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Already looking at what you’re going to do over the Easter break? Here are our suggestions of great places to stay around the UK, whether you’re looking for a city break, a coastal get away or a rural retreat.
North of England
For those of you planning a trip to the North of England, here’s our suggestions for places to stay across Yorkshire, Cheshire and Northumberland. Wherever you want to explore in the North of England, you’ll find the perfect base for your adventures.
For a hotel option, check out Rudding Park near Harrogate in North Yorkshire. As a winner of the Accessibility Awards at the annual AA Hospitality Awards 2022 and Catey Accessibility Awards 2018 – you’ll find plenty of accessible features here. Rudding Park’s ethos is that every guest has different needs and they are committed to ensuring that the hotel is accessible to all. A lift is available for hotel residents to access the hotel’s spa, which also has adapted facilities. A hoist is also available to help you use the pools.
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Image: Rudding Park
If you’d rather try your hand at glamping, Experience Freedom Glamping have a number of sites across the UK, including Cayton Village near Scarborough. With universally accessible glamping pods and cabins for those with additional needs, the accommodation here provides family friendly living spaces with everything you could need for a break, including free WiFi and orthopaedic mattresses. Dogs are also welcome to stay with you – they even get their own bowls, treats and waste bags!
Calvert Kielder can also be found in the North of England. Located in Northumberland, Calvert Kielder offers a choice of accessible accommodation, including in the main centre and self catering chalets to suit everyone from those travelling alone, to those travelling as a couple, a family or a group of friends. Calvert is a great place for the adventurous, with a host of adapted activities, led by fully qualified instructors. Suitable for guests with a wide range of abilities and an inclusive environment – once you’re here, you won’t want to leave!
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Image: Calvert Kielder
Looking for something a little less energetic? Why not try a self catering property where you can set the pace? Sandhole Cottages are in the Cheshire countryside and have a fully accessible holiday cottage known as the Burrows. The Burrows features its own parking space, right outside the property, as well as ramp access and open plan living area. You can even bring your dogs – they’ll be welcomed with their own doggie goodie bag and there is even a doggie shower in case they get muddy while out and about! You can learn more about their accessibility offering here.
Things to do in North of England:
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre
Theatre by the Lake
South of England
With beautiful coasts and a host of holiday destinations, the South of England is incredibly diverse. If you’re planning a trip to the southern areas of the country, here are some suggestions.
We’ve already mentioned Calvert Kielder, but did you know Calvert also have a site in the south? Calvert Exmoor is set on the edge of Exmoor National Park in North Devon and is fully accessible with high quality facilities and professionally adaptive accommodation and activities. Whatever you want to try out, you’ll find here. People with a host of needs have been visiting Calvert Exmoor since 1996 and continue to do so – it’s a great place for anyone who wants to push themselves in a positive, safe and challenging way.
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Image: Clavert Exmoor
Elsewhere in the North Devon area, there is the Watersmeet Hotel. Set in a wildly romantic location with incredible views, the hotel is often described as the premier coastal escape in the region. The hotel is wheelchair friendly and guests can reserve parking spaces near the door should they need to.
If you like the idea of a hotel stay, check out Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth. This award winning hotel overlooks Bournemouth Bay and is just a five minute walk to the beach and town centre. With its Changing Places facilities, use of WelcoMe and other equipment, it is one of the most accessible hotels in the UK.
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Image: Marsham Court
For those of you who want a bit of freedom to do whatever you like, check out the parks managed by John Fowler Holidays. Across their sites in Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Cornwall, they have the choice of holiday homes for guests with additional needs, which feature lower worktops, wide doorways and full wetrooms, as well as ramps and dedicated parking. Find out more and book your ideal site today.
If you’d rather stay in the South East, Stubcroft Farm is an award winning campsite. Designed with accessibility in mind, you’ll find two wheelchair accessible shower rooms, each with shower, toilet and washbasins and a further wheelchair accessible toilet, all to the latest standards. Door signs around the site have raised letters and Braille, as well as options for large type and audible information.
Things to do in South England:
Clarks Village
Longleat
Crealy Theme Park and Resort
Winchester Science Centre
WWT Arundel
Midlands
With cities like Birmingham and access to open countryside, the Midlands are a great option for Easter breaks.
When it comes to somewhere to stay, have a look at Hoe Grange. Located in the stunning Peak District, these accessible self catering cabins provide a real home from home and with a wide range of additional access equipment to suit your needs, including hoists, shower chairs and profile beds – all free of charge. There are also two off road wheelchairs available so you can get out and explore the beautiful countryside.
Things to do in the Midlands:
West Midlands Safari Park
Wyre Forest
Coventry Transport Museum
East of England and London
England’s capital, London is a great place for a city break, though there are difficulties for those of us with additional needs as it is very busy. However, you’ll find with step free access at many tube stations and adapted taxis and buses all over the capital, it is easy to get around, once you know how. The wider East of England area is full of fascinating places to visit and lovely places to stay.
For those of you visiting London, book a stay at AbleStay, a self catering property that is designed with accessibility in mind. The bedroom and wetroom provides two fully profiling beds with ceiling hoists, as well as adjustable bath, shower trolly and toilet chairs. The living space is open plan and is wheelchair accessible and with it sleeping six, it’s a great option for families or groups wanting to explore London. The house is the only one of its kind within the M25 and can be found in Worcester Park, just a 10 minute journey from an accessible station with direct access to Waterloo in the centre.
If you’d rather avoid London and explore the East of England, places like Oxfordshire also have lovely self catering accommodation, for example Kingfisher Barn. Here you’ll find accommodation that has been adapted for a wide range of accessible needs. There is step free access to nearly all the properties, with level access around the site and the Stable Cottage has ceiling tracking for hoists, should you need them.
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Image: Kingfisher Barn
On the other side, in Norfolk, Sparham Hall Farm Holidays has the Buttery, a fully accessible cottage that sleeps up to four. With plenty of space and easy access to the region’s best loved attractions, this is a great place to set up base for your break in the East of England.
Things to do in East of England and London:
ZSL London Zoo
National Gallery
Fairytale Farm
Looking for more suggestions? You can find a host of accessible places to stay here and more things to do across the UK here.
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The Accessible bedroom and ensuite wetroom provides two fully profiling beds with ceiling hoist to access the bathroom. The 18sqm wet room provides a peninsula height adjustable bath, Changing / Shower trolley, Shower area with support rails and seating, a peninsula wash / dry loo and two sizes of Rifton HTS toileting chairs.
People with physical, behavioural, sensory, learning and complex multiple disabilities have been visiting Calvert Exmoor since 1996, where they are encouraged to enjoy an exclusive range of adventurous activities and push themselves in a positive, safe, and challenging way.
Calvert Kielder has been providing amazing and memorable holidays, days and experiences for people of all abilities for 35 years creating a deep understanding of the relationship between fun challenges, learning and living – for anyone and everyone.
Some of our services include quiet spaces and shopping hours, as well as sensory aids, mobility assistance and disabled access throughout the centre. Our free shopmobility service provides electric scooters and wheelchairs during your visit. All stores are on ground level, and Clarks Village has wide pathways, so every guest can enjoy the environment and gain access to the stores and gardens.
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.
Crealy Theme Park and Resort has been designed for guests with disabilities and/or additional access needs firmly in mind. All our team are trained to recognise the individual needs of our guests and will do everything possible to ensure all guests have a safe and memorable visit.
Accessible glamping at Cayton Village. Experience Freedom offers accessible glamping pods and cabins suitable for guests with a range of accessibility needs for the perfect break away in North Yorkshire.
We want all our visitors to have a great time. Fairytale Farm has been designed to put disabled people first.
Hoe Grange is a working farm in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District. David and Felicity Brown provide multi award winning accessible accommodation in four purpose-built log cabins, all with amazing views of the surrounding countryside
We have a range of fully adapted caravan accommodation suitable for wheelchairs users which will include low level work tops, wider doorways and full wet rooms along with ramped access and dedicated parking.
Both lodges have a large wet room on the ground floor with ceiling hoist tracking, Kestrel lodge also has additional hand rails near the loo. Kyte lodge has 2 bedrooms on the ground floor with ceiling hoist tracking and kestrel lodge has 3.
Our aim is to ensure everybody has a great day out that is accessible for people of all needs and abilities. Our commitment to accessibility has us working with local people and specialist organisations to learn how we can improve, and make positive changes to ensure every visitor has a wonderful day out.
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.
We have 4 standard accessible rooms sleeping up to 2 guests and 1 family accessible room which can sleep up to 4 guests. All have wetrooms, profiling beds and removable ceiling hoists. These rooms can only be booked directly with the hotel so that we can ensure you have the best possible experience. Please call us to ask for more details.
The National Gallery aims to make access to the paintings enjoyable and welcoming to the widest possible public. There are a range of facilities to help you experience the collection, visit exhibitions and come to events.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) offers four fully accessible ‘fuss-free’ coaches - part of its long-term initiative to make the heritage railway attraction accessible to all thanks to funding secured from the Yorkshire’s Magnificent Journey project (YMJ).
Rudding Park understands that every guest has different needs and is committed to ensuring the facilities are accessible to all. The rooms in the Ribston Wing have two adapted/accessible double bedrooms. These five rooms all have interconnecting doors to adjoining double non-adapted bedrooms.
The Burrow is part of Sandhole Cottages. Specifically designed with ground floor wheelchair access in mind, The Burrow offers a ground floor bedroom with king size bed and a spacious and accessible bathroom fitted with grab rails.
Nestled in the beautiful Wensum Valley, in the heart of Norfolk, it is the perfect place to get away and reconnect with family and friends. Stay in stunningly converted barns designed to cater for every need, with The Buttery being fully accessible.
There are two wheelchair accessible shower rooms (one left handed & one right handed) each with shower, toilet & washbasins and a further wheelchair accessible toilet, all to the latest Doc M standards. The building has disabled parking near the entrance, is fully wheelchair accessible with shallow ramped access with handrails.
At TBTL we offer Captioned, Audio Described (with optional touch tour), BSL and Relaxed Performances for in-person events. For digital events we offer a captions toggle.
With our wildly romantic location and incredible views, along with our award-winning restaurant and superb recreational facilities, Watersmeet Hotel & Restaurant is widely regarded as North Devon’s premier coastal escape. In addition, we recently added another trophy to our cabinet - Condé Nast Johansen’s hugely prestigious Best Waterside Hotel for UK and Ireland 2024.
We welcome all visitors and will try our best to provide as much help as we possibly can. Visually impaired guests are admitted free of charge together with a seeing guide accompanying them. Evidence of disability may be requested.
At Winchester Science Centre, science is for everyone. Discover how we've created an amazing experience that's accessible, fun and really magical.
This gorgeous nature reserve has accessible boat rides and a stunning reedbed boardwalk. Arundel Wetland Centre has buggy and wheelchair-friendly pathways, comfortable hides and disabled and parent & baby facilities.
Free wheelchairs are available at the centre. There is a mobility scooter available to hire. A £10 non-refundable deposit is required to secure the booking of the mobility scooter.
We have all-terrain mobility scooters available to hire for those with limited mobility. They are easy to use and able to tackle a range of surfaces and gradients come rain or shine.
Enjoy a full year of fun at Yorkshire Wildlife Park with our Standard and Gold Disabled Memberships - now available to purchase online, as gift vouchers and at the Guest Services building situated at the entrance to the Park!
