Accessibility Guide for Wendover Woods Forest Centre

Welcome

Open all year, Wendover Woods is the perfect place for healthy outdoor activity. The Forest environment provides a beautiful setting for peaceful walks and picnics. The Café has wonderful views across the Chiltern Hills and has numerous trails and interesting walks. There is also a Go Ape course for Adults and a new Tree Top Junior Group for the younger ones. Regular events are held throughout the year and you may also find a Gruffalo hiding in the woods!

Wendover Woods with its new car park and 25 disabled car parking spaces and new all ability pathways is increasingly more accessible and open to all users.

Level access

The main entrance has level access.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Information Point Public Toilet

There is level access from the car park to:

Picnic Area

Hearing

The fire alarm has flashing lights.

We have a hearing loop in Information Point.

Visual

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

General

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

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Wendover Woods Forest Centre

Off St Leonards Road

Halton, Aston Clinton

Buckinghamshire

HP22 5NF

Travel by public transport

Wendover Woods can be accessed by vehicle every day of the year except Christmas Day. The main gates are open from 8am. Locking times vary throughout the year.

The nearest train station is located in Wendover.

The nearest bus stop to Wendover Woods is on the B4009 Upper Icknield Way. This is on the 50 Bus route from Aylesbury which runs Mon-Sat and restricted service on a Sunday. Service 161 (Sundays and Bank Hols) travels along the B4009. Wendover Woods can be accessed on foot throughout the year at several points around the perimeter. Due to the nature of the site many of the access points lead to rough terrain and/or steep inclines.

Dogs are welcome on site except in the children's play area, but we ask owners to consider keeping them on leads at all times in the central area and around the café. Dog drinking bowls are available at the café in the Woods.

For large print or alternative language versions of our site leaflet please email the diversity team - diversity@forestry.gov.uk.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with ABC Taxis Ltd by calling 01296 423232.

Parking

We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. Parking is not free.

There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.

The path is 2000mm wide, or more.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.

The door is 1000mm wide.

The main door is side hung and manual.

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

Ticket/ information desk

Information Point

From the main entrance to the desk, there is level access. The route is 1000mm wide, or more.

The door is 1000mm wide, or more.

Public toilet

Public Toilet

From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp.

The route is 1000mm wide, or more.

The toilet door is 1000mm wide.

The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the front only.

There is 2000mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 200mm high. The toilets have handrails.

Getting around outside

Picnic Area

From the car park to the picnic area, there is level access. The path is 2000mm wide, or more.

The entrance is 2000mm wide.

Some tables have space for wheelchair users. You can bring your own food to the picnic area.

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

We have a hearing loop in Information Point.

Emergency evacuation procedures

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

The fire alarm has flashing lights.