Awards for Basin Howe Farm Cottages
VISITENGLAND 4 STAR SELF-CATERING, VISITENGLAND GOLD AWARD, M2 PART-TIME WHEELCHAIR USERS (FOR AMBER COTTAGE ONLY)
VisitEngland 4 Star Self-catering
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VisitEngland Gold Award
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Part-time wheelchair users
Typically suitable for a person with restricted walking ability and for those who may need to use a wheelchair some of the time and can negotiate a maximum of three steps.
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Self-assessed Accessibility Information
Self-assessed Accessibility Information provides a list of available facilities and services, highlighted as being of key importance by disabled people. Along with Access Statements, which provide a fuller written description of accessibility, it can help people with access needs make an informed choice as to whether accommodation, attractions, food & drink or shopping establishments meet their needs.
Self-assessed accessibility details
Parking
- Parking for Single unit properties:
- Parking space provided
- Within 50 metres approx. of entrance
- Parking for Multiple unit properties:
- Drop-off point for guests outside entrance
- Surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance:
- Gravel
- Route from the parking area to the entrance:
- Flat (i.e. without steps)
Entrance
- Entrance is well lit
Access
- Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift to:
- Toilet and bathroom
- One or more bedrooms
- Lounge
- Kitchen
- Toilet suitable for wheelchair users
- Outdoor facilities
pation area, gravel and paving
- Good contrast between the floor and walls
Kitchen
- Sink taps have lever handles
- Seating available in kitchen
Bed/ Bathrooms
- Bedroom furniture can be re-arranged if requested by guest
- Bedrooms available with non-allergic bedding (ie non-feather pillows)
- Bathrooms available with:
- Wet room
- Separate shower unit with support handrails available
- Separate shower unit with fixed shower seat or shower chair available
- W.C. fitted with handrails available
- Taps in bathroom with lever handles available
General
- Service dogs not accepted:
Notes
There are four cottages at Basin Howe Farm which is a remote location. <br />Amber Cottage is the most suitable for guests with mobility or walking difficulties.<br />Guests can be dropped at the end of a gently sloping paved path. There is a double width doorway <br />with low threshold. Ground floor areas are all level. Oak flooring in spacious barn living/dining area<br />Large ground floor double bedroom with Super King zip n link beds and access to generous wet room<br />Wet room equipped with grab rails and shower stool and plenty of room for a carer.<br />Second bedroom is on the 1st Floor mezzanine.<br />Level access to patio area which is a mix of paving and gravel.<br />Motion detectors fitted to outside lighting - not dawn to dusk<br />The car parking area is generous and close to the cottage but it is loose stone, not tarmac.<br />Other paths around the farm and garden are gravel or grass.<br />Mobile phone reception is erratic especially inside the stone barns. Walls are very thick.<br />Due to remote location it is a good idea to shop for provisions before arrival.<br />Full Access Statement available on request <br />