at side of house. 1 wheelchair Grounds Map of accessible route available Arlington Court and the National Trust Carriage Museum HOTFGPAsrVm4Wu 1949 Arlington, near Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4LP T 01271 850296 F 01271 851108 E [email protected] Intimate and intriguing Regency house, set in extensive estate, and impressive collection of horse-drawn vehicles Note Parking arrangements may change during the season, telephone ahead to confirm details 26 7F4gELG45D House 03E Carriage Museum 1lE Grounds j7E Parking separate parking, 20 yards. On arrival please visit visitor reception next to the designated parking Accessible toilet one by tea-room, with another available at the Carriage Museum House 8 steps to entrance. Alternative accessible entrance at rear of house, between tea-room and toilet. 2 wheelchairs. Many stairs with handrail to other floors. Carriage Museum: level entrance, lift to hayloft Grounds Loose gravel paths, slopes, partly accessible. Map available of an accessible route. 3 single-seater powered mobility vehicles. Wheelchair accessible transfer golf buggy around grounds only Other features In the house, please ask our guides about our items that can be handled in each room. In the Explorer Room, everything can be handled: delve into packing cases and more. Shells were amongst the items collected by Miss Chichester and we have a special box you can handle. 27 If you can play the piano then do tinkle the ivories of the SW piano in the hall and everyone can hug ‘Russ’ the teddy bear. In the garden find Memory’s memorial, feel the cold iron herons and smell the delightful flowers and herbs throughout the seasons. In the Carriage Museum some items can be handled, please ask guides for further information. Our horses are always delighted with any attention they get. If they are too big there is always Dandy to harness Avebury HOTRGAcsrgm4W6 1943 near Marlborough, Wiltshire T 01672 539250 F 01672 538038 E [email protected] World-famous stone circle at the heart of a prehistoric landscape. Archaeological finds displayed in on-site museum 78F4gEL45D Building 3E Manor house 3E Stone circle and gardens 03j Parking designated parking in village car park for access to the stone circle, and two bays for blue badge holders in the Manor Park near the Great Barn Accessible toilet is behind the Barn Building 2 museum galleries accessible. Ramped entrance. Ground floor of manor house accessible. Ramped entrance Grounds Only parts of the circle accessible, there are slopes, some cobbles, and undulating terrain 28 Other features Some replica items are available in the museum galleries. Touchable objects of Neolithic flint and stone tools (4,000 – 6,000 years old) by arrangement – please telephone if possible. Exhibition in the Great Barn is fully interactive Baggy Point FASrm4W 1939 Baggy Point, Moor Lane, Croyde, Devon EX33 1PA T 01271 870555 E [email protected] 7 Parking National Trust car park with allocated disabled parking Building Tenant business Sandleigh Tea Room and Garden is accessed by a gravel path from National Trust car park, or via concrete path from Moor Lane Grounds All-ability gravel path on the South West Coast Path at Baggy Point, from car park to headland view point Barrington Court HOGPAsrgVm4W 1907 Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset TA19 0NQ T 01460 242614 (Infoline). 01460 241938 F 01460 243133 E [email protected] Beautiful Gertrude Jekyll-inspired gardens, kitchen gardens and the now empty Tudor manor house 78F4gL4D Building 0 Grounds 3j7E Parking in main car park. Drop-off point Accessible toilet in Strode House, next to shop/restaurant Building Step to entrance. Ground floor accessible. Many stairs to other floors 29 SW Grounds Uneven paths, partly accessible. Map of accessible route. Two wheelchairs. One single-seater powered mobility vehicle, booking essential Other features The garden is filled with varied and wonderful scents Bath Assembly Rooms HsrgV4u 1931 Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 2QH T 01225 477789 F 01225 477743 E [email protected] Elegant public rooms at the heart of fashionable 18th-century Bath life 8F4g4 Building 01lE Grounds 1 Parking nearby for blue badge holders only in Bennett Street (not National Trust). Nearest car park in Charlotte Street. Drop-off point Accessible toilet there is an accessible toilet available 30 Building Level entrance. 2 wheelchairs, booking essential. Ground floor accessible. Stairs to other floors, lift available Grounds Small formal garden used as a café in the summer Bolberry Down AScrmW 1938 near Salcombe, Devon T 01752 346585 E [email protected] Cliff-top downs with spectacular views Note Route to car park is along some narrow lanes 74 Parking for blue badge holders Grounds There is a levelled circular trail on Bolberry Down. Accessible for most wheelchair users and pushchairs Other features The South Devon coast is home to a wonderful variety of wildlife. Listen out for the song of a skylark high above, or the croaking call of a raven. On warm summer days, the air is filled with the coconut-like scent of gorse. The waves of the sea can be clearly heard below Boscastle ASsrW 1955 Cornwall PL35 0HD T 01840 250353 E [email protected] Picturesque harbour and village on the north Cornish coast Note Level access to harbour, uneven in places F4g Grounds 3 Parking designated parking in main car park (not National Trust) 31 SW Accessible toilet available in main car park (not National Trust) and visitor centre Grounds Paths to surrounding cliffs and countryside are uneven and steep in places Bradley HPAm4W 1938 Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6BN T 01803 661907 E [email protected] Delightful medieval manor house, set in woodland and meadows through which the River Lemon runs 7EL45D Building 03 Grounds 03j Parking separate parking, 30 yards. At the house, directions from car park attendant Building Step to entrance. Ground floor has steps, narrow doorways, ramp available. Chapel door too narrow for wheelchairs. Stairs with handrail to other floors 32 Grounds Narrow and loose gravel paths, steep slopes, some steps, partly accessible. Map available of an accessible route Other features Opportunities to touch less fragile contents Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge OpIASrW6 1965 Branscombe, Seaton, Devon EX12 3DB T 01752 346585 (South and East Devon Countryside Office). 01297 680333/680481 (Old Bakery Tea-room/Old Forge) E [email protected] Charming vernacular buildings with mill and forge restored to working order Note No parking available at Manor Mill, which is approximately 500 yards from the nearest car park. However, the route is flat F Building 01 Manor Mill 0 Grounds 1 Parking small National Trust car park, 500 yards from Manor Mill. Larger village hall car park (fee payable), same distance Accessible toilet next to Old 33 Bakery information room SW Building There is wheelchair access to the information centre, the forge and to the lower floor of the bakery. Manor Mill: The corridors and doorways are extremely narrow. The Mill is extremely small and the stairs between floors are steep. There is a very limited view of the interior from the doors at ground and first floor level Grounds There is a hardened path to the sea from the village hall car park Other features The forge has interesting sounds and smells. In the mill the machinery provides interesting sounds and there are some touchable objects Brean Down OASgmW 1954 Brean, North Somerset T 01823 451587 E [email protected] Promontory of land with dramatic cliffs and Victorian fort Note Brean Down has steep steps and a steep single-track road which is not suitable for vehicles. There is a minibus trip each year for people with mobility problems, booking for the trip is essential F Building 0 Accessible toilet in café yard Building Step to entrance. Brean Fort has gravel courtyard, steep steps to underground gun magazines 34 Brownsea Island TIASNsrgm4W 1962 Poole Harbour, Poole, Dorset BH13 7EE T 01202 707744 F 01202 701635 E [email protected] Peaceful island of woodland, wetland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, famous for being the birthplace of Scouting and Guiding Note Island tracks are rough in places. Daily Tours for less mobile visitors. Wheelchair users, please contact the privately run ferry operators direct for information, as access to their boats is limited F4g4D Building 3E Grounds 3jE Accessible toilet at the quay, visitor centre and outdoor centre Building Reception has ramped access.