Accessibility at the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair.
To find out more about accessibility at Audley End House & Gardens, please click here.
Any visitor who is registered disabled is able to purchase a concessionary ticket plus claim a free ticket for a carer to accompany them to the Fair.
All our stages are drop in, so no booking is possible.
In the event of a medical emergency please notify a member of security or any member of the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair team who will be pleased to help you.
Assistance dogs are welcome and can be used to access all areas of the site.
Event Mobility Charitable Incorporated Organisation will be providing electric scooters and manual wheelchairs for the use of disabled, elderly and mobility impaired visitors to the show.
To reserve an electric scooter or manual wheelchair you can book online at www.eventmobility.org.uk/book-your-scooter
The charity asks for a donation of £30 for the use of an electric mobility scooter and £10 for a manual wheelchair.
All accessible devices must be pre-booked prior to arrival with on-the-day loans being offered on a first come, first served basis.
Event Mobility is also present at a number of other events. For further information please visit their website www.eventmobility.org.uk
Wheelchair Access – Unable to access the first floor in the house without negotiating stairs. Level access to toilets and shop. Restaurants have ramped access to tearooms.
Stairs – Ground floor is level. Several bridges either have a step or steep slope. Three steps to self-service café in the Servant’s Hall.
Pathways Surface And Gradients – Access to house via loose gravel, tarmac, cobbles and smooth grass. Some gentle undulation. Gardens accessed via tarmac and gravel paths and very smooth grass.
Find out more about accessibility at Audley End House & Garden here >
The car park will be open from 9am to 6pm.
There are 80 parking spaces for Blue Badge parking, free of charge. These can be booked as you are booking your tickets, or can be added to your existing booking.
Please clearly display your Blue Badge upon arrival. Visitors will be directed upon arrival to the Blue Badge parking on the hardstanding next to Audley End house.
To add parking to your existing booking, CLICK HERE, log in with your email address and booking reference, click ‘add tickets to order,’ enter the code ‘carpark,’ and complete your booking. You will not be charged when making this booking.
In the event of a medical emergency please notify a member of security or any member of the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair team who will be pleased to help you.