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South and South East Hgsgm4 92 South and South East Alfriston Clergy House HGsgm4 1896 The Tye, Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex BN26 5TL T 01323 871961 F 01323 871318 E [email protected] Medieval thatched cottage and picturesque garden Note No toilet on site. Parking (not National Trust) 500 yards at other end of the village 8EL5D Building 0 Grounds 03 Parking drop-off point at garden gates or front entrance Building 5 steps to entrance. Very narrow corridors and small rooms Grounds Garden terraced, grass and loose gravel paths, slopes, some steps. Some visitors may require assistance from their companion Other features Cool chalk floor and gnarled oak beams in the Hall including doorways to parlour. Silky smooth polished and carved oak furniture and box in the Parlour. Model of oak jointing and wattle and daub panel. Wooden and metal long handled bread peels. Ancient leaded windows and curtains. Many scented herbs in 93 the cottage garden. Large terracotta pots and amphorae with rough texture and metal stands. Ancient Judas tree trunk and low branches. Flint walls surrounding section of the garden SE Ascott HG 1949 Wing, near Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire LU7 0PR T 01296 688242 F 01296 681904 E [email protected] Jacobean house remodelled in the 19th century, with superb collections and gardens 8FE5D Building 03E Grounds 03j Parking drop-off point Accessible toilet in car park Building Step to entrance, ramp available. 3 wheelchairs, booking essential Grounds Slopes, some steps, terraces. Accessible route Ashdown House HRGAgmW 1956 Lambourn, Newbury, Berkshire RG17 8RE T 01494 755569 (Infoline). 01793 762209 E [email protected] Unusual Dutch-style house on the Berkshire Downs 7FELD Building 0 Grounds 1 Parking separate parking. Please telephone in advance 94 Building Access to roof via 100 steps Grounds Loose gravel paths. An electric buggy can now be booked in advance from Coleshill office 01793 762209 Ashridge Estate OMRAsrgm4W6 1926 Visitor Centre, Moneybury Hill, Ringshall, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 1LT T 01494 755557 (Infoline). 01442 851227 F 01442 850000 E [email protected] Vast area of open downland and woods Note Free mobility vehicle (PMV) hire 2–5pm April to October, subject to weather and ground conditions. Donations welcome 7F4gE Visitor Centre E Grounds 3j7 Parking in Visitor Centre car park near monument, 45 yards Accessible toilet at Visitor Centre Visitor Centre Fully accessible. 1 wheelchair available to borrow Grounds 5 miles of surfaced routes for use by wheelchairs and PMVs. Explore the Meadley’s Meadow trail or discover the woodland along Duncombe Terrace. The new Old Copse route offers wonderful views and the chance to see woodland wildlife and wildflowers. Some paths may have natural features such as puddles, mud, holes and loose stones. Route maps are available in the Visitor Centre. 5 single-seater and 3 double-seater PMVs available to hire free of charge for 1 hour. Booking essential Other features A truly memorable experience awaits you. Listen for woodpeckers drumming in the woodland and red kites calling as they soar in the sky. Smells of home baking emerge from the tea-room Basildon Park 95 HGPAsrgm4Wu 1978 Lower Basildon, Reading, Berkshire RG8 9NR T 0118 984 3040 F 0118 976 7370 SE E [email protected] Elegant country house set in extensive parkland 78EF4gELG45D Mansion 03E Stables 03 Grounds 31jE Parking designated parking 20 yards from ticket office. There is a 400 yard (approximate) walk from the car park to the house. A buggy service is available Accessible toilet in stableyard and tea-room courtyard Mansion Show rooms on first and second floors. Ground floor entrance has steps. Ramp and 3 wheelchairs available. 20 steps with handrail to other floors Grounds Loose gravel paths, slopes, some cobbles, partly accessible 96 Other features An interesting selection of items to feel: Balustrade in the Loggia; marble column behind ticket desk and a marble topped table in the Entrance Hall; mahogany pillars and felt wall-covering in the Octagon Room; balusters on the Great Staircase; shells in the Shell Room; spare fabric in Lady Iliffe’s Bedroom; bath and taps in Lady Iliffe’s Bathroom; balusters on the back stairs; statues in the Lower Hall and glass door handles on the 2nd floor Bateman’s HOpIGAsrm4W 1940 Bateman’s Lane, Burwash, East Sussex TN19 7DS T 01435 882302 F 01435 882811 E [email protected] Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling 78F4gEG45D Building 03E Grounds 3jE Parking designated parking in main car park. Drop-off point Accessible toilet at reception Building Step to entrance, ramp available. 3 wheelchairs, booking 97 advisable. Ground floor has steps. Staircase with handrail to other floors. Not suitable for electric scooters Grounds Slopes, uneven paths, partly accessible. Map of accessible route. Some visitors may require assistance from SE their companion Other features Throughout the house: door furniture. Porch: bell- push. Hall: brass fish. Elsie’s Sitting Room: panelling, Kipling bust, fire back. Inner Hall: Kipling plaques. Staircase: banisters. Study: chairs behind the ropes and inkwell. Exhibition Room: plaques: Soldiers Three and Elephant. Kipling Bedroom: radiator, Elsie Kipling bronze, fire dogs, embroidery sample. Dining Room: Pither stove. Garden: Wisteria, statues: Captain Mars and Elizabethan lady, sundial, wrought iron gates, especially Mulberry garden with RK initials. Mill: gear teeth display, stove, hopper and bell, mill stones and beams Bembridge Fort OASg 1967 Bembridge Down, near Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO36 8QY T 01983 741020 F 01983 741154 E [email protected] Note The fort is in a derelict condition and there are many uneven surfaces, steps and two flights of stairs. Access is by guided tour only. Visitors can opt out of parts of the tour. Tactile models with Braille labelling available. No toilet or refreshment facilities on site Parking is in a grassy layby just past the entrance to the fort. Limited disabled parking available on the Parade Ground – please enquire when booking 98 Bembridge Windmill MIsgW 1961 High Street, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5SQ T 01983 873945 E [email protected] Grade I listed building – the only surviving windmill on the Isle of Wight 8EL45 Building 0 Parking drop-off point Building 2 steps to entrance. Level access to the field around the mill. Ground floor has steps, narrow doorways, small rooms, very limited turning space. Stairs to other floors Other features Touch all mill workings in the windmill. Working model on ground floor. Short film on ground floor. Hand quern on ground floor Boarstall Tower HCOGg 1943 Boarstall, near Bicester, Buckinghamshire HP18 9UX T 01296 730349 E [email protected] 14th-century moated gatehouse and gardens Note Narrow steep spiral staircase 8F Building 0 Grounds j Building Step to entrance. Spiral staircases to upper floors Grounds Grass and loose gravel paths, steep slopes. Accessible route Bodiam Castle 99 CAsrgm4W 1926 Bodiam, near Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN32 5UA T 01580 830196 F 01580 830398 SE E [email protected] Perfect example of a late medieval moated castle 78EF4gEL45D Castle 031E Grounds 3j7E Parking designated parking area in main car park. Path from main car park is uneven grass and shingle track. Alternative access along private road for easier route, approach main car park first for directions. Drop-off point Accessible toilet in car park Castle Level entrance. 2 wheelchairs. Ground floor has some steps. Spiral stairs to other floors Grounds Slopes, partly accessible. Map of accessible route. Some visitors may require assistance when the ground is muddy 100 Other features Model of the 1385 castle, with pull-out sections showing today’s building, allowing a touch tour of the castle before experiencing the sensations of the real thing. In the towers, bats call from nurseries. Sounds of ducks, fish and water in the moat, ponds and River Rother, and steam trains in the valley. Touch model of the medieval estate around the castle and sorting tray of archaeological fragments in the ‘Story of Bodiam’ room. In the grounds Green Woodpeckers call and Marsh Frogs sing – especially when courting! Video with soundtrack in castle Box Hill OANsgm4W6 1914 The Old Fort, Box Hill Road, Box Hill, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 7LB T 01306 885502 F 01306 875030 E [email protected] Woodland and open down with wonderful views Note South scarp is very steep 7F4g45 Building 1E Grounds j Parking separate parking, 30 yards Accessible toilet at information centre Building Level entrance. 1 wheelchair Grounds Accessible paths to viewpoint and along length of North Downs Way Other features New Discovery Zone open during shop hours Buckingham Chantry Chapel 101 OTsr 1912 Market Hill, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire MK18 1JX T 01296 730349 F 01280 822437 SE E [email protected] 15th-century chapel, restored by Gilbert Scott in 1875. Now a second-hand bookshop Note Parking in the town centre only F4g4 Building 0 Building 3 steps at entrance Grounds Uneven pathway Buscot Park HOGPsrmW 1949 Estate Office, Buscot Park, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8BU T 01367 240932 (Infoline). 01367 240786 F 01367 241794 E [email protected] Late 18th-century house, set in enchanting landscaped grounds, containing the Faringdon Collection of art 78F4E45D House 0 Tearoom 3 Grounds 03j7 Parking in main car park Accessible toilet adjacent to car park 102 House 14 steps to entrance. Regrettably house is unsuitable for wheeled vehicle access. Stairs with handrail to first floor Grounds Map of accessible route. Due to steep gradients, uneven terrain, steps to terraces, gravel paths and distances, grounds are more suitable for powered mobility vehicles (PMV). Three PMVs available – booking essential Other features Special arrangements can be made at the Ticket Office for parking cars in front of the house. Groups with frail visitors can arrange in advance for the coach to drop passengers at the house.
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