27 August 2008

Loseley House



I went to Loseley House recently to have a look round, the house is accessible by a ramp and the ground floor is accessible to wheelchair users, but please note that Loseley House is still lived in so it is accessible but seats may get in the way.

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This is the main room at Loseley and is very nice as you can see from the photo it is a very homely room, your visit is by timed ticket and you go round the house guided by a member of staff. The member of staff who took me round was very good and she helped me up the staircase of the house.

Unfortunately there is no lift to the first floor, that is very interesting, there are 4 rooms that have beds in 3 of them have a full cover over the bed but one has a quarter cover, the reason the beds had a cover was due to in the old days they had rats and it was to stop them getting in. There are also some hanging tapestries some made in Mortlake.

The Walled Garden is very nice and is accessible for wheelchairs there is a ramp down to the pound but be careful, they are selling some plants that are located by the greenhouses. The paths are gravel.
The Vegetable Garden is on the grass and hasn’t got a path but the grass is very short so it should not be a problem.

The gardens are wonderful when the roses are out and the sun is too.

Feeling Hungry?

Well why not go to the Courtyard Tearoom for a bite to eat and drink they do hot food as well as cold. They do a nice pot of tea.

The toilets are also located b by the Courtyard Tearoom, the accessible toilet is very big and the light switch is low down so it is easy for wheelchair users to use. (the accessible toilet is has a ladies sign on, but I think it’s unisex)

The Shop

I can’t tell you much because I didn’t go in the shop but it was a very nice and had The Loseley Shop offers a variety of exciting and unusual items to spoil and tempt. Amongst the high quality and reasonably priced gifts, there are many to delight gardeners and those with an historical bent – particularly those interested in Elizabethan and Tudor England. Whether you are seeking a small memento of your visit or something rather special we believe that you will find plenty to intrigue you.

Don’t forget to get a Loseley Ice Cream.

To get to the shop you need to go a short way down the road and across the car park that has lose stones as the surfaces.


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