Overview

This was our second visit in a year (making the most of the annual ticket). Everything I said in my previous review still stands but... The 1950s area is beginning to open up now and they have really thought about accessibility so I wanted to post this update.

Transport & Parking

Easy route in by car, from the A1. Well signposted. Plenty of parking, including accessible parking area, close to the entrance. The car park is quite potholed and not particularly even but this time, we brought my mountain trike and it was the right chair for our visit.

Access

I'm grading the 1950s area separately here. They have built a small row of shops and terraced housing. Everything is level entry and wide enough to get in and out. One of the houses even has a lift so wheelchair users can look upstairs too. They have also opened a 1950s community hall and access into and around that is excellent too! All the paving outside includes at least some that is not cobbled. They have done an amazing job of making this new area accessible without losing the period character of it.

Toilets

There are toilets all over the place, including accessible ones.

Staff

All the staff we spoke to were lovely - very keen to help. They kept telling me about the wheelchair accessible bus. We used it last year when it was hot but this year, we enjoyed getting around under our own steam.

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