This Disability Access Statement outlines facilities available
for guests who have allergies or are mobility, hearing or visually impaired.
There is a local bus service approximately every hour from Macclesfield
except Sundays, which is less than 2 miles away. Macclesfield is on the main
London to Manchester rail system.
Wheelchairs, other aids and equipment can be hired locally via
the British Red Cross, The Helpful Hand and Shop Mobility. Please ask for details
when booking and appropriate brochures will be provided.
Luggage can be unloaded in the courtyard outside The Stables.
Access to the cottage is via a slightly sloping courtyard. Assistance with luggage
transportation is available.
The Stables is a listed building. The listing constraints do
cause some limitations on access, however the whole accommodation is essentially
on one floor.
The main entrance door is 1020mm wide. There is no step. This
accesses the lounge area. The kitchen/dining area are open plan to the lounge
with no step. The doorway to the bedroom is from the lounge area and the bathroom
is ensuite to the bedroom, both doorways are 840mm wide again with no steps.
There is a step into the shower cubicle of 250mm. There are three steps to access
an alternative entrance. The steps have contrasting nosings and handrail.
- All door surrounds
contrast with the walls.
- All power points
are a minimum of 250mm from the floor and light switches are approximately
1200mm high.
- The kitchen worktop
contrasts with the walls and cupboards and coloured glassware and crockery
is provided.
- Colour has been
introduced in the bathroom décor and towels.
- Toilet seat raiser available, integrated shower seat
- The bedroom has
coloured linen.
- Bed blocks are
available.
- Feather free
pillows and duvets.
- Extra reading
lamps are available.
- A magnifying
glass and swan neck lighting facility are available.
- Television has
Ceefax/Teletext facilities.
- A de-ioniser
and dehumidifier can be provided for allergy sufferers.
- A thick writing
pen and note pad are provided.
- A jumbo alarm
clock with shaker can be provided.
- There are CDs
for in house entertainment.
- Assistance dogs
are welcome, but not on the furniture please, and there is a field in which
to exercise the dogs.
We are working towards being more accessible.
We would request any prospective guest who is planning to visit
the cottage to make us aware of any mobility issues at the time of the enquiry
so we may be sure to correctly advise them in order to avoid any disappointment
