Elms Farm Cottages - detailed access measurements for Public Areas

Entrance to car park:

• Vehicular access to our car park for all our cottages is from the A1121
• Pedestrian access to our car park is from the public footpath along the side of the A1121
• The car park is a level tarmac construction allowing level access to our wildflower meadow, lawns and block paved entrance to the courtyard
• 4 car parking spaces have been allocated and are signed for disabled use
• Level access can also be made to the recycling and waste bins located in the car park area, 1250mm to the top of each bin

Central courtyard:

• Level access from the car park to the courtyard via a covered passageway 2000mm wide
• Access to all cottages is through our central courtyard
• Level access to 5 cottages (Beech, Holly , Walnut, Willow and Oak) as well as low threshold doorways to every cottage
• The remaining cottages (Elm, Yew and Ash) are accessed via a short block paved ramp with a slope of 1:15 and all these cottages have low threshold doorways

Laundry room:

• Access to the laundry is made via a short block paved ramp 1:15 with a level floor entrance
• Laundry room doore has an automatic door closer fitted, which stops the door closing too quickly
• Laundry door handle 940mm high
• Laundry door has a clear opening width of 920mm
• Light switch on the right hand side at 122mm high
• Public telephone height 1000mm
• Laundry toilet door handle 790mm high
• Laundry toilet door has a clear opening width of 890mm with a coat hook at 1260mm high
• Laundry toilet horizontal handrail fixed on the inside of the door at 1000mm high and 600mm long
• Toilet pan 470mm high
• Toilet flushing buttons on top of cistern 900mm high
• Toilet roll 890mm high
• Fixed vertical hand rail on right hand side of toilet at 800mm to 1400mm high
• Horizontal swing down hand rail on right hand side of toilet 700mm high and 700mm long
• Fixed horizontal hand rail on left hand side of toilet 700mm high and 700mm long
• Washbasin 700mm high
• Washbasin mixer lever tap 800mm high with 300mm depth of reach
• Washbasin fixed vertical handrail from 800mm to 1400mm high
• Automatic hand drier 1080mm high
• Worktops 920mm high with tourist information, books, games and videos
• Washing machine controls 700mm to 800mm high
• Washing machine loading drum 350mm to 600mm high
• Washing machine electric isolator above worktop at 1150mm high and 770mm depth of reach
• Tumble drier controls 700mm to 800mm high
• Tumble drier loading drum 330mm to 650mm high
• Tumble drier electric isolator above worktop at 1150mm high and 770mm depth of reach

Courtyard:

• There are 2 ramps in the courtyard as already stated with a 1:15 slope. The remainder of the courtyard is a level paved access
• 5 picnic tables in the courtyard are suitable for direct wheelchair access
• Picnic tables are 770mm high with 690mm clear depth to the underside of the table
• Provision for up to 3 wheelchairs at each picnic table has been made for wheelchairs up to 660mm wide
• BBQ cooking surfaces in the courtyard can be adjusted to 470, 620 or 770mm high