Accessibility Guide

The exterior of the chapel and museum.

If you arrive by car there is disabled parking available opposite the chapel and museum.

The carpark surface is tarmac.

There is a slope up on to the road and pavers to help you know when you are at the side of the road.

The pavement leading to the graveyard entrance is uneven and narrow.

The entrance to the graveyard is uneven. There is a shallow step down.

There is a gravel and grass path up the middle of the graveyard.
Some of the gravestones have been laid down.
Amongst the graves there are trip hazards and the ground is uneven.

The museum as seen from the exit from the graveyard.

The entrance to the path is across the road and slightly to the right.

When you have crossed the road there is a ramp up a gentle slope with handrails either side. Some of the paving stones are ridged so you don’t slip if it is wet.

Follow the path to the top of the ramp.

Turn right towards the white cottage.

Follow the path round to the back of the cottage.
There is a glass door.
This is the entrance.

This is the Chapel Tea Room and Gift Shop.
Please tell us if you need any help.
We will take you around the museum if you would like us to.
You can buy refreshments here. We have gluten-free food.
If you have a special diet and you have brought your own food you are welcome to eat it here.
You can also buy gifts from our shop.
You may hear a doorbell here. It is quite loud. This lets us know that there are people in the museum.

Opposite the entrance to the tea room are two steps up to the patio.
You are welcome to sit here.

If you take the path to the left of the patio you will find the toilet (left) and the accessible toilet (right).

To enter the museum you will need to follow the path around the front of the museum.

The main entrance is through the chapel door.
The path to it is a little uneven.
There are three steps down along the path.
This is a small step up the path to the door.

If you cannot manage steps you can enter the museum through an alternative entrance via the first door you come to on your right.

The main entrance has a step up to the door.
The floor inside the entrance is rough wood.
It may feel cool inside the chapel.
The lights are sensitive to movement. They will come on when you move, but may go off if you are still.

The floor is wooden, stone and carpet.
It is uneven in places.
There are things you may trip on.
There is a lot of old furniture which may have an unfamiliar smell.
You can sit in the pews.

To the left there are some steep steps up to the gallery.
Most of the steps are carpetted.

The steps at the top, however, are wooden.

The gallery has steep steps down to the pews.
There are two low windows.
The doors on the box pews can bang loudly.
The balcony rail is medium height.
You use the same steps to climb back down to the chapel.

There are two steps up into the next room.
There are two grab rails.
We can make a ramp up for you if you request it.

The floor in this room may be slippery.
The lights are sensitive to movement. They will come on when you move, but may go off if you are still.

There are two steps up to the next room.
There are two grab rails.
If you cannot manage steps, go out through the door you entered the museum by.
Follow the path down the side of the cottage.
Go back into the museum through the white door.
You can then access this room.

The third room is small.
The lighting is dim.
Through the door is the last room.
The floor is hard and cold.
The room is narrow.

You can exit through the white door.

The toilets are to your left as you exit.
You can visit the Chapel Tea Room and Gift Shop, which are straight ahead.

If there is an emergency and we have to leave the buildings there is a meeting point at the end of the drive.
There is a green sign on the gate post to show you where to meet.
The gate and gate post are opposite the entrance to the chapel.
From the chapel there are steps down to the gravel drive.
The gravel may be difficult to walk on. It can make a loud crunching noise when you walk on it.
If you can’t use the steps, you can follow the ramp to the road and wait on the ramp. Someone will come and help you.
We will make sure you are safe at all times.
When it is safe to do so, you can go back inside the buildings to continue your visit. We will tell you when it is safe to go back inside.

The Collection Store is in the carpark.
Sometimes the Collections Store is open to visitors.
There is a gentle slope up to the door.
The door is heavy and must be closed behind you.
There is a second door inside which must be closed behind you.
The doors must be closed to keep the temperature inside the same.

The Collection Store is the place where we keep the things we can’t fit in the museum.
It may feel cool inside.
The floor is even.
The lights are bright.

Outside the Collection Store there are some benches.
You can sit here.
There is a view across the fields.