• Designated accessible parking is available in the main car park at Blickling Estate, close to the Estate Barn Visitor Welcome
• We do operate a car park ticketing system, with free car parking for Blue Badge holders – there is no need to obtain a ticket; please display your blue badge or access pass.
• You can scan your membership card at the Estate Barn Visitor Welcome or purchase tickets there, which is next to the main car park.
• There are additional Blue Badge spaces available at the Farmyard, next to the East Wing – accessed via the main road, turning at the Church.

• The main car park is next to toilet facilities including an accessible toilet and babychange, and the Muddy Boots Café.
• The House, Garden and East Wing facilities are approximately 385 metres from the main car park on a mixture of paths and gravel
• Seating is available on the main drive to the House and Gardens.

The Essential Companion card makes it simple to bring one or two carers or companions with you, free of charge. Show your card when you arrive, and your carer(s) or companion(s) on the day have free entry. If you don’t have an Essential Companion card, please talk to us at Visitor Reception where we can facilitate entry.  

Find out more about discounted and free entry for carers: Access for everyone | National Trust

For more information on joining as a member please visit: Membership: Join the National Trust | National Trust

Available facilities from Estate Barn & East Wing include:

• Powered mobility vehicles (see below for booking details)
• Wheelchairs
• Sensory support bags including ear defenders and sensory fidget toys
• Download our Sensory Visual Story here
• Easy Read, large print and Braille guides
• Induction hearing loops are available at all till points.
• Portable hearing loops are available for all guided walks and tours.
• Sunflower Lanyard support

If you would like a downloadable copy of our large print guide before your visit, please contact us on 01263 733956 or email blickling@nationaltrust.org.uk.

Powered Mobility Scooters are available to hire for free from the Estate Barn visitor welcome in the main car park (parkland scooters) and the East Wing visitor welcome near the House (garden scooters). These electric mobility scooters are designed specifically to travel outside and across gravel and grass safely. They can also go up and down slopes, over soft ground and through shallow puddles. The welcome team can give you more information on distances and surfaces of routes in the garden and parkland.

Booking is recommended, please call 01263733956 to book or email blickling@nationaltrust.org.uk at least 24 hours in advance. If there are no bookings on the day you visit, PMVs can be used on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Manual wheelchairs and Mountain Trike Push all terrain wheelchairs are also available from the Estate Barn visitor welcome in the main car park.

• Mobile signal can be limited.
• Free Wi-Fi available in Muddy Boots Café and Stables Café.

Accessible toilets are available at:

• Estate Barn
• East Wing (near the Hall with the Gift Shop and Stables Cafe)
• Farmyard

A Changing Places facility is available in the Farmyard.

Facilities include:

• Hoist
• Adult-sized changing bench
• Additional space for carers

Radar key required. If needed, a Radar Key can be borrowed from the Gift Shop in the East Wing.

Available at:

• Estate Barn
• East Wing
• Farmyard

• The entry to the Hall is located at the front of the building, through the arch from the gravel drive. There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance with double manual doors.
• The doors maybe closed on arrival to keep the warmth in, but the team will be on hand to support entry for all visitors; both doors can be opened as needed.
• There are narrow corridors, historic doorways and tight turns within the Hall, the one door width on entrance is used as a gauge of width for around the Hall in places, for wheelchairs and mobility scooters on entry.
• Hall wheelchairs are available to support access through these spaces.
• There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance to be aware of. On arrival, a member of the team will welcome you and be available for any support and assistance.

• Once inside, there are three floors open to explore.
• There is step-free access to the ground floor only, other floors can be accessed via stairs or there is a lift*.
• On the ground floor, visitors can access the Great Hall, the Brown Drawing Room, the Lower Ante Room, the Dining Room and the Serving Room.
• There is limited lift access in the House - visitors must be able to evacuate via the stairs without assistance in the event of an emergency.
• A film of the basement and first floor rooms is available to watch in the Dining Room in visitors as an alternative offer.
• The House has different exit points depending on which route is open on the day of your visit, some have ramps/slopes and manual doors. We will confirm options on the day of your visit - please let us know if you require any assistance and the team will be more than happy to support and make recommendations for your hall experience.
• Discover more about Blickling Hall.

• There are 55 acres of formal garden at Blickling, the result of three centuries of planting, with ancient yews, parterre, lake and productive walled kitchen garden.
• Most pathways are gravel or mown grass, which can be uneven, and slippery or muddy when wet.
• There are benches throughout the garden.
• We recommend the Secret Garden (no.13 on the map) as a quiet area.
• Please download the PDF Visitor Map for the garden to for information on step free access, routes around the garden, as well as information on seating and quiet areas.
• You can also take a look at the AccessAble guide to visiting the Parterre and Walled Garden to help plan your visit.

• The four-mile (6.4km) all-weather hard surface multi-use trail travels through woods and open parkland, taking in the iconic Tower, Great Wood and Mausoleum.
• The route is step-free, there are some steep slopes as shown on the map to be aware off.
• The route is designed for walkers, pushchairs, mobility scooters, adapted wheelchair users, and cyclists – allowing everyone the chance to access and explore the nature we care for on the estate.
• There are benches along the full route.
• You can plan your adventure around the Multi-use trail.

• Accessible picnic benches are available in the Farmyard, and in the garden on the parade, allowing wheelchair and pushchair users to pull up easily to the table.
• Seats are provided throughout the House in most rooms and on all levels.
• Benches are dotted across the garden and parkland, and marked on the map, providing amble rest stops to admire the scenery.
• There is a mixed of seating in our cafe's including chairs with arms.

• The Stables Café offers a wide seasonal menu and is the main café at Blickling.
• It is a large space, with different seating areas both inside offering a mix of tables and chairs with arms, as well as outside options in the Farmyard area.
• The space can get loud when busy, there are acoustic baffling products in place to improve sound. Ear defenders are available in the East Wing if needed.
• All areas of the café can be accessed by ramps and staff can provide assistance as needed, offering service to tables.
• There are easy grip mugs and large handled cutlery available from the counter – please ask if these are not readily available.

• Muddy Boots is a smaller, dog-friendly café, located in the Estate Barn in the main car park, in the same building as visitor welcome.
• The café provides hot and cold drinks, cakes and light snacks such as sausage rolls, pasties and sandwiches.
• Entry is either via visitor welcome up a single step, or via a ramp at the back of the Estate Barn, on the pub side of the building.
• Easy grip mugs and large handled cutlery are located near the counter. Staff can provide assistance and offer service to tables.
• Some indoor and outside seating is available.

• Most of the food and drink served is prepared on site in our kitchen, using a wide range of ingredients. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any of our food and drink products are completely allergen free.
• If you have an allergy or intolerance, please speak to one of our team to check the current allergen information, as we sometimes change our recipes to improve quality and flavour, including the ingredients.

• We welcome breastfeeding everywhere at Blickling.
• Bottles and baby food can be warmed up in our cafés, just ask a member of the team.
• If you need a quiet space, please speak to one of the team and we’ll endeavour to support

Whether you're treating yourself or looking for that perfect present, you'll find homeware, books, tasty treats, gardening accessories and seasonal potted plants in the National Trust shop.

• The shop is located in the East Wing, near the Stables café.
• The shop is across several rooms with different levels throughout. There is step free ramped access.
• Some ramps are steep so staff are available for support and assistance.
• An induction loop is available at the till point and dropped counter.
• Take a look at the AccessAble guide to the Shop, Second-hand Bookshop and Stamp shop at Blickling.

Run by volunteers, who are always willing to help, the second-hand bookshop is full of treasures, from rare books right through to modern-day fiction.

• The entrance has a steep ramp/slope and a manual door.
• There is step-free access to the majority of the venue once inside, there are some steps up to a platform with books about travel, geography, science and music to the right as you enter. Please ask a member of the team if you would like support in browsing these books.
• Seating is available.
• Take a look at the AccessAble guide to the Shop, Second-hand Bookshop and Stamp shop at Blickling.

Blickling is home to the only National Trust Stamp Shop selling stamp sheets, packets of stamps, complete albums, stamp catalogues, first day covers and bags of stamps.

• The entrance has a step and a manual door.
• There is step-free access once inside and seating is available.
• Volunteers are available for support and assistance.

Take a look at the AccessAble guide to the Shop, Second-hand Bookshop and Stamp shop at Blickling.