Facilities & Access
General
- Locally sourced seasonal produce served in the restaurant
- Try our bara brith, made with our own secret recipe
- Tours available - please contact us before you visit
- Dogs on leads in car park only
Family and children
- Baby-changing and feeding facilities
- Front-carrying baby slings and hip-carrying infant seats for loan
- Children's quiz/trail
Access
- Map available of the accessible route
- Partly accessible - terraced with steps in some areas
- Access into the formal gardens can be arranged by telephoning our office in advance on 01938 551944
Basic step guide to Powis Castle & Garden
© National Trust / John Markwick
Castle and Clive Museum
There are 13 steps to the Castle entrance and wheelchair access to the ground floor rooms only. Access to the first floor rooms is via a very steep staircase with a handrail. There are 23 stairs up and 48 steps down to the exit corridor. Immediately after the Castle exit there are 9 steps up to the courtyard.
Seating is available in most rooms; please ask the room guide if required. Please note that due to conservation restrictions the light levels in some rooms are low.
Access to the Clive Museum and Ballroom is via the main staircase, which has 17 steps and a handrail. Unfortunately, there's no wheelchair access in the Ballroom and Clive Museum.
Garden
Due to the natural terrain of the place there are several very steep paths in the gardens. For your own health and safety, and that of other visitors, it's strongly advised that visitors who use Powered Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) and wheelchairs adhere strictly to the areas indicated by the garden entrance attendant. We're unable to permit three-wheeled PMVs in the garden.
Access and/or exit from the lower gardens for visitors with limited mobility is available by prior arrangement. Please telephone in advance or ask a member of the Visitor Reception Staff when buying your tickets.
There are unisex accessible toilets below the Stable Shop and in the gardens, next to Lady Violet's Tearoom.
Catering outlets
Both Lady Henrietta's Tearoom and Lady Violet's Tearoom have level access for wheelchairs.
Visitors with disabilities
- All visitors are welcome to Powis Castle and Garden
- Unavoidable limitations due to historic nature of castle
- Companion of disabled visitor is admitted free of charge
- We welcome all registered assistance dogs
- Designated car park spaces next to coach park
- Wheelchairs available for use in Old Stables
- Step free route of gardens is available from Visitor Reception Cabin
Mobility vehicles
- Wheelchair accessible vehicle available most days
- Takes you from disabled parking area to Coach House by castle entrance
- Travels from Coach House to Lady Violet's Tearoom at bottom of garden
- Picks you up again at Lady Violet's Tearoom and takes you back to car
- Works a circular route from 11am to 5pm
- We're looking for more volunteer drivers, please call 01938 551944
- With more drivers we can offer this service every day
Facilities and services
- Virtual tour of castle and Clive Museum viewed in the Coach House
- Braille guides are available from Visitor Reception Cabin & entrances
- Induction loops are located across the property
- Guided touch tours of the castle can be arranged with prior booking
- Guided sensory tours of the garden can be arranged with prior booking