Accessibility at Lanhydrock

Find a copy of Lanhydrock's access statement here.

Arrival and parking

• Use postcode PL30 4AB (1 Double Lodges) for Sat Navs 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. 
• There are accessible picnic benches available at main car park.

Moving around the site

Parkland

See a map of the parkland here.

• There is a car park 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.
• A countryside tramper is available to hire from the Cycle Centre 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.
• 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 cycling of routes available, with varying levels of difficulty. 
• We recommend booking bikes to hire in advance. Please email please email lanhydrockcyclehire@nationaltrust.org.uk to book.

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).
• Hard-standing paths lead from the car parks to reception and down to the house. The route from visitor reception to the house is on a steep hill. 
• Induction loop at all till points.
• Bench seats are available.

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.
• Slopes to the higher garden and top part of the higher garden are not suitable for wheelchairs as the gradient is very steep.
• All steps have handrails.
• Benches and chairs are situated throughout the garden for visitors to use.
• There are two single-seater powered mobility vehicles. Booking is essential- email lanhydrock@nationaltrust.org.uk to book.