WADHURST CASTLE COTTAGE

Accessibility Guide

At Wadhurst Castle Cottage, we aim to make sure that each of our guests has an enjoyable stay. To help you understand if our accommodation meets your requirements, we have outlined the access to Castle Cottage.

Castle Cottage Access

The driveway to Wadhurst Castle Cottage is through an entrance with wrought iron railings and a  lodge house on the left marked “private”.  (Do not go down “Castle Walk” as there is no access to Wadhurst Castle Cottage.) Follow the drive round to the right and turn right just before the Castle Courtyard – signed “Castle Cottage”  Go round to the left and then right over a gravel drive leading to a private gated garden with an uneven cobbled driveway in front of the cottage, where 2 cars may be parked.  There are sensor lights on the approach.  The garden has a raised grass area to the left with flower beds and a herb garden under the kitchen window.  There is a picnic table and chairs.

One step up into a covered porch, with a log store, to a door leading to a hallway with vinyl flooring.  To the left is the kitchen with a small step to a quarry tiled floor. To the right is the sitting room/dining room which is carpeted, and straight ahead is the utility room with w/c., basin, shower, washing machine and dryer with vinyl flooring.

Slightly left of the front door are the stairs leading to the first floor.  The first two steps are lower than the other 8 steps.  There is a half landing and a further 7 steps with handrail.  The stairs, landing and bedrooms are all carpeted.  At the top of the stairs to the right is the third bedroom with twin beds.  To the left is the family bathroom with vinyl flooring, wash basin, wc and bath with shower over.  Ahead is a further landing with the second bedroom off to the right with king or twin beds, and straight ahead is the master bedroom with king or twin beds.

Goldcrest Lodge and Tawny Owl Lodge Access

The car parking area for Goldcrest Lodge and Tawny Owl Lodge is a designated area behind the Secret Cellar in Castle Keep, which the estate owns.  There is plenty of parking.

Access to the gravel path leading to the lodges is through a secure coded gate to the right of the parking area.  A light switch to the left illuminates the path for 5 minutes, allowing time to walk down the path.  The path leads to 2 gates, the left to Goldcrest and the right to Tawny Owl, with light switches on both posts.  Goldcrest is 85 metres and Tawny Owl 150 meters from the entrance.  There is no access for cars.

Both lodges have 2 small steps onto the decking, the first approx. 7.5cm and the second 15cm. There are no further steps. The lodges are on one level.  The door leads to the living area.  To the right is the bedroom, and to the left the kitchen area, with the bathroom beyond.

The decking area for both lodges has a screened outdoor bath and a table and chairs.  This is gated, making it dog secure.

If you have any questions about Castle Cottage or our Woodland Lodges and their accessibility, please contact Fiona at: stay@wadhurstcastlecottages.co.uk