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Detached five-bay single-storey former guard house, built c.1820, comprising three-bay block with arcade to northern end, with lower two-bay block to southern end, and having later extension to rear (west). Now in use as ticket office and information point. Hipped slate roofs with red brick dog-tooth over sailing eaves course, aluminium rainwater goods and recent rooflights. Rubble stone walls with projecting plinth wall to front elevation. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, having red brick voussoirs and block-and-start surrounds, three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to side (south) and front (east) elevations with timber occasional timber casements to front elevation. Square-headed cell window openings to rear extension with dressed limestone surrounds. Red brick round-headed arches springing from rubble stone piers to arcade. Square-headed door opening to interior of arcaded section, having red brick voussoirs and cut limestone step, with replacement double-leaf glazed timber doors. Camber-headed door opening to front elevation having red brick voussoirs and replacement timber battened door. Cobbled surface to front and side (north). Remains of hexagonal plan rubble stone water tower plinth-height foundations to side (north).
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