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Information for people with a handicap

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Information for people with mobility impairment

General map with notes for wheelchair users and persons with walking difficulties

There are some wheelchairs and walkers available that can be borrowed against a deposit. Please inquire at the ticket office.

 

Disabled parking / Way to the ticket office

• 6 disabled parking spaces at the car park  (see map)

• Free parking for severely disabled persons with ID card

• Distance from car park to ticket office approx. 260 m; path surface: asphalt, paved gravel, smooth cobblestones; maximum incline 10 %; accompanying person recommended for wheelchair users

• Barrier-free access to ticket office, museum shop and bistro (near the ticket office)

 

Disabled toilets

• At the car park (only in summer); access by Euro key

• At the palace; access by Euro key (can be borrowed at the palace)

• At the Venus Grotto

 

Path from the ticket office to the palace

Distance approx. 400 m; path surface: asphalt, paved gravel, smooth cobblestones; maximum incline 12.5 %, accompanying person recommended for wheelchair users

 

Linderhof Palace

Access to the visitor waiting area in front of the palace via an entrance suitable for wheelchairs and prams

Interior

There is no lift in the palace for reasons of monument protection; however, a mobile stair climbing aid is available (for persons up to a maximum of 120 kg). Access to the palace rooms (ground floor and 1st floor) is only possible for people in wheelchairs with this stair climbing aid. If your wheelchair is not suitable for the device (electric wheelchairs, sports wheelchairs, etc.), we will be happy to provide you with another wheelchair for your visit to the castle.

For organizational reasons (provision of staff and mobile stair climber, coordination of tours) we ask wheelchair users to contact the staff at the administration. Thank you very much for your support!

• Rooms on the 1st floor without steps

• Doorways at least 85 cm wide

• Level, non-slip flooring

• Seats available on request

 

Venus Grotto

Distance from the ticket office approx. 600 m; path surface: asphalt, paved gravel, smooth cobblestones; maximum gradient 12 %; escort recommended for wheelchair users

Entrance / interior

The entrance to the Venus Grotto and the paths inside the grotto are barrier-free. The exit tunnel is stepless; however, there is a gradient of more than 6 % to overcome.

Exterior of the Venus Grotto

Seating available

 

Royal Lodge

Distance from the ticket office approx. 200 m; path surface: asphalt, paved gravel, smooth cobblestones; maximum gradient 12 %; escort recommended for wheelchair users

Entrance

Stepless access

Interior

• Permanent exhibition "Vom Lynder-Hof zum Schloss" (From Lynder-Hof Estate to Linderhof Palace) on the ground floor

• Doorways at least 94 cm wide, door sills 2cm high

• Level flooring

 

Exterior of the Royal Lodge

Seating available; partly covered

 

Hunding's Hut

Entrance

Access via a ramp with the help of the staff present on site; entrance door 110 cm wide

Interior

Level, non-slip flooring

Exterior of Hunding's Hut

Seating available

 

Palace park (paths)

• Many inclines; accompanying person recommended for wheelchair users

• The Water Parterre at the palace is accessible without stairs (via the path to the toilet).

• Path surface: asphalt, paved gravel, smooth cobblestones

• 

  Seating available

 

Park buildings (no staff on site)

• Moroccan House and Moorish Kiosk:
  Only accessible via several steps

• Chapel: Accessible without steps; a view into the chapel is possible from the outside

• Hermitage of Gurnemanz:
  Only accessible via two steps

   

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Information for the visually impaired

• No guidance system for the visually impaired available

• Regular guided tours in the palace

• A QR code can be used to download an object description for listening (mp3 file).

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Information for the hearing impaired

• Induction loop for hearing aids available at the ticket office

• On request, we are happy to provide guests with hearing disabilities with texts to read along during the palace tours.

• Written information available