Accessibility Guide for Tradewind, Easton Lane, Freshwater

Welcome

Tradewind is a self catering three bedroom bungalow in Freshwater, Isle of Wight. It has 3 bedrooms and sleeps up to 5 people.

Picture of Tradewind - a bungalow on a bright sunny day

Level access

The main entrance has 4 steps. There is no lift and no ramp.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Utility Room Lounge Kitchen

Access with steps

The main entrance has 4 steps. There is no lift and no ramp.

There are steps from the main entrance to:

Dining room / conservatory Rear Garden Summer House Front Garden

Bedrooms

We have non-allergic bedding.

Level access bedrooms

From the main entrance to the bedroom, there is level access.

Hearing

The (bedroom) TVs have subtitles.

Some staff have disability awareness training.

Visual

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

General

Some staff have disability awareness training.

Getting here

Tradewind

Easton Lane

Freshwater

PO40 9QR

Travel by public transport

You can get to Tradewind, Easton Lane, Freshwater by bus and boat or ferry.

The nearest bus stop is in Victoria Road, 0.2miles from Tradewind. Exit the driveway and turn right up the hill, at the end of Easton Lane, turn right into Victoria Road and the bus stop just before the next bend. The bus stop is 0.2 miles / 0.3 km from Tradewind, Easton Lane, Freshwater.

The nearest port is Yarmouth Ferry Terminal (Wightlink). The port is 2.5 miles / 4.0 km from Tradewind, Easton Lane, Freshwater.

The ferry crossing from Lymington to Yarmouth is run by WIghtlink

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Micks Taxis by calling 01983 752936. You can get a taxi with Alpha Taxis by calling 01983 280280. 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 does not have a dropped kerb.

From the parking to the main entrance, there are 4 steps. There is no ramp and no lift.

Tradewind has a driveway which has access to the front door, there is a small step up from the driveway to the entrance door and then a threshold to step into the porch. Once in the porch there is a step up to the front door and a threshold to step over

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there are 4 steps. There is no ramp and no lift.

The path is sloped.

Main entrance

The door is 720mm wide.

The main entrance has 4 steps.

The main door is side hung and manual.

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

Bedrooms

All bedrooms have windows.

Bedrooms have ceiling lights, bedside lamps and natural daylight.

Lights are LED. TVs have subtitles.

All bedrooms are non-smoking.

We have non-allergic bedding.

All bedrooms have fitted carpets.

Floors in lounge, conservatory and hall are laminate floors. Kitchen, utility room and toilet are tiled and bathroom has lino.

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access.

The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the left.

Utility Room

From the main entrance to the laundry, there is level access. The route is 715mm wide, or more. The door is 715mm wide.

We have an iron and ironing board. You can use the ironing board sitting down.

Self catering kitchen

Kitchen

We have a separate kitchen and dining room. From the main entrance to the kitchen, there is level access.

The route is 760mm wide, or more.

The door is 760mm wide.

From the main entrance to the dining room, there is 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.

Tradewind has a separate dining area in the conservatory, which has one step to access (down from lounge into the conservatory) and also has a dining table in the kitchen

Lounge

From the main entrance to the lounge, there is level access. The route is 760mm wide, or more. The door is 760mm wide.

Dining room / conservatory

From the main entrance to this area, there is 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.

The access door opening is 930mm with a sliding door

Bathroom

The bathroom has a walk in shower cubicle which has one step (over the shower tray to access)

There is also a bath with a surrounding ledge which you can sit on to access the bath.

The door into the bathroom has an opening of 710mm

Getting around outside

Rear Garden

From the main entrance to the gardens, there are 6 steps. There is no lift and no ramp.

The rear garden which can be accessed via the patio doors in the dining room / conservatory or via the utility room door. Both routes have steps.

Summer House

From the main entrance to the area, there are 7 steps.

The summer house is in the rear garden which can be accessed via the patio doors in the dining room / conservatory or via the utility room door. Both routes have steps.

A summerhouse with the double doors open in evening sunshine with a step up and a door threshold

Front Garden

From the main entrance to the area, there are 2 steps.

From the front door of the bungalow there is a step down, a door threshold and a step down onto the driveway. There is also a step up from the driveway to the gravelled areas that form the front garden

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

Assistance dogs would be encouraged to use the neighboring footpath, which can be accessed by leaving the bungalow via the front door, walking to the road, turning left and then taking the next left onto the public foot path. As this is a public footpath on private land, any dog waste would need to be removed and can be disposed of in the outside waste bins at Tradewind.

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

There is a power point in the front porch but this does have restricted access, a door threshold the width through this doorway is 720mm.

Similarly the back porch has a power polnt but again there is restricted access, width is 670mm and a small threshold bar is present (2cm high)

You can hire mobility equipment from Island Mobility, 32 Dodnor Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight by calling 01983 530000.

Emergency evacuation procedures

Fire procedures are located on the notice board in the hallway next to the front door.

Customer care support

Some staff have disability awareness training.

The owners are available by telephone in an emergency only out of hours. Contact is preferred between 8am and 8pm, but emergency calls 24/7 will be responded to.