Overview

Teapot Island is a small museum of wall to ceiling shelves of novelty shaped teapots - around 8000. There is a lovely cafe selling home cooked food (which we really enjoyed) and a small gift shop selling teapots that are 'doubles' where there is already one of them in the museum. They have seating indoors and outdoors and the area is next to the river if you fancy a walk like we did. There are also some naught top shelf teapots to spot and every topic under the sun. You can also see the work of a local potter and paint a pot.

Transport & Parking

There is a large field with a toilet block and pay to enter barriers that is used for parking for visitors to Teapot Island, boaters, people having picnics etc. The field entrance is bumpy but the grass is not so bad - we parked very close to the ramp and bridge that leads to the museum. Parking is also available on the road/ever side but was very busy. It costs £2-3 per day depending on when you visit.

Access

I have given it this rating because in my small electric chair and some nifty driving I could get in all but one very small area which had a step. It is flat and ramped throughout but the turns are tight. You would not be able to go round in a scooter or very large adult chair. The cafe is flat and ramped with wide spaces. Entry to the museum is through the small gift shop and a standard sized door. There is flat access to the river path and outside eating spaces. This is a visual experience where the teapots are behind clear Perspex and rooms may be claustrophobic for some people as it is wall to ceiling shelving on every wall ( see photo). You can paint a pot at the cafe tables. Even if teapots sound boring - you really may change your mind after seeing these!

Toilets

There is a toilet labelled with the wheelchair access sign in the car park / field. I did not look inside. Toilets are available at the cafe and all visitors need to ask for a key - I did not see any signs to them being accessible.

Staff

Very chatty and friendly.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

There is a good menu for home cooked food which is brought to your table and viewable on their website. Tables were of good height and clear space to get underneath. There are picnic style tables on a lawn, several inside and a few on the veranda. There is a ramp to a basic wooden bridge over a stream to access teapot Island (see photo). The ice cream kiosk hatch is low and accessible. Menus were clear to read.

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