Information for people with a handicap

Seehof Palace and Park

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Information for people with mobility impairment

Disabled parking

There are two disabled parking spaces in the Seehof Palace car park. Distance to the palace entrance approx. 450 m; slight inclines (under 6%); path surface: grass paving (car park), asphalt, cobblestones, paved gravel

 

Disabled toilets

• Adjacent to the eastern orangery in the entrance area to the café (accessible during the café's opening hours)

• In the palace (one disabled toilet each in the ladies' and gents' toilets)

 

Seehof Palace

Entrance

• Access to the palace via a passageway and the inner courtyard (cobblestones, paved gravel)

• Access to the ticket office and museum shop only possible via four steps

• Access to the chapel and the lift via the arcade walkway (can be reached via four steps; mobile ramp with incline well over 6%; escort recommended)

Interior

• For people with walking difficulties and in wheelchairs, it is possible to use the lift (door: 85 cm, cabin width: 110 cm, cabin length: 140 cm) to join the tour, accompanied by museum staff.

• There are no steps on the way through the rooms, but door thresholds of 2-3 cm height; the staff are happy to help here.

• Doorways at least 100 cm wide

• Level flooring

• Seats available

 

Tietz Museum in the Orangery

Entrance

Access via a path from the main park entrance (Memmelsdorfer Tor): slight incline; path surface: paved gravel. At the entrance to the museum, there is a step of approx. 15 cm to negotiate (escort recommended); the entrance door (width: 150 cm) stands open during opening hours.

Interior

The route through the exhibition rooms is barrier-free.

 

Restaurant-Café (adjacent to the eastern orangery)

The interior is accessible without steps; the entrance doors must be opened manually (outwards) and stand open in good weather.

 

 

Seehof Palace Park

Entrance

Main gate (Memmelsdorfer Tor) in the north-east of the grounds; further gates on the western and eastern driveways. The gates are open during the park's opening hours.

Paths

• Mainly level paths (paved gravel)

• Occasional areas with a gradient of over 6% (along the cascade, ramp from the main entrance to the Orangery Parterre, paths from the Orangery Parterre to the Linden Halls)

• Seats available

• Cascade with waterworks only accessible via steps

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Information for the visually impaired

• No guidance system for the visually impaired available

• No audio guide available

• Regular guided tours at Seehof Palace

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Information for the hearing impaired

• No induction loop for hearing aids available

• Written information available