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Whether you want to celebrate your father, step father, grandfather or any other father figure in your life, there are plenty of accessible places you can visit for a day trip or a long weekend.
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Image: Fairy Tale Farm
Here are some of our suggestions for things to entertain the whole family this Father’s Day.
National Trust Stourhead, Wiltshire
Stourhead is a lovely place to visit whether or not the sun is shining. With glorious scenery and a stately home, it’s an ideal spot for a Sunday out. This Father’s Day however, they are running a special Father’s Day Forest School from 10 am on 16th June. Activities include den building, outdoor play and natural crafts. You can find out more about the event’s specific accessibility by emailing the estate office on stourhead@nationaltrust.org.uk or phoning 01747 841152.
Longleat, Wiltshire
While we’re in the region, we can’t leave out Longleat! Especially because over Father’s Day they are running a Brave New Longleat event, which celebrates 75 years of the house being open to the public, that’s on top of all the usual fun and games! Learn more about the safari park’s accessibility here.
Fairytale Farm, Oxfordshire
If you’re looking for a day out with the whole family, Fairytale Farm in Chipping Norton is an ideal place to visit. Full of adventure play, classic fairy tales and some cute animals, Fairy Tale Farm is friendly, calm attraction where you can control the sound and lights at every attraction and has been built with accessibility in mind.Find out more here
Coventry Transport Museum, West Midlands
For the petrol heads and non petrol heads alike, Coventry Transport Museum has everything you can think of in the realm of transportation from vintage cars and motorcycles to bikes and more!
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, Kent
Open all year and especially nice to explore in the June sunshine, Bedgebury Pinetum is a great place to get out in nature this Father’s Day. The site has its own Changing Places facility, as well as having trampers and wheelchairs available to hire.
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Inspired? Looking for more things to do this Father’s Day? You can find a host more accessible places to visit here.
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The visitor centre is fully accessible to wheelchair users and includes an accessible toilet, baby changing facilities, and a Changing Places facility for those with additional needs. We have an all-terrain mobility scooter and wheelchair for hire and is bookable in advance.
Lift access is provided to both floors of the Museum, and we also have a small number of wheelchairs available free of charge for visitors to use whilst at the Museum. These chairs are allocated on a first come first served basis, although any advance requests will be considered.
We want all our visitors to have a great time. Fairytale Farm has been designed to put disabled people first.
While Longleat has differing terrains and inclines, the majority of our grounds and attractions are very accessible. Manual wheelchairs can be reserved in advance of your visit, and mobility scooters are available to hire both in advance and on the day.
Accessible toilets in Spread Eagle courtyard. Mountain trike wheelchairs are available to hire. A Baronmead Stairmate Major stairclimber is available, enabling wheelchair users to access the house.
