Facilities and access

Accessibility to our site for everyone is very important to us. If you have any questions about accessibility please contact us on 01455290429 or email us at 1620shouse@leics.gov.uk 

Once you have bought a ticket for the 1620s House and Garden, you can return as many times as you like when the site is open for twelve months. Sometimes there are special event days, which might have an additional cost. These days include Gunpowder Plot Day, Pirate Day and a few more events.

We have ear defenders and sensory activities available to borrow for free from the Old Barn Tearoom. We provide bags to carry these around in. Please return these to the Old Barn Tearoom or the Hut once you are finished with them.

• We have a free car park, which closes at 5pm and limited room for coaches. There are three disabled parking spaces that are on a slight slope.
• We have a tearoom located in the Old Barn, for tea, coffee, snacks, cakes and light lunches. You will also find information about the plants and their uses provided by The Friends of the 1620s House. & Garden. The tearoom is accessible for wheelchair users. We accept cash, debit cards, and most credit cards.
• The small, but specialist shop in the Old Barn offers souvenirs and gifts, We accept cash, debit cards, and most credit cards.
• There are toilets on site for visitors.
• There is a wheelchair accessible toilet on site for visitors. Approved facilities are available in the accessible toilet. The nearest Changing Places toilet is in Tesco Extra, Ashby de la Zouch. 
• Access for visitors in wheelchairs is limited to the garden, the tearoom and the ground floor of the House due to steep stairs to the first floor. Ask one of our volunteers and they can provide you with a tablet showing narrated films and photographs of the upstairs rooms.
• We welcome well-behaved dogs on leads on the site and have water bowls by the entry hut and the tearoom. Please note: only assistance dogs are permitted in the House.
• Staff assistance is available on site, please ask on arrival at the site or phone 01455290429 to discuss your needs.
• There are baby changing facilities in the wheelchair accessible toilet on site. 
• We have accessible picnic tables at various locations around the grounds with an extended end piece to allow access with a wheelchair.
• We have a manual wheelchair available for use free of charge. If you like you may reserve it in advance by emailing or calling us.  
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We have worked with AccessAble so you can find out about our facilities before you visit. Click the button to see our access guide.

The 1620s House and Garden is operated by Leicestershire County Council. Leicestershire County Council museums form part of the Council’s wider cultural offer, which includes Leicestershire Libraries. Together as Culture Leicestershire we have a shared vision, with a distinct mission and purpose.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all visitors. To view our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement please click here

Culture Leicestershire’s Access Policy details our commitment to increasing access to our services and resources. To read the policy, please use the button below.

Culture Leicestershire Access Policy 

As a Leicestershire County Council site, we follow the council’s safeguarding procedures. Please click here to learn more about protecting children, and here to learn more about protecting adults at risk.