National Trust - Gawthorpe Hall Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "The grounds are wheelchair accessible buy following the road you came in on and through the gate at the end into the garden."
• "Parking is easy and free."
• "Parking is free though, which is good if you just plan to walk around the gardens."
• "There are lovely walks around the ground with good footpath."
• "The grounds are easy to walk around and mainly wheelchair accessible."
• "Nice clean easy paths good for all abilities."
• "Ample free parking."

Cons:

• "I am a wheelchair user and there was no way of getting in."
• "If you have mobility issues you may well struggle here there are a large number of steps both in the hall and grounds, and the paths are uneven in places."
• "Gardens not very disabled friendly due to steps."
• "Being disabled, this house presents many problems, all of them being the amount of stairs that are needed to see the house."
• "Also not step free so if you have a baby make sure you have a carrier with you."
• "The main driveway is quite narrow with no path for pedestrians."
• "Access via a single track road with passing places being used as overflow parking."

Parking

Pros:

• "Parking is easy and free."
• "Parking is free though, which is good if you just plan to walk around the gardens."
• "Was pleasantly surprised as easy parking."
• "Ample free parking."
• "Parking is free."

Cons:

• "The car park is shared with a football training ground and although we could park fine, upon returning it appeared difficult for others due to limited space."
• "Car parking is terrible; there simply isn't enough space and the bays aren't marked, so folk park very selfishly and take up too much space."
• "Car park does get full and quickly only down side."
• "Parking is free, though its a rough and unpaved area which was a bit tricky on a wet day."
• "The only thing that stopped me giving 5 stars was the very small car park."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Toilet facilities on site extremely clean."
• "Good toilets."
• "Toilets are spotless as is the grounds."
• "A separate building provides a cafe and WC facilities."

Cons:

• "The only toilets are next to the cafe so make sure you go before carrying on."
• "Very disappointed that the toilets are closed!"
• "No or very poor facilities, no cafe, tiny tiny shop."
• "Unfortunately the tearoom has closed, so it's a short 1 mile walk into Padiham for a brew."
• "There are no catering facilities present which is a shame."
• "It's a shame there isn't a tea room anymore."
• "Cafe not open anymore."