Accessibility at Lydford Gorge

Head through the link above to discover more about accessibility at Lydford Gorge on the AccessAble.co.uk website.

Arrival, parking and orientation

There are two entrances at Lydford Gorge.

Head to the Waterfall entrance (EX20 4BL) for:

• Three designated parking bays for Blue Badge holders, 20 meters from Visitor Welcome and the tea-room.
• Toilet facilities, one with adaptations for disabled people, and a separate baby change. 15 meters from Blue Badge parking and 35 meters from Visitor Welcome.
• Tramper (all-terrain mobility scooter) hire from Visitor Welcome.
• Waterfall tea-room with tables inside and outside.
• Pop-up second-hand bookshop, with tables to picnic at inside.
• Step-free route to bird hide along railway path, initial slope to start.
• Step-free route to Whitelady Waterfall, steep slopes and uneven surfaces.

Head to the Devil's Cauldron entrance (EX20 4BH) for:

• Two designated parking bays for Blue Badge holders, 35 meters from Visitor Welcome and 65 meters from the tea-room.
• Toilet facilities, one with adaptations for disabled people, and a baby change. 40 meters from Blue Badge parking and 5 meters from Visitor Welcome.
• Second-hand bookshop next to Visitor Welcome with two chairs with arms and a sofa.
• Devil's Cauldron tea-room with tables inside and outside, situated around 30 meters from the Visitor Welcome down a gravel path with a slight slope.
• Step-free route around the orchard, where the seasonal family trails run during most school holidays, moderate slopes and uneven surfaces.
• Be aware that there are no step-free walking routes into the gorge at this entrance.

If you need to bring a carer or essential companion to accompany you, they are free of charge, if you’re not a National Trust member you’ll still need to pay for your own entry.

 

Toilets

There are two toilets with adaptations for disabled people, neither has a 150cm x 150cm turning space, they can be found:

• At the Waterfall entrance on the back of the building at the far end of the car park.
• At the Devil’s Cauldron entrance, on the left after exiting Visitor Welcome.

There are two baby change areas:

• There is a separate baby change room at the Waterfall entrance on the back of the building at the far end of the car park.
• At the Devil’s Cauldron entrance there is a baby change table in the disabled toilet.

There are also male and female toilets at both the Waterfall entrance and Devil’s Cauldron entrance, next to the toilets with adaptations for disabled people. We don’t have a Changing Places facility.

Seating

There are chairs with armrests in both Visitor Welcome areas, both tea-rooms, and the second-hand bookshop at the Devil’s Cauldron entrance.

There are wheelchair and buggy-friendly picnic tables outside both tea-rooms. At the Waterfall entrance the tables are on a gravel surface. At the Devil’s Cauldron entrance the tables are on a grass surface.

On the walking trails around the gorge there is limited seating, there are benches well-spaced along the trails, but none have backrests or armrests. In the bird hide there are two chairs with backrests.

Wheelchairs

There are two manual wheelchairs available to borrow, for transfer to the tea-rooms and toilets, but they are not suitable to take into the gorge. Speak to the team at Visitor Welcome to borrow these, there is one at each entrance.

To visit Lydford Gorge with your own mobility aid please get in touch for further information as there are things to be aware of before visiting.

Tramper hire

There is an all-terrain mobility scooter available to hire from the Visitor Welcome at the Waterfall entrance. We recommend booking this in advance to guarantee availability, but it can be let out on the day if it’s not already booked.

To find out more about the Tramper, which we lend out as part of the Countryside Mobility scheme, head through the link below.

To visit Lydford Gorge with your own mobility aid please get in touch for further information as there are things to be aware of before visiting.

Other facilities

There are fixed induction loops at all till points.

There are bicycle racks outside the Visitor Welcome areas at both entrances.

There are large-handled cutlery and crockery, plus straws, available in both tea-rooms.

Moving around the site

On arrival you will get a map of the site and a rundown of the facilities and walking trails from the team at Visitor Welcome.

A large print version of the map is available on request.

At the Waterfall entrance there is level access to:

• Visitor Welcome
• Toilet with adaptations for disabled people, and baby change
• Tea-room
• Pop-up second-hand bookshop, up small slope

At the Devil’s Cauldron entrance there is level access to:

• Visitor Welcome, up small slope
• Toilets
• Second-hand bookshop
• Tea-room, down sloped gravel path
• Orchard

The walking trails in the gorge are unsuitable for buggies or pushchairs due to uneven terrain, narrow paths and steep slopes.

Mobile phone signal can be poor and there is no public Wi-Fi.