Wollaton Hall - Disabled Holiday Info.

Wollaton Hall
Contact Details
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
England
NG8 2AE
Phone: 0115 876 3100
Email: wollaton.hall@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Website: www.wollatonhall.org.uk
Wollaton Hall - Heritage
Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park are located at
Wollaton only 3 miles west of Nottingham City Centre. The
Hall is an Elizabethan Mansion built at the latter end of the
16th century which houses a Natural History Museum with a
large number of exhibits. The grounds extend to over 500
acres of gardens and parkland which is also home to herds
of fallow and red deer.
After major refurbishment in 2007, access to the Hall has
been greatly improved with the addition of a platform lift for
wheelchair users at the entrance and an internal lift to all
floors. Also included was the addition of an excellent
changing place facility at the Visitor Centre.
Manual wheelchair users may need some assistance within
the courtyard area by the Visitor Centre as there is quite a
steep incline to the cafe and shop.
There are excellent hard surfaced paths within the park and
around the lake however please note these have long steep
gradients to and from the Visitor Centre.
N.B. The Industrial Museum which is located by the Visitor
Centre is now only open for special Steaming Events on one
Sunday per month. For dates and times of these events
please check out their website.
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Wollaton Hall Facilities
Arrival
Designated Disabled car parking (There is designated
parking adjacent to the visitor centre and also
Assessed by
outside the hall entrance)
Disabled Holiday
Hard surfaced car park
Level/ramped wheelchair access to entrance (level to I n f o r m a t i o n
the Hall and inclined to the Visitor Centre)
Level/ramped wheelchair access into venue (wheelchair lift into the Hall)
Concessionary fee for wheelchair user (free)
Concessionary fee for carer (free)
Easy access around ground floor/area of site (see main description)
Wheelchair access to gardens/grounds
Wheelchair access to other floors (via a lift with limited internal
dimensions and room for one carer/companion)
lift controls at accessible height
Toilets
changing place
Wheelchair accessible toilet/toilets (There are three designated toilets on
site. One (LHT)in the Hall, one (RHT) adjacent to the Visitor Centre and one
with right and left lateral transfer plus a hoist and changing place.)
Grab rails in toilet
Easy access to wash basin
easy access to hand dryer/towels
Wheelchair turning space in accessible toilet
Space for left transfer to toilet
Space for right transfer to toilet
Room for carer/carers in accessible toilet (two carers in each toilet and up
to four in the changing place)
Cafe/Shop
Level/ramped access to shop (level within the Hall and inclined to the
Visitor Centre)
Level/r amp e d a c c e s s to c a fe / t e a r o o m (level from the Visitor Centre
courtyar d )
Accessible counter/cutlery if self service (partial but assistance available)
Sufficient wheelchair access to tables (internally and at the outside tables)
Other
assistance dogs welcome
Wheelchair loan/hire (one manual chair)
Hearing loop
Special access to exhibits for visually impaired (tactile map at the visitor
centre and audio and braille guides for the Hall)
Wheelchair access to interactive exhibits (some within the hall see photo
but not others)
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