Access audit
Access health dashboard
A factual audit of how usable the public register looks from its own published access details.
Scored entries558
Every item is scored from register fields only.
Clearer routes417
Easy, public-path, or clear appointment routes.
Need attention79
Weak contact, missing contact, or verification gaps.
No email285
Entries where the register does not publish an email.
How the score works
This is not a judgement on owners. It is a visitor-facing signal built from the register itself: access wording, open days, appointment routes, email, phone, website, undertakings and public-path language.
- Easy to visit279
- Public land/open paths83
- Clear appointment route55
- Needs planning62
- Contact weak8
- No published contact68
- Needs verification3
Scores are intentionally conservative. A low score means the public record looks hard to use or incomplete; it does not prove an access undertaking has been breached.
Headline gaps
- 102 entries indicate an appointment route.
- 125 entries mention open days or open-day-style access.
- 84 land entries describe public paths, public roads, bridleways or open-access land.
- 68 entries have no published contact details in the structured register fields.
- 21 entries have no mappable location.
Regions with the most weak signals
| Region | Total | Avg score | Clearer routes | Weak signals | No email |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 83 | 80 | 57 | 17 | 44 |
| South West | 120 | 82 | 90 | 15 | 62 |
| London | 24 | 69 | 9 | 15 | 16 |
| Scotland (South) | 41 | 81 | 28 | 6 | 21 |
| North West | 39 | 82 | 29 | 6 | 19 |
| Eastern Region | 49 | 85 | 39 | 5 | 26 |
| East Midlands | 38 | 83 | 31 | 4 | 19 |
| West Midlands | 35 | 85 | 27 | 3 | 21 |
| Yorkshire & the Humber | 32 | 87 | 26 | 3 | 15 |
| Scotland (North) | 44 | 87 | 35 | 2 | 19 |
| Wales | 32 | 86 | 26 | 2 | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| North East | 15 | 93 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
Entries most in need of verification
These are generated from the official register fields: missing contacts, missing email or phone, no access wording, no location, or generic undertakings. They are not allegations of breach. The final column is supplemental research from official venue, estate, archive or museum pages.
| Entry | Region | Score | Status | Why it is flagged | What we found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHATSWORTH & BOLTON ABBEY | East Midlands | 0 | No published contact | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Official visitor routes foundThe HMRC record is blank, but Chatsworth and Bolton Abbey both publish visitor information and current opening/contact details. Use those pages first, and quote register ref 205 for exemption-specific questions.Contact found: Chatsworth visitor enquiries: 01246 565300 | Bolton Abbey Estate Office: [email protected] · 01756 718000Chatsworth: Contact us Bolton Abbey: Contact |
| Chattels Associated with Hartland Abbey | South West | 0 | No published contact | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Official visitor route foundThe register has no contact fields for the associated chattels, but Hartland Abbey publishes seasonal house access, visitor information and an email address.Contact found: Hartland Abbey: [email protected] · 01237 441234Hartland Abbey: Contact Hartland Abbey: Visitor information |
| The Fitzwilliam Museum, a collection of English and Continental porcelain figures. | Eastern Region | 0 | No published contact | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Official museum route foundThe title identifies the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the museum publishes free public opening times. The exemption record still needs a clearer object-specific contact route.Contact found: Fitzwilliam Museum: [email protected] · 01223 332900Fitzwilliam Museum: Contact us Fitzwilliam Museum |
| HALECAT HOUSE - WITHERSLACK | North West | 13 | Needs verification | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Estate contact route foundThe HMRC record gives only a postal estate contact. Halecat publishes current contact details for the Witherslack Hall Estate site; Historic Houses also lists Halecat. The conditional-exemption viewing route still needs human verification.Contact found: Halecat / Witherslack Hall Estate: 015395 52200Halecat: Contact us Historic Houses: Halecat |
| WITHERSLACK ESTATE | North West | 13 | Needs verification | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Estate contact route foundThe same Witherslack Hall Estate address appears in the register. Halecat publishes current contact details, but the exact public route for the wider estate still needs verification.Contact found: Halecat / Witherslack Hall Estate: 015395 52200Halecat: Contact us Historic Houses: Halecat |
| At CLEVEDON COURT, Eltonware, an extensive display of this unusual pottery | South West | 14 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official venue route foundThe register says the Eltonware can be seen at Clevedon Court but omits contact fields. National Trust publishes current opening and visitor information for Clevedon Court.Contact found: National Trust Clevedon Court: [email protected] · 01275 872257National Trust: Clevedon Court National Trust Collections: Clevedon Court |
| At HERTFORD HOUSE, fencing books | London | 14 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register says the books are on permanent loan to the Wallace Collection at Hertford House. The Wallace Collection publishes daily opening and free permanent-collection access.Contact found: Wallace Collection: [email protected] · 020 7563 9500Wallace Collection: Visit Wallace Collection |
| At Holburne Museum a group of Northern Renaissance paintings. | South West | 14 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register names the Holburne Museum but does not structure the website/contact fields. The museum publishes opening times, address, phone and enquiries email.Contact found: Holburne Museum: [email protected] · 01225 388569Holburne Museum: Plan your visit Holburne Museum |
| CLAYDON HOUSE | South East | 16 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official venue route foundThe register says access is by arrangement with the National Trust when Claydon House is open. National Trust publishes current visitor information for Claydon House.Contact found: National Trust Claydon House: 01296 730349National Trust: Claydon House Claydon Estate: Your visit |
| At THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, oils, watercolours, sketches and drawings | Eastern Region | 19 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register says the William Cornwallis Harris collection is on indefinite loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum. The museum publishes public opening times, but display status should be checked before visiting.Contact found: Fitzwilliam Museum: [email protected] · 01223 332900Fitzwilliam Museum: Contact us Fitzwilliam Museum |
| At THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND, The Delacherois Family Archive | Northern Ireland | 19 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the archive is on indefinite loan to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. PRONI publishes visitor and enquiry routes.Contact found: PRONI: [email protected] · 028 9053 4800Public Record Office of Northern Ireland nidirect: PRONI information |
| At CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, manuscripts and letters relating to Charles Darwin. | Eastern Region | 26 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the Darwin manuscripts and letters are available at Cambridge University Library. The library publishes Special Collections reading-room and enquiry guidance.Contact found: Cambridge University Library Special Collections: [email protected]Cambridge University Library: Archives and manuscripts Cambridge University Library: Special Collections |
| At NATIONAL ARCHIVES/LOCAL RECORDS OFFICE, The Ashburnham Family Archive. | South East | 26 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Repository route needs checkingThe register says the Ashburnham archive may be available at one of several repositories. This is usable, but a visitor must confirm the current holding repository before travelling.The National Archives: Visit |
| At NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY, D H Lawrence Archive | East Midlands | 26 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the D H Lawrence archive is on indefinite loan to the University of Nottingham. The university publishes Manuscripts and Special Collections access routes.Contact found: University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections: [email protected] · 0115 951 4565University of Nottingham: Manuscripts and Special Collections |
| At THE RED HOUSE MUSEUM, Three silver counters used by James, 1st Earl of Malmesbury plus medals | South West | 26 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register says the group is on loan to Red House Museum. Hampshire Cultural Trust publishes visitor information and free admission details for Red House Museum and Gardens.Contact found: Red House Museum and Gardens: 01202 482860Hampshire Cultural Trust: Red House Museum |
| At Floors Castle a collection of paintuings including portaits of the Roxburghe and related families, Old Master pictures, sporting pictures, 20th century pictures. Furniture, silver by Paul Storr and others, Chinese collection of figures and creatures and Chinese blue and porcelain. | Scotland (South) | 28 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official venue route foundThe register says the collection is viewable at Floors Castle when open. Floors Castle publishes seasonal opening times for the castle, grounds and gardens.Contact found: Floors Castle visitor information: [email protected] · 01573 223333Floors Castle: Opening times Floors Castle |
| HAWNBY ESTATE | Yorkshire & the Humber | 30 | Needs verification | No access wording published; No email published; Undertaking summary is generic | Estate contact route foundThe register gives a postal address and phone but no access text. Hawnby Estate publishes a matching estate office contact route.Contact found: Hawnby Estate: 01439 798380Hawnby Estate: Contact us |
| CORNBURY PARK ESTATE | South East | 35 | Contact weak | No access wording published; No email published; Undertaking summary is generic | Estate contact route foundThe register gives estate contact details but no access text. Cornbury Park publishes estate office phone and email, and says the house is not open to the public and the Deer Park is only open during events.Contact found: Cornbury Park Estate Office: [email protected] · 01608 811276Cornbury Park: Contact Cornbury Park |
| HASFIELD COURT ESTATE | South West | 35 | Contact weak | No access wording published; No email published; Undertaking summary is generic | Partial public lead foundThe register gives an agent postal address but no access text. Historic Houses lists Hasfield Court, but no strong current exemption-specific contact route was found.Historic Houses: Hasfield Court |
| At Isel Hall - Paintings, furniture and glassware. | North West | 39 | No published contact | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Public opening lead foundThe register has no access wording for the chattels, but Historic Houses lists Isel Hall visitor opening in 2026. This should still be checked against the owner before travelling.Contact found: Historic Houses / Isel Hall listing: contact pageHistoric Houses: Isel Hall |
| National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth | South East | 39 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register says the Nelson objects are on permanent loan to the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard publishes current visitor information for the museum.Contact found: National Museum of the Royal Navy: [email protected] · 023 9272 7562Portsmouth Historic Dockyard: Contact us Portsmouth Historic Dockyard: NMRN |
| At FIRLE PLACE, pictures and portraits of the Cowper and related families including works by James Northcote, Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Godfrey Kneller amongst others. | South East | 41 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official venue route foundThe register says items can be seen at Firle Place when open. Firle Place publishes seasonal house opening and guided-tour information.Contact found: Firle Place: [email protected] · 01273 858307Firle Place: Contact Firle Place: House opening |
| At THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES, Archive of the Sharp, Lloyd family | South West | 41 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register gives the archive address but an incomplete phone number. Gloucestershire Archives/Heritage Hub publishes current opening and contact details.Contact found: Gloucestershire Heritage Hub: 01452 425295Gloucestershire Archives: Preparing to visit Heritage Hub: Location and opening hours |
| AT PLAS NEWYDD, PORTRAITS BY HOPPNER OF THE PAGET FAMILY | Wales | 44 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official venue route foundThe register says the portraits can be seen when Plas Newydd is open. National Trust publishes current house and garden opening times.Contact found: National Trust Plas Newydd: 01248 714795National Trust: Plas Newydd |
| At CLANDON PARK Meissen comedy figures including items modelled by Johann Joachim Kandler. | South East | 44 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Register route appears staleThe register says the collection can be seen when Clandon Park is open, but the National Trust says Clandon is in a major post-fire conservation and re-presentation project, with reopening intended in 2029.Contact found: National Trust Clandon Park: contact pageNational Trust: Clandon Park National Trust: Clandon Park project approval |
| At CLANDON PARK, Meissen comedia de arte figures including items modelled by Peter Reinicke, Johann Joachim Kandler and Wenzel Neu. | South East | 44 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Register route appears staleThe register says the collection can be seen when Clandon Park is open, but the National Trust says Clandon is in a major post-fire conservation and re-presentation project, with reopening intended in 2029.Contact found: National Trust Clandon Park: contact pageNational Trust: Clandon Park National Trust: Clandon Park project approval |
| At EDINBURGH MUSEUM, a large glass collection including an importrant group of sulphides and rare experimental pieces, and a related archive including paperwork relating to a number of Scottish glassworks. | Scotland (South) | 44 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register says the glass collection can be seen at the Museum of Edinburgh. Culture Edinburgh publishes free opening hours and contact information.Contact found: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh: [email protected] · 0131 529 4143Culture Edinburgh: Museum of Edinburgh |
| At THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE RECORDS OFFICE - Hildyard family and estate archive consisting of deeds and estate records from the 14th to the 20th century for the Hildyard family seat at Winestead Hall and other properties mainly in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. | Yorkshire & the Humber | 44 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the Hildyard archive is on loan to East Riding Archives. East Riding Archives publishes opening, appointment and contact information.Contact found: East Riding Archives: [email protected] · 01482 392790East Riding Archives: Find us East Riding Archives: Contact |
| LEPE ESTATE | South East | 44 | Contact weak | No email published; No phone published; No direct email or phone | Public-path context foundThe register says access is by footpaths marked on the map and names no contact. New Forest and Hampshire sources confirm public walking routes around Lepe, but not a separate estate appointment route.Contact found: Lepe Country Park: contact pageNew Forest National Park: The Lepe Loop Visit Hampshire: Lepe Country Park |
| CHATTELS ASSOCIATED WITH LYME PARK | North West | 45 | Contact weak | No access wording published; No email published; No phone published | Official venue route foundThe register gives a National Trust postal address but no direct phone or email. National Trust publishes Lyme house, garden and park opening times.Contact found: National Trust Lyme: 01663 762023National Trust: Lyme National Trust: Visiting the house at Lyme |
| LLANGYNOG ESTATE | Wales | 45 | Contact weak | No email published; No phone published; Undertaking summary is generic | Route lead foundThe register already gives the strongest route: a waymarked footpath from Llangynog to Craig Rhiwarth and onward to Cwm Glan-Hafon. Independent walking material confirms the route area, but no better official owner contact was found.BBC Weatherman Walking: Llangynog route PDF |
| AT SHROPSHIRE ARCHIVES, Archive of the Vane Family, Barons Barnard- Comprising manorial records (1564-1927) (Accession 167 and 168) | West Midlands | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the Vane archive can be seen at Shropshire Archives. Shropshire Archives publishes visit, opening and registration guidance.Contact found: Shropshire Archives: [email protected] · 01743 255350Shropshire Council directory: Shropshire Archives |
| AT THE BATE COLLECTION UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD The instruments comprise a pair of clarinets by George Miller, a pair of horns by John Christopher Hofmaster and a pair of flageolets by John Mason | South East | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register says the instruments are on indefinite loan to the Bate Collection, University of Oxford. The Bate Collection publishes current opening information.Contact found: Bate Collection: [email protected] · 01865 276139Bate Collection |
| AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, the Charles Cornwallis archive | South East | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the Charles Cornwallis archive is available at The National Archives, Kew. The National Archives publishes visit, booking and opening guidance.Contact found: The National Archives: contact pageThe National Archives: Contact us The National Archives: Visit |
| AT THE VICTORIAN AND ALBERT MUSEUM, Two parures of cameos and intaglios and a collection of hardstone jewellery and an ivory box | London | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official museum route foundThe register places this item at the Victoria and Albert Museum but does not publish structured contact fields. Use the V&A visitor/contact route and check object display status before travelling.Contact found: Victoria and Albert Museum: 020 7942 2000V&A: Contact us V&A |
| At BERKSHIRE RECORDS OFFICE, the Braybrooke family archive including documents of title, c.1250, 1448-1849, for the Neville and Aldworth families, chiefly in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire; estate papers, 1556-19th century; family papers, 1394-1830, for the related families of Neville, Grey, Aldworth, Aldworth-Neville amongst others | South East | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register's Berkshire Records Office is now Royal Berkshire Archives. The archive publishes planning-a-visit guidance and opening hours.Contact found: Royal Berkshire Archives: [email protected] · 0118 937 5132Royal Berkshire Archives Royal Berkshire Archives: Planning a visit |
| At BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ARCHIVES, The Fremantle family archive | South East | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register points to the older Buckinghamshire archive route. Buckinghamshire Council publishes current visit/contact details and notes the archive move context.Contact found: Buckinghamshire Archives: [email protected]Buckinghamshire Archives: Visit or contact Buckinghamshire Archives |
| At CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, the Braybrooke family archive including a survey of manors of Walden Abbey, 1399-1400; a memorandum book containing miscellaneous household accounts and documents of James II and his wife Anne, as Duke and Duchess of York, 1662-64; Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561-1626) amongst others | Eastern Region | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the Braybrooke archive is available at Cambridge University Library. The library publishes Special Collections reading-room and enquiry guidance.Contact found: Cambridge University Library Special Collections: [email protected]Cambridge University Library: Archives and manuscripts Cambridge University Library: Special Collections |
| At DUMFRIES HOUSE, a collection of old master | Scotland (North) | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official venue route foundThe register says the objects are viewable when Dumfries House is open. Dumfries House publishes estate and house tour information.Contact found: Dumfries House reception: [email protected] · 01290 425959Dumfries House: Plan your visit The King's Foundation: Dumfries House |
| At ESSEX RECORDS OFFICE, the Braybrooke family archive including documents of title, from c.1200, an extensive series (few pre-1500), mainly Essex (Saffron Walden); manorial documents; estate records; accounts and family papers amongst others | Eastern Region | 51 | No published contact | No email published; No phone published; No public contact details in the register | Official archive route foundThe register says the Braybrooke archive is available at Essex Record Office. Essex Record Office publishes visitor, searchroom, address and contact information.Contact found: Essex Record Office: [email protected] · 033301 32500Essex Record Office Essex Record Office: Visit us |
Most-used published contacts
Some contacts handle many entries. This can be useful for visitors, and it also shows where one stale agent record can affect many records.
| Published contact | Entries |
|---|---|
| The Administrator | 17 |
| The Estate Office | 13 |
| Martin Andrews | 6 |
| The Property Manager | 6 |
| The Agent | 4 |
| The Secretary | 4 |
| The Estate Manager | 3 |
| Mr J P H Wiseman | 3 |
| Estate Manager | 3 |
| The Custodian | 3 |
| Rachael Hipperson | 3 |
| PHILIP LANGRIDGE | 3 |
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