Accessibility at Lanhydrock

Find a copy of Lanhydrock's access statement here.

Arrival and parking

• Use postcode PL30 4AB (1 Double Lodges) for Sat Nacs or follow brown Lanhydrock signs from the A30 or A38. The main visitor car park is signposted, with a separate entrance for coaches and caravans.
• The car park area is a shared space – vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians will be using it.
• Parking is free to National Trust members. Non-members pay for either £1.50 an hour or £6 all day.
• Blue badge holders may park for free in designated parking bays in the main car park. There are 29 designated accessible spaces on the only tarmac surface in the car parks.
• These spaces are a maximum of 135 metres from the café and toilets and 270 metres from the visitor reception. The paths are hard wearing.
• There are accessible picnic benches available at main car park.

Moving around the site

Visitor Reception and Gatehouse

• The main visitor reception is a wooden hexagonal building, 270 metres away from the main car park and 350 metres from the house.
• An access buggy picks up and drops off from the reception building and drops passengers off at the gatehouse (for house and garden).
• Level hardened paths lead from the car parks to reception and level flagstones outside the perimeter of the reception building.
• All doors have manual openings. Staff and volunteers can assist with opening doors if required.
• Induction loop at all till points.
• Bench seats are available.
• The pedestrian hard wearing path slopes down to the house.

Gardens

See a map of the gardens here.

• Path surfaces are uneven and are partly accessible throughout the garden. Although the paths are hardened gravel, at times throughout the year there may be loose gravel on the surfaces.
• The lawns are surrounded with metal edging about 7cm tall but there are various ramps around, which enable visitors in wheelchairs to access the garden.
• Slopes to the higher garden and top part of the higher garden are not suitable for wheelchairs as the gradient is steep.
• There are twelve steps to the herbaceous border and then a further two steps. Wheelchair access is via a side path.
• All steps have handrails.
• Gates are located at the formal garden and the entrance to the higher garden.
• Benches and chairs are situated throughout the garden for visitors to use.
• There are two single-seater powered mobility vehicles. Booking is essential.

Parkland

See a map of the parkland here.

• There are 61 car park spaces at Respryn including two accessible spaces. Respryn car park is free to National Trust members. Non-members pay for either £1.50 hour or £6 all day, prices are on our website.
• Walking routes can be downloaded from the website.
• A countryside tramper is available to hire for use on the estate. Countryside mobility membership fees apply. For details see: http://www.countrysidemobility.org/membership. We recommend booking all vehicles in advance on 01208 265950.
• Some paths are suitable for buggies and wheelchairs. See accessibility statement for map.
• There are level and uneven paths throughout the estate, with some moderate climbs. Paths can be muddy in winter.
• Livestock frequently graze throughout the estate. Electric fences are installed during these times, with signposted access points throughout.
• Seating and benches are situated throughout the estate.
• There is good phone reception throughout the estate.

Cycle centre

See a map of the cycle trails here.

• Recumbant trike available to hire at the cycle centre
• Electric bikes also available to hire.
• A range of routes available, with varying levels of difficulty.