National Trust Cottages Access Statement...• Summerhouse with small sofa and 2 No. armchairs all...

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National Trust Cottages Accessibility Guide Cottage Ref: 007015 Norbury Manor Norbury Hollow Norbury Nr Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 2ED

Introduction

• Norbury Manor is a large detached Grade 1 listed manor house with spacious accommodation over 3 floors standing in extensive grounds in the village of Norbury and conveniently located for the historic market town of Ashbourne. It is also within easy reach of the beautiful Peak District. The

Cottage is arranged as follows: Ground Floor:

• Entrance Hallway, Scullery, Utility Room, Kitchen diner, Sitting Room, Dining Room and Snug

First Floor: • 1 No. Double Bedroom with en-suite shower room, 1 No. Twin Bedroom, 1 No. Double Bedroom

with 6ft Bed and sitting room off. 1 No. Family Bathroom with bath and separate shower cubicle and 1 No. bathroom with roll top bath. Floor coverings throughout the ground floor are a mix of oak floorboards, stone flags and carpet / loose rugs. All bedrooms are carpeted and the bathrooms have wood effect floor coverings.

Second Floor: • 1 No. Double Bedroom, 1 No. Bathroom and 1 No. Twin Bedroom.

Pre-Arrival

• See the main webpage for booking and location details. • Please contact us prior to booking if you have any specific access requirements.

• Directions provided with booking

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Arrival & Parking Facilities

• The cottage is located just off the B5033 at Norbury, Access to the cottage is via a shared driveway

to the adjacent church. There is extensive parking to the front of the house for holiday cottage guests. Arrival in daylight hours is recommended. If arriving after dark, guests are advised to bring a torch as this will be helpful in opening the key safe.

Getting in (and out) of the cottage

• From the parking area you enter an external passageway/porch area to the right of the house next to

the garage. The doorway to this area is 750mm wide.

• The keysafe is located on the right hand wall as you enter the porch at 1360mm from floor level. This is a push button mechanism.There is a yard area beyond and the door to house is on the left. There is small step up into the cottage and there a step down into the entrance hallway. These are 70mm and 130mm high respectively. The entrance door is 770mm wide.

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Getting around the cottage

• The cottage occupies three floors and there are further changes of level within the floors themselves which will be highlighted further in this Access Statement as the relevant area is covered.

• Flooring throughout the cottage is a mix of oak floorboards with loose rugs, fitted carpets, stone flags and vinyl flooring or similar.

• There is a large oak staircase to the first floor and second floor which consists of straight treads and some small winders. The flights are intersected by small platforms where the staircase turns right as you ascend. There is a single banister rail on the right hand side ascending. The treads range from 150mm to 200mm in height throughout. There are 16 treads from the ground floor to the first floor and 15 treads from the first floor to the second floor accommodation.

Ground floor:

Entrance Hallway

• Spacious entrance hallway with good circulating space. Doorways off leading to scullery passage and dining room. Staircase to first and second floor accommodation.

• Oak settle with seat height of 450mm.

• Coat hooks are positioned at1870mm from floor level.

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Scullery Passage & Utility Room / Downstairs WC

• The doorway from the hall to the scullery passage is 740mm wide. • Coat hooks in the passageway are 1690mm from floor level. • The doorway to the utility room is 720mm wide. • This is a single aspect room with views over the knot garden. • WC seat is 440mm high. • Sink is 920mm high. • Worktops are 920mm high to one side and 950mm high around the sink.

Scullery

• Single aspect room with views over knot garden.

• Good circulating space housing oil fired boiler and large oak cupboard.

• External doorway 940mm wide leading to the knot garden and terrace to the rear of the house.

• Step down to terrace is 140mm high

• Internal doorway leading to kitchen 900mm wide.

• Step 220mm high to scullery corridor.

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Kitchen

• Dual aspect room with views over knot garden and orchard

• Height of worktop is 950mm

• Electric Range cooker with ceramic hob

• Larder fridge, dishwasher and undercounter freezer, microwave

• Dining table with 6 chairs with seat heights of 450mm

• Dining table is 810mm high with 650mm knee clearance

• 3 No. spotlight fittings with 10 lamps in total

Sitting Room (Ground Floor)

• There is level access from the kitchen into this room and step between this room and the dining

room which is 190mm high. • Door widths are 810mm from the kitchen, 690mm from the scullery and 870mm from the dining

room.

• Single aspect room with multi-fuel stove.

• Oak floor with rug

• 3 No. sofas with seat height of 460mm • 1 No. armchair with seat height of 490mm

• 40 inch colour TV with separate DVD player

• 2 No. standard lamps and 3 No. table lamps. There are no ceiling lights in this room.

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Dining Room

• The door from hallway is 840mm wide and there is level access the room.

• Spacious room with dining table 760mm high with 710mm clear knee space beneath.

• 10 dining chairs which are 470mm high and have upholstered backs and seats

• Additional table 730mm high with 710mm clear knee space beneath

• 2 No. oak chairs with seat heights of 380mm and 460mm respectively

• The room has 2 No. wall sconce lights with 2 No. lamps to each, 2 No. table lamps and a standard lamp.

Snug

• 750mm wide door with level access through into the room

• Spacious room with multi-fuel stove, sofas and views to front apron of property

• 2 x sofas (2-3 seaters) with seat height of 440mm

• One of these sofas is sofa bed. When opened out, the sofa bed is 1810mm long x 1300mm wide x 530mm high

• 1 x armchair with seat height of 440mm

• 2 Window seats 600mm high

• 2 No. wall sconce lights with 2 No. lamps to each, 1 No. table lamp, 32” TV with DVD player.

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First Floor Bedroom 1 (Double Bedroom With Ensuite Shower Room)

• Door into the bedroom is 750mm wide. The entrance to the en-suite is 780mm wide.

• Single aspect room

• Divan bed is 2000mm long x1500mm wide and 650mm high • Bedside lamps

• Built-in wardrobe, 2 No. chest of drawers and dressing table with chair with seat height of 440mm

• Occasional chair with seat height of 480mm

• Wash-stand with double basins 940mm from floor level

• WC with seat height of 440mm

• Walk in shower cubicle with 2 No. steps up 110mm and 70mm respectively • The shower area is 700mm x 700mm

• Riser bar for the shower extends from 1490mm to 1980 mm from base of shower

• The shower controls are at 1200mm from the shower base level

Bedroom 2 (Twin Bedroom – First Floor Corridor)

• Door is 900mm wide

• Spacious room with twin divan beds which are 1900mm long x 950mm wide x 650mm high

• Freestanding wardrobe and dressing table

• Central ceiling pendant with 5 No. lamps, 2 No. bedside lamps and table lamp

• 3 window seats to each window with seat height of 560mm


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Family Bathroom With Roll Top Bath (First Floor Corridor)

• Door width is 800mm

• There are 2 steps down into the bathroom which are 200mm high

• Basin is 820mm high

• WC seat is 420mm high

• Freestanding roll top bath is 640mm wide x 620mm high x 1600mm long. Internal depth is 440mm.

Family Bathroom with Separate Shower Cubicle (First Floor Corridor)

• Door width is 660mm and there are 2 No. steps down to the bathroom which are 200mm high


• WC seat is 430mm high

• Bath is 640mm high x 1470mm long x 540mm wide. Internal depth is 390mm.

• There are 2 steps up into the shower cubicle which are 200mm and 120mm high respectively

• The shower area is 700mm x 700mm

• The shower riser extends from 1300mm to 1800mm from base of shower

• The shower controls are at 1200mm from the shower base level

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Bedroom 3 – Double Bedroom with Superking Bed (First Floor Corridor)


• Spacious room with superking divan bed, freestanding wardrobe and chest of drawers

• Bed measures 2000mm long x 1900mm wide x 590mm high

• Bedside lamps.

• 5 No. wall sconces with 3 Lamps to each

• Armchair with seat height of 470mm

• Chaise Longue with seat height of 400mm

Sitting Room off Bedroom 3

• Door width is 770mm. There are 2 steps down into the room each measuring 200mm high

• 2 seat sofa and 1 No. armchair with seat height of 480mm

• Central ceiling pendant with 5 No. lamps and 1 No. table lamp.

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Second Floor – Landing

• The door width to the landing lobby area is 760mm. • There is a single step into the lobby which is 150mm high. • The lobby has doors off into the double bedroom, twin

bedroom and bathroom.

Bedroom 4 (Double Bedroom)


• Divan bed is 2000mm long x 1500mm wide x 620mm high

• Bedside Lights • Built in cupboard with hanging rail

• Beside tables with lamps

• 2 No. chest of drawers, 1 with mirror over


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Bedroom 5 (Twin Bedroom – 2nd Floor)

• Door is 730mm wide and there is a small step into the room which is 60mm high

• Twin divan beds measuring 1900mm long x 950mm wide x 640mm high

• Central ceiling pendant light and 2 No. bedside lamps

• Built in cupboards with hanging rails and shelving.

• Occasional chair with seat height of 490mm Family Bathroom (2nd Floor)



• WC seat height is 430mm high

• Bath is 550mm high

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Garden, Terrace & Summer House

• Extensive gardens which include a stone paved terrace to the rear of the house overlooking the Knot Garden with dining table and chairs.

• Dining chairs have a seat height of 340mm. Table is 740mm high with 650mm knee clearance beneath.

• Woodland walks to Summer house and river beyond.

• Summerhouse with small sofa and 2 No. armchairs all with a seat height of 470mm.

Additional Information

• Assistance dogs are welcome at all our cottages • In the event of a fire, it is the responsibility of the guests to evacuate themselves. Vibrating

fire/smoke detectors are available if requested at time of booking. Please contact us if you have any other specific access requirements in this respect.

Facilities at all cottages In addition to the standard equipment and facilities, each cottage is equipped with the following: • Cordless kettle

• Chairs with arm rest in living room.

• Good reading light

• Large handle vegetable peeler • Easy tin opener

• Non-slip mat for bath/shower

• Non-slip place mat

• Easy jar opener • Information in alternative formats (on request) We aim to provide these items in all cottages but please check when booking as to their availability and to check if new items have been added to the list.

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Specialist equipment Other specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, bath seats, toilet frames etc may be available for loan or purchase from the local Red Cross loan centre. Please check this out before booking the Cottage and contact us if you require further information. http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=89425

Future Plans to improve Access to National Trust Holiday Cottages • We are currently in the process of writing accessibility guides for all our holiday cottages and

improving access over time for all our guests. All feedback is very helpful in informing us of ways in which we can improve access to all our cottages. We welcome any comments or ideas from you about access at this cottage and thank you for taking the time to do this. Please do this in the most convenient way for you. See contact details below or information on website.

About the Accessibility Guide

• This Accessibility Guide is intended to provide key information about the cottage that may be particularly relevant to guests with disabilities. Please contact us prior to booking if you would like information that is more specific and we will be happy to oblige.

Email: [email protected] Phone: 0344 800 2070

Access for All at the National Trust

• The Access for All office works to improve access at all National Trust cottages and properties. The office welcomes comments and ideas on improving access. Phone: 01793 818531 Email: [email protected]

http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=89425

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