Knole

The Great Hall is the only area of the house that is accessible to wheelchair users. There are hard-standing paths in the parkland but many cross a golf course so please discuss suitable routes with staff in the Visitor Centre. An enclosed picnic area is located in the park next to the car park, with decked flooring and a ramp suitable for wheelchair user.

Drop off zone located outside the front of the main building.

There is access across level paving throughout the courtyard areas. The route to the showrooms is across 73 metres of level paving through two courtyards. There is one step, with an accessible ramp, into the Great Hall entrance. The Great Hall is the only area of the house that is accessible to wheelchair users.

The Great Hall is the only area of the house that is accessible to wheelchair users. All other showrooms are upstairs. A rollator is available for use in the upstairs showrooms, which are accessed via the Great Staircase. This has handrails on the left-hand side and wide access. An iPad is available in the Great Hall to view the rooms upstairs.

There are two large accessible toilets on site, one located off the main entrance to the house and another located on the ground floor of the conservation studio building opposite the Brewhouse Café. Both accessible toilets are left hand transfer. All the toilets have tiled floors and are lit with artificial light.

Induction loops are located at till points in the Visitor Centre, shop, bookshop and Brewhouse Cafe. There is also an induction loop in The Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio. A portable induction loop is available for use in the showrooms if required; please ask a member of staff in the Visitor Centre.

A lift is available in the gift shop. The bookshop lift for wheelchair access to and from the Orangery is out of service until mid-Feb 2023. There is lift access The Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio but it is not an evacuation lift. There is no lift in the showrooms - the Great Hall is the only area of the house accessible to wheelchair users.

Wheelchairs are available for visitors to use, subject to availability.

A braille guide for the showrooms is available.

All interpretation panels in the house are in large print.

A powered mobility vehicle is available to use. Please call 01732 462100, Monday to Friday, at least 24 hours in advance to book.

Baby changing facilities are available in the two toilet locations: one located off the main entrance to the house and another located on the ground floor of the conservation studio building opposite the Brewhouse Café. There are no adult changing facilities.

The Brewhouse Café is accessible by a pathway on a gradient of 1:14 from the accessible car park.

The Brewhouse Café, conservation studio building and toilet facilities are accessible by a pathway on a gradient of 1:14 from the car park, and once there are all wheelchair accessible.

Parking is available for Blue Badge holders. Please have your Blue Badge on clear display so we can direct you to an accessible space. The car park is situated between the Brewhouse Cafe and the main building and is approximately 145 metres from each on a gradient of 1:32. There are 19 designated spaces for Blue Badge holders.

There is level access to all ground floor spaces, except for the shop and Orangery, where lifts are available.

Most of the showrooms have a seat but there are no seats with arm rests. There are wooden benches situated around the outside courtyards and in the Orangery.