Disabled Access at Holkham


For the wheelchair user

The disabled parking bays in the main public car park are located closest to the attractions. There

is a hardcore roadway or a grassed pathway with a plastic grid paving system. There is also limited disabled parking outside the Holkham Estate Office which is close to the entrance to the main courtyard and Ticket Office.

Visiting the Hall

We are happy to allow disabled visitors to park directly outside the Hall whilst they visit.The main entrance can be accessed by an all-weather metal ramp. Once inside visitors are able to gain access to the first floor State Rooms by using an innovative new stair lift. Assisted by Hall staff, the 'Jolly Stairclimber' can take most types of manual wheelchair up the staircase in the Marble Hall. The equipment, which works like a mini-tank, climbs up the stairs using a self-propelled mechanism and rubber tracks. Once you have visited the State Rooms, you will be brought back down to the Marble Hall using the same process. Elsewhere in the Hall there is full disabled access.We apologise, but the stairclimber is not suitable for electric wheelchairs. Where this is a problem, we are happy for the disabled visitor to transfer in to one of our two wheelchairs, to be taken up the staircase and continue their visit. A disabled toilet is available in the Park toilet complex. The terrain is variable - from gravel outside the Hall, to parkland and hardcore paths and roadways.

Disabled parking is available at the Walled Gardens which are accessible, however the terrain is uneven in places.

For the visually impaired

We can offer a large print transcript, or for the blind visitor, a transcript in Braille.