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Disability friendly holiday accommodation
– disabled accommodation in B&Bs, hotels & self-catering

 Ashley Victoria Hotel
based: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
website: Ashley Victoria Hotel
Comfortable hotel, between the Pleasure Beach and town centre, with all main attractions within easy reach. The hotel has large, ground floor, en-suite room with facilities for the less mobile, such as wheelchair access, wet room, grab rails, emergency cords and hearing induction loops. The hotel bar, games room, dinning room and disabled toilets are all on one level on the ground floor and there is a lift to all floors.

Belvilla
website: Belvilla
Disabled self-catering holiday accommodation across Europe, including apartments, chalets, villas, cottages, farmhouses, castles and mansions. Use 'Extensive Search' then choose the 'Reduced Mobility' option, which can refine a search by: Adapted shower, Adapted toilet, Broad passage, Certified, Elevator, No thresholds and Raised bed. Check the description and floor plan for additional details, often with measurements. Properties are primarily in: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.

 Canal Barn Bunkhouse
based: Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK
website: bunkhouse-brecon-beacons-wales.co.uk/...disabled...
Accessible bunk house accommodation for disabled people, available for group bookings of 6 or more. The Bunkhouse is single story without steps and sleeps up to 24 including up to 9 wheelchair users. Lower bunks are set at wheelchair transfer level and 2 of the 5 bathrooms are equipped for wheelchair users.

 Coach House (The)
based: Crookham Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, UK
website: Coach House
Superb B&B with excellent home-cooking, in Crookham near Berwick. For the mobility impaired there are a selection of spacious ground-floor guest bedrooms. The premier disabled room has low level switches and the bed can be raised; there is a sliding door into the bathroom which features grab rails and a large roll-in shower. The guest lounge and dining rooms are on the ground floor.

 Common Barn Farm B&B
based: Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK
website: Common Barn Farm
Cosy B&B on a farm in the Peak District, ideally located for exploring the magnificent scenery and attractions of the Peak District and Cheshire. The B&B offers a range of rooms including disabled access rooms with level access, lowered light switches and a wet room; all located a converted milking parlour and hay store.

 Cross Farm Cottages
based: Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
website: Cross Farm Cottages
Three newly converted self-catering cottages, formerly farm buildings, in rural Lancashire, within reach of Southport, Ormskirk and Liverpool. Disabled facilities include ramped routes, handrails, level entry showers, shower seats or chairs, lever taps – detailed accessibility information is available on the webpage. Each cottage sleeps two (+2); great for fishing, golf, walking and bird watching.

 Crown At Marnhull (The)
based: Marnhull, Dorset, UK
website: Crown At Marnhull
B&B at a traditional 16th century thatched inn/pub in rural Dorset. There is one ground floor disabled access room, having the same high level of luxury as the other guest rooms. The room is accessed from the ground floor by a wheelchair ramp and has a full wet room shower and toilet with assistance alarm and hand rails. Included in the tariff is a full Dorset breakfast, using fresh local ingredients.

 Daisy Cottage
located: West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, UK
website: Daisy Cottage
Detached bungalow with ramp access to the front and rear and all accommodation on one level making it suitable for less mobile people or wheelchair users. All the accommodation is on one level and includes a living/dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms (sleeping up to 6) and a wet room with toilet This room is fully equipped to cater for any person with disabilities. This room houses hand rails, emergency alarm system and facilities on lower level for easy use..

 Evenhill (The)
located: Littlebourne, Kent, UK
website: The Evenhill
Four star accommodation in a characteristic Kentish pub with restaurant serving home cooked food. The Evenhill is located in the village of Littlebourne, between Canterbury and Sandwich. The hotel has 16 en-suite bedrooms, one of which is fully equipped to cater for guests with disabilities; this room has hand rails, an emergency alarm system and lower-level facilities.

Gasthaus-Landhotel Traunstein
located: Abtenau, Salzburg, Austria
website: Gasthaus-Landhotel Traunstein
Hotel and restaurant close to Abtenau centre and right next to the valley station of the Karkogel cable car allowing access to the mountains. Hotel Traunstein offers comfortable guest bedrooms and a wheelchair accessable disabled room is available. There are cosy lounges and a spacious sauna with infrared cabin.

Hotel Parliament
located: Bucharest, Romania
website: Hotel Parliament
Hotel across from Bucharest's Parliament Palace. Specially designed wheelchair accessible rooms are available with wheelchair-accessible bathrooms with hand rails. All rooms are air conditioned and feature TV, Wi-Fi, minibar and seating. There is a 24-hour bar and a restaurant serving traditional Romanian and international food.

 Lauriston Hotel
located: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK
website: Lauriston Hotel
3-star hotel in landscaped gardens, close to Weston-super-Mare town centre. The Lauriston offers three comfortable guest rooms suitable for disabled visitors, wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility. It also has accessibility features to meet the needs of guests with a visual impairment, and guide dogs are welcome.

 Little Hollies
located: Herefordshire, UK
website: Little Hollies
Two bedroom self-catering bungalow in the Wye Valley, near Hay-on-Wye and Hereford. The accommodation is fully equipped for all types of disability and is ideally suited to guests with mobility problems. There are wide doors for wheelchair use, ramps at the doors and a wet-room with shower and rails. A mobile hoist can be provided on request.

 Ludlow Cabin/Eco Lodge
located: Ludlow, Shropshire, UK
website: Ludlow Cabin
Disability friendly eco log cabin sleeping 4-6, built from round logs of Welsh Douglas Fir. The cabin has a wide folding door on one side and a large covered sitting area on the other. It offers a high level of disabled access, with level access throughout, a wetroom with shower and grabrails, and extra wide doors for wheelchair access (950 mm). Guide dogs are welcome.

 Swallow Barn, Double Gate Farm
based: Godney Wells, Somerset, UK
website: Swallow Barn
Barn conversion completely adaptable for the disabled, designed for people wishing to holiday at their own speed. The ground floor can be adapted for most needs without becoming clinical and losing its homely charm. The property is in a pleasant position on the Somerset Levels on the banks of the River Sheppey with views accross open countryside to the Mendip Hills.

 Responsibletravel.com
website: Responsibletravel.com
Selection of accessible holiday accommodation that is not only suitable for people with a disability but is also environmentally friendly! The Disabled Travel section lists accommodation ranging from caravan parks and cabins to plush hotels; in locations from Aberystwyth to the African bush. For accessible self-catering, B&B, hotels, villas, apartments, farmstays, eco lodges Worldwide.

 Pure Holiday Homes
website: Pure Holidays for wheelchair users OR Disabled friendly
Holiday accommodation for people with a disability. The selections above are ready sorted to include either wheelchair accessible or disabled friendly accommodation Worldwide – sort the selections further, by country, type, amenities, etc from the choices on the left. Descriptions are provided by the owners and details of disabled facilities are often scant and variable, but you can make an enquiry to the owner direct from the 'More Information' page to ask if these are suitable for your needs.

 Royal Blind Society
located: West Sussex, UK
website: Royal Blind Society
The Royal Blind Society lists specialist holiday accommodation in the UK for visually impaired people, their families and friends. Selected hotels will provide features such as rooms decorated with colour contrast, easy-use TV, information in large print and braille, liquid level indicators, talking clocks, touch lamps, hot water temp regulators, emergency alarms and facilities for guests with guide dogs.

 Seashell Cottage
located: Shandwick, Balintore, Highland, Scotland, UK
website: Seashell Cottage
A great base for touring the Scottish Highlands, this disability friendly terraced cottage is just yards from the shoreline in Shandwick, near Balintore. It offers accommodation for 6-8 people and includes a ground floor, wheelchair accessable, double bedroom and wet room with toilet.

 Stoke Court Farm Barn
located: St Milborough, Ludlow, Shropshire, UK
website: Stoke Court Farm Barn
Detached stone barn near Ludlow, offering high quality, characterful family accommodation (sleeps 10-14), with facilities for disabled guests. These include a ground floor double bedroom with electrically-operated bed, an adjacent wet room with toilet, and wheelchair access from bedroom to garden. Uniquely there is also a sensory garden designed to stimulate sound, touch, sight and smell.

 Warkworth House Hotel
located: Warkworth, Northumberland, UK
website: Warkworth House
3-star hotel in an C18th former coaching inn, offering en-suite rooms and quality, locally sourced food in the No. 16 Restaurant. The hotel has two ground-floor rooms suitable for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility; there is wheelchair access to the public areas, including the restaurant, bistro and bar. Warkworth is a charming village surrounded by beaches, gardens, castles and golf courses.

 Wesley Guest House
based: Epworth, South Yorkshire, UK
website: Wesley Guest House
Comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation, ideal for visiting historic Epworth and nearby York and Lincoln. One bedroom is suitable for people with a disability, being large enough for wheelchairs and having ramps leading into it and pull cords throughout. There are also grab bars and handrails in the large wet room.

 Willows (The)
located: Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK
website: The Willows
Large Edwardian guesthouse close to Whitby town centre, offering a warm welcome with tea and homemade cakes. There is a ramped path to the door and a lift to all floors. A disabled friendly lower-ground-floor room with easy access is available. This room has a large bathroom with access for wheelchairs; various disability aids are available on request. All guest rooms have a DVD and tea/coffee making facilities.

 Woodpecker
located: Wattisfield, Diss, Norfolk, UK
website: Woodpecker
Semi-detached single storey cottage with all level access offering a living/dining room/kitchen, twin bedroom and and accessible wet room with toilet. The property has been awarded M3 Assisted Mobility Award by Visit Britain Quality in Tourism. The cottage is well furnished and has its own courtyard garden overlooking natural gardens and a pond where carp fishing can be enjoyed.

 Wylene Holiday Home
located: Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
website: www.cottageguide.co.uk/wylene
A pleasant and spacious bungalow on the eastern outskirts of the village of Great Barton. It is 4 miles east of historic Bury St Edmunds; famous for its twice weekly street market and the Cathedral's new tower. You will find Wylene an excellent base for exploring East Anglia. The accommodation is all ground floor and is suitable for older and less mobile guests, part-time wheelchair users (mobility level 2) and hearing impaired (level 1).

 Fhuarain Forest Cottages
based: Invernesshire, Scotland UK
website: www.forestcottages.com
Family run, 19th century village cottages in Nethybridge, designed with disabled visitors in mind and offering additional facilities and equipment free of charge. They offer flexible family accommodation and a high standard of quality and comfort.

Holidays in Southern Spain
based: Andalucia, Spain
website: www.holidays-in-southern-spain.com/wheelchair.html
Wheelchair accessable villa in Las Alpujarras, Andalucia. A self-catering holiday villa, purpose built by the architect owner for disabled or less-abled guests and infirm elderly who use a wheelchair.

 Home Farm
based: Norfolk, UK
website: www.homefarmcranmer.co.uk
A small complex of 5 holiday cottages each sleeping 4-6, in Cranmer. All of the cottages are suitable for people with disabilities and are aimed at people in wheelchairs travelling with an able bodied companion. The complex features an indoor heated swimming pool in the old Threshing Barn.

La Guardia 31
based: Costa Blanca, Spain
website: www.laguardia31.com
Luxury wheelchair accessible villa in Javea, Costa Blanca, Spain. The villa has been designed to cater for those with mobility problems and offers private grounds, a pool and hoist.

Marthas Shore Cottage
based: Glencaple, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
website: Marthas Shore Cottage
Self-catering bungalow/cottage with views over the Solway Estuary. Ramped entrance, two twin bedrooms, one with en-suite wet room equipped for disabled guests.

 North Inn (The)
based: Cornwall, UK
website: www.thenorthinnpendeen.co.uk
B&B accommodation in a traditional Cornish village pub in the centre of Pendeen; with one bedroom specifically designed to accommodate disabled guests.

 Owl House (The)
based: Shropshire, UK
website: www.owlhouseshropshire.co.uk
Self-catering accommodation near Newport in Shropshire, designed to ensure accessiblity for wheelchair users and people with mobility problems.

 Penn Peel Cottage B&B
located: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
website: www.pennpeelcottagebedandbreakfast.co.uk
A delightful cottage dating back to 1860 full of character providing 4* B&B accommodation with ground floor en-suite rooms, dining conservatory and lounge. A standard wheelchair accessible room is available with wet room, grab rails, adjustable shower chair, right/left hand transfer of beds, ramps. Family or carer's room next door.

Ruby Bay Cottage
based: Nelson, New Zealand
website: www.realspecial.co.nz/holidays/
Three bedroom 'deaf friendly' holiday home sleeping 6+, with special doorbell and smoke alarm, teletext television and 'hearing dogs' for the deaf welcomed.

 Special Needs Accommodation Centre
based: Linconshire, UK
website: www.holidaysforspecialneeds.com
Quality accommodation at very reasonable rates for special needs guests and their accompanying carers. Offering four twin rooms and two rooms with bunks plus a single; each of these has ensuite facilities. The two ground floor rooms have wheelchair access.

Stable View Cottage
based: Thorness Bay, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
website: Stable View Cottage
Former farm buildings converted and equipped with the disabled in mind. The accommodation is all on one level and includes a twin bedroom, wet room ramped entrance.

 Wern Bach
based: North Wales, UK
website: www.disabled-holidays-wales.co.uk
Small, friendly, non-smoking, wheelchair accessible Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Llangernyw, east of Llanrwst near Betws-y-Coed in North Wales.

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