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Attingham Park is an 18th century mansion located in the village of Atcham, on the B4380 near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. It was built in 1785 and is now owned by the National Trust.

 

To avoid the steps at the main entrance to the mansion there is wheelchair access into the house via a separate doorway at the rear of the building. This takes visitors into the basement where they are met by a member of staff who will escort them to a lift and up to the ground floor where accessibility is good. There is also wheelchair access to the kitchen and the vault (which houses an impressive collection of silver) both of which are located in the basement.

Although there is a further lift to the upper floor where extensive restoration work is in progress, due to fire safety regulations, only visitors who have some ambulant ability may use it.

There is a shuttle bus to take visitors from the reception area down to the mansion but it is not wheelchair accessible. However the pathway down to the accessible entrance is good and is an easy wheeling distance.

The main tearoom is not accessible however if wheelchairs users are accompanied by an able companion there are outside tables. Alternatively there is a cafe with level access in the courtyard area near reception.

There are good pathways through the estate and up to the newly restored walled garden.

Also on the Attingham Estate but a couple of miles away at Brompton Farm is the Brompton Cookery School which has a fully accessible kitchen station and offers a wide range of courses. For more information and a link to their website please click here.

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Heritage Attraction Facilities

Assessed by Disabled Holiday Information

Arrival

• Designated Disabled car parking (9 spaces)
• Hard surfaced car park
• Level/ramped wheelchair access to entrance (level including short cobbled surface see photo)
• Level/ramped wheelchair access into venue (level through alternative entrance)
• Concessionary fee for carer (essential carers have free entrance)
• Prebooking necessary for wheelchair users (for groups)
• Easy access around ground floor/area of site (see main description)
• Wheelchair access to gardens/grounds (good pathways through the estate)
• Wheelchair access to other floors (via a lift with limited internal dimensions and room for one carer/companion see photo)
• lift controls at accessible height (operated by a member of staff)

Toilets

• Wheelchair accessible toilet/toilets (Two, one near the entrance and the other near the tearoom at the main house)
• Room for carer/carers in accessible toilet
• Wheelchair turning space in accessible toilet (There is a locker in the cubicle of the toilet by the entrance which reduces the internal space)
• Space for side transfer to toilet (left hand at the entrance and right hand in toilet near the main house)
• Grab rails in toilet
• easy access to hand dryer/towels
• Easy access to wash basin (soap dispenser in awkward position in the toilet near the main house)

Café/Shop

• Level/ramped access to shop (level)
• Level/ramped access to café/tearoom (level access to cafe in courtyard, stepped access to tearoom in the main house)
• Accessible counter/cutlery if self service (partial but assistance available)
• Sufficient wheelchair access to tables
• Wheelchair accessible picnic area

Other

• assistance dogs welcome
• Wheelchair loan/hire (wheelchair users wishing to see the ground floor may need to transfer to the on-site wheelchair)
• Motorised buggy loan/hire (pre-booking advised)
• Special access to exhibits for visually impaired (large print leaflets available)