Accessible Britain

THE SOUTHWEST
Haynes International Motor Museum
Haynes International Motor Museum
The museum staff have a good understanding of accessibility requirements. Blue
Badge parking is clearly signposted near the entrance. Carers are permitted free entry,
as long as they produce evidence of their status, ideally a registered carers card. Indoors,
the museum is accessible for wheelchair users with wide paths and only the odd gentle
slope. A wheelchair can be hired and booked in advance. If you have any special requirements,
the helpful staff provide advice over the phone. A volunteer can be booked as a
guide around the exhibits – a useful facility for visitors with visual impairments. There
are two disabled toilets in the museum and two in the foyer area near the café.
FOOD & DRINK aa The accessible self-service Café 750 is on the lower ground floor, which
is easily reached via a sloping walkway, and has movable seating. It serves tasty hot and
cold food and the kids’ menu is very good value. There are also picnic tables in case you
want to bring your own food.
049 Stourhead, Wiltshire
Address: Stourton, near Mere, Warminster BA12 6QD Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead Tel:
01747 841152 Hours: house daily throughout summer; check website for closures at other times; garden
daily 9am–6pm or dusk if earlier Dates: house open 27 Feb–13 Nov; garden closed 25 Dec Entry: garden
& house combined [D]£15.60 [C]free [A]£15.60 [5–17s]£7.90 [Fam]£39.20
Stourhead, a Palladian mansion owned by the National Trust, boasts a fine collection of
paintings and furniture and a superb landscaped garden, complete with replica Roman
and Venetian buildings and an extraordinary folly.
Inside the house, highlights include the Regency library, the Chippendale furniture
and the remarkably tall Pope’s Cabinet made for Pope Sixtus V in 1590. For many visitors
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