We fully appreciate that the accommodation must be right for guests with extra needs, and as well as the access information below we provide:
Inspection tours are very welcome and encouraged. Please just contact us to arrange one if you would like to view before booking.
Croft Bungalow has been extensively adapted to provide accessible and inclusive self catering holiday accommodation.
It is non smoking thoughout, and we only use non-alergenic bedding.
It adaptations include the following:
- Level access throughout
- Wet roll-in bathroom
- Extra wide wheelchair friendly doorways to every room (measurements below)
- Free use of mobile hoist, 2 riser-recliner chairs, electric profile bed (with memory foam mattress), wheeled showerchair/commode
- Visually impaired friendly paint scheme
- Grab-rails and transition bars throughout the bathroom
- Wheelchair friendly mirrors & clothesrails
- Close up private off-road parking (30 metre drive with shared gate at the top and pedestrian access for next door down the driveway)
- Large sensory garden landscaped with wheelchairs and powerchairs in mind.
- Wheelchair friendly picnic table
- mobile gas bbq
All internal doorways and the garden door backing onto the wheelchair ramp are between 800mm and 940mm wide.
Bedroom 1, Bedroom2, Bathroom 910mm wide
kitchen to lounge 800mm wide
garden door to ramp 940mm wide
The front door is 750mm wide with a slight 30mm threshold.
Wheelchair access to the property is via the garden door and wheelchair ramp .
They are accessed via a 1250mm wide uncovered passage at the side of the house and a 20 degree ramp and is 1370mm wide
Wet roll-in bathroom
The bathroom is a wet roll-in room with WC, shower and sink. The sink has a mirror at wheelchair height, and there are two transition bars – one either side of the WC.
There are grabrails throughout the bathroom including at the back of the door so that it can be closed behind by a guest in a wheelchair.
The light is operated by a pull chord on the wall side of the door as you enter the room. The room is tiled throughout.
The WC is adjacent to the wall (on the right hand side as you sit on it) All transferring is either from the front or the left hand side).
Height of the loo is 495mm
Lighting is LED ceiling lights, and natural light from the window.
Lounge
The lounge is as open plan with doorways into the both bedrooms, the WC and the kitchen.
There are two riser-recliner chairs. One is perfectly positioned for prime spot for the TV.
There is a low leather settee that can also fold out into a double bed, and a rocking chair.
The electric fire is in a local gritstone fireplace and has a real fire flame effect to add to the mood on winter nights. It has a hand held remote control for easy operation.
Doorways from the lounge lead to the single bedroom, the wet roll-in bathroom, the kitchen and the double bedroom. All doorframes throughout are painted dark grey to contrast with the pastel white walls to provide contrast for visually impaired guests. There is no door fitted on the kitchen/lounge doorway – to create more space and to allow carers in the kitchen to see into the lounge at all times.
Lighting is LED ceiling lights (dimmable) floor standing lamp and small tabletop lamp, and natural light through the windows.
Kitchen
The kitchen has a wide doorway and a table that folds up out of the way when not in use to create more floor space – but otherwise is a standard kitchen with no further adaptations. Guests with access needs would require an able bodied carer to assist them in the kitchen.
Lighting is LED ceiling lights, and natural light from the window.
Fixtures and fittings in the kitchen include:
- Tall fridge / freezer
- 4 ring cooker and oven
- Microwave cooker
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Lever operated taps (throughout the bungalow)
- Pots, pans, saucepans, glasses and glassware, cups, plates and cutlery
Single bedroom
The single bedroom has the electric profile bed. A camp bed for a second sibling can be set up on request but the camp bed would need to be moved in the day to provide enough floor space for the hoist or a wheelchair.
The room can also be set up as a ‘pop up’ sensory room on request. We can provide lights and a bubble tube. (No charge for this)
The room has wheelchair friendly coat hooks and fixtures, and a wheelchair height wall mirror.
Lighting is LED ceiling lights, and natural light through the windows.
Double/twin room
The double room configuration options are:
- Double room
- Twin room
- Electric profile bed and single bed (so couples where one requires the electric profile bed and / or the hoist can still share)
The room has wheelchair friendly coat hooks and fixtures, and a wheelchair height wall mirror.
Lighting is LED ceiling lights, and natural light through the windows.
The window overlooks the private garden and open country views.
Height of bed 600mm
Welcoming Blind/Visually impaired Guests
Our paint schemes throughout are done with visually impaired guests in mind, with all doorframes brightly contrasted. Our sensory garden has tactile statues and is planted out to provide tactile and scented experiences.
Click the triangle above to play the audio access statement.
Welcoming Autistic Guests
Everyone is welcome and we appreciate that some guests like a little extra assistance and help when choosing whether or not to stay with us. You can download our sensory story below.
We will make sure we help alleviate any anxiety, make allowance for people that like a little extra time to process information, be patient, give people as much space as they need and help reduce sensory overload wherever possible.
We are happy to move any furniture around to make things more comfortable or acceptable, and we do encourage inspection and familiarisation visits before guests book (or after they have booked and before their stay)
We can provide a printed version of our sensory story on request too.