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		<title>Bure Valley Railway</title>
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		<dc:creator>Craig Grimes</dc:creator>
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The Bure Valley Railway runs almost al year round from Aylsham to Wroxham in Norfolk and has to be a great way to see the area. When I first found this through the VisitNorfolk website I was slightly cynical in thinking that there wouldn&#8217;t be any facilities for disabled people. However, after a few clicks [...]]]></description>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.bvrw.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bure Valley Railway</a> runs almost al year round from Aylsham to Wroxham in Norfolk and has to be a great way to see the area. When I first found this through the <a href="http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk" target="_blank">VisitNorfolk</a> website I was slightly cynical in thinking that there wouldn&#8217;t be any facilities for disabled people. However, after a few clicks and a little bit of exploring I found the <a href="http://www.bvrw.co.uk/visitors/disabled.asp" target="_blank">Disabled Access</a> information page and was pleasantly surprised to find that not only are both of the stations accessible but also the Bure Valley Railway has 6 adapted carriages that can take up to 4 manual wheelchairs each!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bvrw.co.uk/visitors/disabled.asp"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-153" title="Bure Valley Railway" src="http://www.openbritain.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Bure-Valley-Railway.jpg" alt="Bure Valley Railway" width="205" height="151" /></a></p>
<p>The Bure Valley Railway also work with <a href="http://www.broads.co.uk/index.asp?page_id=1" target="_blank">Broads Tours</a> so that people can take the train and then an hour and a half long river boat trip before going back to Aylsham by train. What&#8217;s more, the Broads Tours boat also have facilities for disabled people including <a href="http://www.broads.co.uk/interior_no_header.asp?page_id=75" target="_blank">access statements</a> for each of the boats!</p>
<p>For me this looks like a great day out for all the family and shows that companies are not just providing facilities but are also trying to give us the information that we need in order to make informed decisions about whether an attraction is suitable for our individual requirements.</p>
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