Accessibility Guide for Pant Farmhouse

Welcome

Pant Farmhouse is a working sheep farm based in South West Scotland. The farmhouse is able to accommodate up to 12 people, with 3 bedrooms on the Ground Floor (3 bathrooms, 1 Ensuite) and 3 bedrooms on the First Floor (3 Bathrooms, 2 Ensuite). All bathrooms have separate shower cubicles. 2 bathrooms on ground floor are shower rooms (1 ensuite). We have a large main Sitting Room, smaller Sitting Room in the Hall and a separate TV room in the farmhouse. There is a Games Room, with Table Tennis, Table Football and a small Pool Table. With an enclosed garden safe for pets and a timber hot tub with views to fields and Pant Wood beyond – it’s a great place to bring friends and family.

Level access

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Bedroom: Downstairs bedroom with ensuite shower room

Access with steps

There are steps from the main entrance to:

Boot room Sitting room Games room

Bedrooms

We have non-allergic bedding.

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.

Getting here

For further information on accessible travel in Scotland, go to Transport Scotland.

Pant Farmhouse

by Stair

Mauchline

KA5 5HL

Travel by public transport

You can get to Pant Farmhouse by bus and train.

The nearest bus stop is in the village of Mauchline. The bus stop is 3.6 miles / 5.8 km from Pant Farmhouse.

The nearest train station is Auchinleck. The train station is 7.3 miles / 11.8 km from Pant Farmhouse.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with A1Lux.co.uk by calling 01290 430099. You can get a taxi with Ayr Executive Travel by calling 07860 545890. You can get a taxi with AtoBTaxisAyr.co.uk by calling 01292 404707. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Parking

We have a car park. 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.

Parking is available immediately outside the property on gravel area in courtyard. There are 2 level access areas, with door thresholds, flag paving areas are immediately beside entrances to both downstairs bedroom and main entrance. There is a 3rd entrance to bootroom which has 2 small steps on outside.

Arrival

Main entrance

The door is 740mm wide.

The main entrance has 0 steps.

The main door is side hung and manual.

There are no steps at the main entrance but there is a door threshold. The same for the patio door entrance (1650mm wide) to the downstairs bedroom. There are 2 steps to access the boot room entrance.

Boot room and Patio bedroom doors access

Getting around inside

Bedrooms

All bedrooms have windows.

Bedrooms have ceiling lights, bedside lamps, desk or table lamps and natural daylight.

Lights are energy saving. All bedrooms are non-smoking.

We have non-allergic bedding.

Some bedrooms have fitted carpets.

Non-allergic bedding available on request.

We can move the bedroom furniture, to improve accessibility.

The bedroom nearest the main entrance has 0 steps.

We have bathrooms with a separate shower.

We have bathrooms with a bath.

Accessible bedrooms

Accessible bedroom Downstairs bedroom with ensuite shower room

The route to the bedroom is 790mm wide, or more. The bedroom door is 790mm wide. There is 800mm at the side of the bed. The bed is 680mm high. There is 0mm under the bed.

The bedroom is flexible (either double or twin). The bathroom is ensuite. The bathroom door is 790mm wide.

The bathroom has a separate shower. The bathroom has a level access shower. There is a shower chair available. The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the left. There is 560mm at the side of the toilet.

There is 900mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 420mm high.

The basin is 830mm high. There is no space under the basin.

The ensuite shower-room downstairs is not a wet room but is all tiled with no thresholds between bathroom floor and tiled shower.

Boot room

From the main entrance to the laundry, there are 2 steps. There is no lift and no ramp.

We have an iron and ironing board.

There is a washing machine and tumble dryer in the boot room.

Self catering kitchen

Kitchen / Dining room

We have an open plan kitchen.

The route is 770mm wide, or more.

There is a door threshold at the main entrance and level access to the Kitchen and TV room from the Hall.

Lounge

Sitting room

From the main entrance to the lounge, there are 3 steps. There is no lift and no ramp.

There are 3 circular steps from kitchen/dining room to large sitting room.

Steps from kitchen to sitting room and boot room

Hall

The route is 810mm wide, or more.

There is an external door, with door threshold, to access the garden and a level access door to enter the kitchen from the hall.

TV room

The route is 770mm wide, or more.

The TV room is situated as you enter the main entrance and turn right towards downstairs bedrooms. The main entrance has a door threshold.

Games room

From the main entrance to this area, there are 2 steps. There is no lift and no ramp.

The games room is accessed from the boot room, through the kitchen from the main entrance. The 2 steps are located in the boot room. The games room has two levels, with a small single step from the top level to the main games area.

Getting around outside

Enclosed garden

The route is 890mm wide, or more.

The garden is accessed from the Hall onto a patio area. There is a paved path round the front of the house to the Sitting room garden door. The hot tub is accessed down 2 steps on a lower level in gravel section of the garden. To enter the hot tub, there is a set of wooden steps. All external entrances have door thresholds.

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

The nearest toilet area for assistance dogs is located in the enclosed garden, 10 metres from the main entrance.

We have an area to charge mobility scooters and battery powered wheelchairs.

There are a number of places where you could charge a mobility scooter or battery powered wheelchair - the boot room, upper part of the games room and the downstairs ensuite shower room bedroom.

You can hire mobility equipment from ThistleHelp.co.uk by calling 01563 542838.

Customer care support

The farmhouse is self-catering, so there are no staff based on site. We do have a farm manager who lives 100m away.