Visited 2 April 2024
Doddington Hall, Doddington, near Lincoln.
Enjoyed a trip around the Doddington Hall's shops, eateries and exhibition spaces. Not all shops visited during this trip.
Car Park - used the car park directly outside main shop. Four official disabled parking bays placed near the entrance. The fine gravel and can easily negotiated in a wheelchair. There are two other car parks. The one on the other side of the main village road is in a field and not recommended for those with mobility conditions. At the back of the retail complex there is a large carpark which is mainly fine gravel and slightly uneven, but can be negotiated with mobility aids.
Outside paths - various surfaces such as medium and fine gravel, paving stones and tarmac.
Doorways - most doorways had thresholds which were easy to move over. A majority of the doors needed to be opened or be held open. There were no automatic doors were used in the visit.
Ease of movement - visited during the Easter holidays so the place was busy. Despite this, generally access was good.
Sound - mainly people talking, no loud sounds and no music in the areas visited.
The Stables Gallery - viewed exhibition by Lincolnshire Artists' Society. Good entrance access and an even floor. Generous space around exhibits and paintings.
Farm Shop - even stone floor, one level throughout and wide aisles.
Farm Shop Cafe - Helpful staff. Enough gangway between tables for wheelchair access. Only downside, several of the cakes were no longer available on our visit.
Grain Store Restaurant - briefly visited to use toilets, even floor and good gangway space between tables. Lift available to upstairs section. The entrance lobby has two doorways to negotiate.
Toilet - at the time of the visit, the main toilet block was being refitted and could not be accessed. This will have a disabled toilet. We were directed to the toilet in the Grain Store restaurant which, although not large, was well equipped.
Colours - variety of colours, mostly gentle, neutral shades.
Floor surface inside - even surfaces inside and at one level.
Signage - clear and visible. No floor signage.
Dogs - assistance dogs accepted.
More access information - please see Doddington Hall website for more information; https://www.doddingtonhall.com/visiting/accessibility/
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