Posts Tagged ‘Norfolk’
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens situated in South Walsham, Norfolk is “is 90% wheelchair friendly and our tea room, gift shop and plant sales are fully accessible. We have five mobility scooters which we are able to lend out to visitors (please book in advance).” They have also installed hearing loops in the tea room, gift shop and on the boat.
“With the help of grant funding our sensory garden has been created with our mobility and visually impaired visitors in mind. We have created a Braille guide for this part of the garden and hope to create guides for other parts in the coming months. Most of our information boards throughout the garden have Braille panels and we will soon be introducing audio tours.”
(Source: Fairhaven Woodlands and Water Park, “All for All” webpage)
The website also offers a free downloadable map, list of events and information about other facilities. More information can be found on the Fairhaven website and their contact details can also be found on page 205 of the OpenBritain 2010 Guide and on OpenBritain where you can also post a review of this attraction.
Tags: Access, Attraction, Blind, Boat, Deaf, Disabled, England, Fairhaven, Gardens, Hearing Impairment, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Park, United Kingdom, Visual Impairment, Wheelchair
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Redwings is the largest horse sanctuary in the UK and has over 1100 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules in its direct care. They have 3 visitor centres in Essex, Norfolk and Warwickshire. There is some access information on the each of the Visitor Centre’s individual web pages in the “Getting Around” section.
Although the Redwing Visitor Centres do not reopen until later in the year, it’s well worth planning a visit to see the fantastic work that they do. The Ada Cole Centre is open for half-term in February. Please visit the Redwings web site or call their Visitor Helpline on 0870 040 0033 for further information.
Tags: Essex, Horse Sanctuary, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Redwings, Tourism, United Kingdom, Warwickshire
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by Craig Grimes in Attraction, Campaign, East of England, Essex, Norfolk, Things to Do, Tourism, United Kingdom, Warwickshire | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Sandringham House is near the accessible accommodation Park House Hotel and is one of the Royal Family’s country retreats. “The Estate is a thriving mixed landscape, including the tidal mudflats of the Wash, woodland and wetland, arable, livestock and fruit farms, and commercial and residential properties; it is managed to a high standard and sustainably with the aims always of being financially self-sufficient and of providing a place of enjoyment not only for The Royal Family but also for the many thousands of visitors who come to see the House, Museum and Gardens or just to enjoy the Country Park.” (source: www.sandringhamestate.co.uk)
Sandringham House is also fully accessible for wheelchair users and their web site has an Accessibility Page which gives a full Access Statement and there is also an Area Plan of the estate.
Sandringham House is closed until Easter 2010. The Visitor Centre (Gift Shop, Restaurant and Plant Centre) is open every day all through the year. Sandringham Church is closed until Easter 2010.
2010 opening dates: from Saturday 3rd April daily until and including Friday 23rd July, then from Sunday 1st August daily until Sunday 31st October. For further details please see the Sandringham House Website.
Tags: Access, Architecture, Assistance Dogs, Attraction, England, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Sandringham, United Kingdom, Wheelchair
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by Craig Grimes in Architecture, Assistance Animals, Attraction, East of England, England, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Things to Do, Tourism, United Kingdom, Wheelchair User | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The Park House Hotel in Sandringham is operated by the Charity Leonard Cheshire Disability and has a high standard of access for those with reduced mobility. The hotel is located in the Sandringham Royal Estate surrounded by beautiful gardens and trees. It is also conveniently located close to the market town of King’s Lynn.
Park House has a total of 16 bedrooms for guests with disabilities, 8 of which are single and the other 8 are twins. All of the bedrooms are accessible (furniture may be moved for specific requirements), some rooms have overhead tracking hoist, while other mobile hoists also available, all beds have electric raising and lowering. The main hotel rooms are all ensuite, either wet room or bath with shower over. Toilet raisers, portable rails and commodes are also available.
The Access Statement gives a summary of the hotel’s provision and further details can be found on OpenBritain, on page 198 of the OpenBritain 2010 Guide and on the Park House Hotel Website.
Tags: Access, Accommodation, Disability, Hotel, Level Access, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Tourism, United Kingdom, Wheelchair
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by Craig Grimes in Accommodation, East of England, England, Hotel, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Tourism, United Kingdom, Wheelchair User | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
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’t be any facilities for disabled people. However, after a few clicks and a little bit of exploring I found the Disabled Access 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!
The Bure Valley Railway also work with Broads Tours 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’s more, the Broads Tours boat also have facilities for disabled people including access statements for each of the boats!
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.
Tags: Access, Assistance Dogs, Attraction, Boat, Disabled, England, Level Access, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Things to Do, Train, United Kingdom, Visual Impairment, Wheelchair
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by Craig Grimes in Assistance Animals, Attraction, Boat, Norfolk, OpenBritain, Opinion, Things to Do, Tourism, Train, Travel, United Kingdom, Wheelchair User | No Comments »
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