WHEELCHAIR ACCESS | We are sadly unable to accommodate wheelchair access. Our properties date back to medieval times, are built on different levels and are Grade II Listed. We were unable to do anything about wheelchair access when we repaired, renovated and restored them between 2002 and 2006. Our UK planning laws are very quirky, and in national and local government the left hand is rarely co-ordinated with the right- hopefully this is changing.
LIMITED MOBILITY | Generally, there are steps to negotiate, and we have had a number of visitors with limited mobility visit us. But it does depend on how limited our potential guests’ mobility may be. So if you wish to, do please call us on 01497 822827 and we can discuss it with you. (If you do book with us, you accept that we do have limited mobility restrictions, and that you are happy to book in full knowledge of these.)
Much of the information you need is below, or can be ascertained from our videos or photo galleries. To give you the basics, here is information which may be helpful for you.
(i) Car Access:
The Georgian Coach House & Medieval Stables have front doors onto the Courtyard, so are accessible easily by car.
The Jacobean Town House front door is via a front garden & garden gate on to the road - again easily accessible by car. The front door is accessed down two steps from the road onto ancient yorkshire flagstones and a further two steps at the front door into the entrance hall.
(ii) Car Parking:
The Car Park is about 25 yards from the front doors of the Cottages. However the Courtyard is cobbled with an uneasy surface. Access to the Jacobean Town House is either throughout the Courtyard, and along the road to the front door (about 60 yards) or through the garden (about 25 yards) - where there are a set of two steps down to negotiate, and a further set up into the Kitchen of 4 steps, or up onto the balcony entrance to the first staircase landing with 5 steps and full railings.
(iii) Property layout:
The Georgian Coach House is organised with the bedroom and bathroom [+ sunken bath & shower] on the ground floor, and the sitting room & kitchen are up a flight of 12 stairs.
The Medieval Stables is organised with the sitting room and kitchen on the ground floor and the bedroom and bathroom [cast iron bath & shower with additional stool to assist in getting in & out of the bath] up a flight of 12 stairs.
The Jacobean town house has numerous short flights of stairs - The kitchen is accessed with five steps up from the ground floor dining room into the kitchen & one step down from the kitchen to get to the Utility room and access to the downstairs loo. There is one main staircase - with the Jacobean bannister and newel post making it easy to ascend. Then there are four landings on this staircase with 6 steps up to each. So in all there are two lots of six steps to get to the first floor level with the twin bedroom and mistress bedroom with bergere double, and a further two sets of six steps to get to the Master Bedroom with four poster bed.
(iv) Bathrooms:
Do look at the VIDEO | PHOTO GALLERY | INDEX to see these in detail. All our baths have anti-slip mats. And they have hand shower and overhead shower attachments with great water pressure.
The Georgian Coach House’s bath and shower is on the ground floor and is sunken - and you can see full pictures via our photo gallery. So it is easy to get into and out of.
The Medieval Stables bath is a full metal bath on the first floor up a flight of 12 stairs - we have added a handle hand support to help with access, and we have an additional stool to assist in getting in & out of the bath. But you should be warned that metal baths are very sloppy, and the non-slip bath matt should always be used in the bath.
The Jacobean Town House has one downstairs loo - from the ground floor this is up 5 steps to the kitchen, and then down one step into the Utility room. Each bedroom has its own bathroom. The Guest twin bedroom has a shower cubicle; the Mistress Bedroom has a circular plunge bath and shower; and the Master Bedroom has a traditional cast iron bath with hand held shower, and a walk in shower. Again, these are easier to see in our via our photo gallery.
(v) Beds:
Tall people need to know that our only feet restricting bed is the Mistresses’ French Bergere double bed in the Mistresses Bedroom in the Jacobean Town house. Other than that, our biggest bed (much complimented by our guests for its comfort) is in the Medieval Stables - it is a super King. The Georgian Coach House has an unrestricted and very comfortable double bed. The final two in the Jacobean Town House are the Guest Twin bedroom - with twin unrestricted single mattresses; and the four poster double bed in the Master Bedroom. Being comfortable in bed is important to us, so we have not skimped on our mattresses - they are of the highest quality!
