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Welcome

Recently adapted holiday cottage - fully accessible and wheelchair friendly.
Level access and wide doorways throughout
Electric profile bed
Rise-recliner chair 
Roll in wet shower room & WC with static shower chair, grab rails and transition rails.
sleep up to 4 adults
Freesat TV & WiFi

Sensory room available on request.

  hoist and showerchair/commode available (no extra charge)

Private south facing wheelchair friendly sensory garden with open country views
10-15 minutes from Chatsworth / Bakewell / Matlock and many accessible days out.
01629 650979
enquiries@croftbungalow.co.uk

Croft Bungalow Birchover Peak District. Accessible holiday let

Level access

The main entrance has level access. The ramp is permanent.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Bedroom: single bedroom with electric profile bed.Bedroom: double bedroomLoungekitchenrear private south facing gardenrear terracefront terrace/parking

Bedrooms

We have non-allergic bedding.
There is an emergency call system next to the bed.
We have a portable hoist.

Level access bedrooms

The route to the bedroom is 750mm wide, or more.
The bedroom door is 750mm wide, or more.
There is unobstructed floor space 1200mm by 900mm, or more.
The bathroom has a level access shower.

Hearing

All staff have disability awareness training.

Visual

The walls and the doors have high colour contrast.
We have information in large print.
there is a video on our website giving a visual tour of the property

General

All staff have disability awareness training.

Getting here

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Croft bungalow
Birchover
Derby
Derbyshire
DE4 2BL

Travel by public transport

a car is desirable unfortunately due to the rural location.  Nearest train stations are Matlock (6 miles) and Chesterfield (12 miles) - then a taxi ride for the last leg.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Peak Taxis (not wheelchair friendly) by calling 07927 367271.

Parking

We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is free.
There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.
From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp.
The route is 1250mm wide, or more.

not necessary. parking is right outside.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
There is a permanent ramp.
The path is 1250mm wide, or more.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.
There is a permanent ramp.
The door is 940mm wide.
The main door is side hung and manual.
When you arrive, we can help carry your luggage.

Guests are always met in person and shown round and we ensure they are happy with the arrangements before we leave them to get on with their holiday.

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

We have high colour contrast between walls and doorframes.

Bedrooms

All bedrooms have windows.
Bedrooms have ceiling lights, bedside lamps and natural daylight.
Lights are LED and traditional filament. All bedrooms are non-smoking.
We have non-allergic bedding.
No bedrooms have fitted carpets.
We can move the bedroom furniture, to improve accessibility.
We have a portable hoist.

Accessible bedrooms

Accessible bedroom single bedroom with electric profile bed.

The route to the bedroom is 910mm wide, or more. The bedroom door is 910mm wide. There is 2500mm at the side of the bed. The bed is 400mm high. There is 400mm under the bed.
There is a low clothes rail. You can use the rail sitting down.
The bedroom is single. The bathroom is separate. It is not an ensuite.
The bathroom door is 910mm wide.
The bathroom has a separate shower. The shower has a seat. The shower has a handrail.
The bathroom has a level access shower. There is a shower chair available. The level access shower has handrails.
The toilets have handrails. The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the right. There is 1070mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 500mm high.
The basin is 600mm high. The taps are lever operated. There is space under the basin, with no pedestal.
The walls and the bathroom fittings have high colour contrast.

Accessible bedrooms

Accessible bedroom double bedroom

The route to the bedroom is 910mm wide, or more. The bedroom door is 910mm wide. There is 2000mm at the side of the bed. The bed is 650mm high. There is 0mm under the bed.
There is a low clothes rail. You can use the rail sitting down.
There is an emergency call system next to the bed.
The bedroom is flexible (either double or twin).

Self catering kitchen

kitchen

We have an open plan kitchen.
From the main entrance to the kitchen, there is level access.
The route is 800mm wide, or more.
The door is 800mm wide.
The table and plates have high colour contrast.

Lounge

Lounge

From the main entrance to the lounge, there is level access. The route is 940mm wide, or more. The door is 940mm wide.

Getting around outside

rear private south facing garden

From the main entrance to the gardens, there is level access.
There is a permanent ramp.
The route is 940mm wide, or more.

Rear garden is private, has views over open countryside and will be a wheelchair friendly sensory garden from April 2018

Terrace

rear terrace

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp. The route is 940mm wide, or more.
The entrance is 940mm wide.
To get to a table, there are no steps.

front terrace/parking

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp. The route is 1250mm wide, or more. The entrance is 1250mm wide.

level area fully slabbed

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

We provide an electric profile bed with cot sides.

We provide a riser-recliner chair.

We provide a wheeled showerchair commode and also a static shower chair

We can turn the single bedroom into a sensory room on request

We provide information about accessible trips, activities and resteraunts in the area

For a list of more items, please go to http://www.croftbungalow.co.uk/home/equipment.
we have a 330metre garden.
We have an area to charge mobility scooters and battery powered wheelchairs.

we have sockets especially for this both at the front of the property and the rear.

You can hire mobility equipment from clarke and partners by calling 0114 229 3399.

Customer care support

All staff have disability awareness training.
We have information in large print .
there is a video on our website giving a visual tour of the property
We have other services for people with accessibility requirements.

We can provide information on local caring agencies so that guests can make their own arrangements if needed before they come.

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