Accessibility

Avoncroft Museum is constantly working to improve the accessibility of its grounds and buildings and we endeavour to meet our visitors’ requirements wherever possible. If you have any specific requests or would like more information please call the Museum on 01527 831363 or email us.

Avoncroft Museum is a 19-acre open-air museum of historic buildings. The buildings are linked by wide gravel paths and there are numerous benches around the grounds. The site is mostly flat, although there is one steep hill. Blue badge parking is available close to the visitor welcome entrance.

Pathways at the Museum are wide and relatively flat in most areas.

Parking

The Museum has ample free parking and an overflow parking area for use on busier days. Blue Badge parking bays are available just outside the Museum Visitor Welcome building.

Our blue badge parking bays are very close to the Museum’s entrance

Wheelchair access

Manual wheelchairs are available to borrow on request. The Museum has accessible toilets. There is a ramped entrance to the Museum shop and to the Edwardian Tea Room. Mosthistoric buildings have entrance ramps, although some do have stepped entrances. Many of the historic buildings are only wheelchair accessible on the ground floor as their historic nature and design prohibits the installation of lifts. Alternative pictorial representation is available. Some narrow doorways and small spaces can make maneuverability difficult.

Ramped access from the Museum’s shop

Accessibility for blind and partially sighted visitors

All of the buildings and some of their contents can be experienced through touch. Touch tours and object handling sessions can be provided upon prior arrangement. Some buildings have low light levels and low contrast features due to their historic nature. A large print Museum map and large print menu for the Edwardian Tea Room are available on request. Guide dogs are welcome at the Museum.

Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing visitors

All of the historic buildings have written information panels