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Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary
There are over 100 donkeys, mules, and Shetland ponies for you to meet and interact with. You can also book an unforgettable donkey experience and get 2 hours behind the scenes access! Most visitors spend about 2-3 hours at our sanctuary (after-all, it takes time to say hello to over 100 donkeys and ponies!), but you're welcome to stay as long as you like. Free entry and free parking, with disabled spaces available. No booking is required. Apart from the fields, the pathways around the centre of the sanctuary are a mixture of tarmac, concrete and gravel. There is a slight gradient towards one of the barns. The pathways between the fields can be muddy, depending on the weather. There is plenty of seating around the centre, but none in the barns or fields. 2 wheelchairs are available to borrow at your own risk. Please ask the welcome hosts when you arrive for more information. There are toilets in the café, including an accessible toilet. There is a ramp leading to the café, with handrails on both sides. The café has wide doors at the entrance and the floor is flat. The chairs are all moveable. All the barns have concrete floors so are easily accessible for people with mobility disabilities and for wheelchair users.
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Crealy Theme Park & Resort
Crealy Theme Park & Resort is the South West’s number one family value day out, home to the most rides in Devon and an exciting calendar of seasonal events throughout the year during the Devon School Holidays. They are constantly adding new facilities, including 2 new wheelchair accessible attractions - an ability swing and an ability roundabout. Please be aware that there are a number of photo opportunities across the Resort. Here is a list of rides that have on-ride photography which will include photo flash. •Tidal Wave • Dino Jeeps • Twister • Maximus Please note that the live entertainment shows may have theatrical/ show/ strobe lighting and/ or flash photography A limited number of wheelchairs are available for hire from the Ticket Office on a first come first served basis. A £20 refundable deposit is required; this will be refunded on the safe return of the wheelchair. Please note that wheelchairs can be booked in advance through the call centre, wheelchairs may only be rented out by the day, and whilst consecutive days may be booked it is required that the wheelchair is returned each evening to the Ticket Office. All toilets across the Resort have access for guests with wheelchairs or additional needs. The larger accessible toilet at the top of the park by the Adventure Zone requires a radar key and has an adjustable changing bed, privacy screens and a mobile hoist.
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Imperial War Museum Duxford
Visit Imperial War Museum Duxford for a huge day out. See Spitfires take to the skies from the airfield where they first flew, get up close to gigantic aircraft and walk in the footsteps of the men and women who served here. With free activities, interactive displays, huge aircraft to discover and a host of inspiring stories IWM Duxford is a huge day out for all the family! Our free family activities run every weekend and daily in the school holidays. Young aviators will love the new multi-sensory outdoor play experience the Weston Play Zone, suitable for aspiring pilots of all ages and access needs! The play area has a range of accessible elements aimed at challenging different abilities, including a wheelchair seesaw, ground level trampolines and a carousel. For those seeking a gentler sensory experience, the Play Zone offers a range of tactile materials, planting and puzzles with quiet shelters throughout. The Weston Play Zone has become the first ever play area at a museum or heritage attraction to achieve accreditation by PiPA, the national scheme for accessible and inclusive outdoor play. Following an independent inspection, the Play Zone has been awarded a Silver Accreditation for meeting criteria for accessibility, sensory-rich environments and dynamic play experiences. Carers enter for free.
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Hertfordshire Zoo
The entire site is accessible for most people, offering level pathways across the Zoo. The enclosures have glass viewing panels so whatever height you’re at you can get a good look at all the beautiful animals. There is also a ramp access to viewing areas at the Reptile House, Rainforest Exhibition and Land of the Tigers. There is a Learn & Play Area with play equipment specially adapted for wheelchair users; if you wish to use this facility just mention it to a member of staff. A free carer ticket is available to guests who cannot visit the zoo independently and require the support of another person to assist them during their visit. Each eligible guest is entitled to one complimentary carer ticket.
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The National Gallery Trafalgar Square
The National Gallery, in the centre of London, houses one of the world’s greatest collections of paintings. It tells the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece. These pictures belong to the public and entrance to see them is free. There are over 2,300 paintings including many famous works, such as van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus, Turner’s Fighting Temeraire and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. All major traditions of Western European painting are represented in the collection. Alongside the magnificent collection, there’s also a world-class programme of exhibitions to enjoy. From ticketed blockbuster shows in the Spring and Autumn, to year-round free exhibitions, there are plenty of ways to make a visit to the National Gallery even more memorable. There is a parking space on Orange Street for Blue Badge holders only. Please book in advance by calling 020 7747 2885. A complimentary carer ticket can be booked with each disabled exhibition ticket. The Gallery offers British Sign Language-interpreted talks on paintings for visitors who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and art sessions for visitors who are blind and partially sighted. For a BSL introduction to visiting the National Gallery, visit: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/access.
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Dreammakers
Dream Makers focus is to help as many children as possible to fulfil their dream of taking a holiday here in the UK. For those children who are not able to experience holidays because of the severity of their illness, Dreammakers have two fully disabled mobile homes which are in constant use. Their homes are able to accommodate everyone. They have walk in shower and hoist for those children that would not necessarily have this facility in a hotel or abroad. This offers them the chance to go away from the everyday stresses of treatment and just be a child. (which all children should have) Dreammakers provide holidays with requests from care trusts, children’s hospitals, hospices and many hundreds of children whose families have gone through many months and sometimes years of treatment. As each home accommodates up to eight people, the whole family can go, not just the carer. The homes are next to each other, therefore a medical carer can be sent if needed, with their own accommodation to ensure a child fulfils their holiday. The homes are to a 5* Gold standard and situated on a John Fowler Holiday Park in Torbay, Devon. Dreammakers have an excellent dream team that provides all the care that is needed to ensure the homes are maintained and kept to the highest standard on site. The homes are fully equipped with latest appliances and up to date TVs x box, games, toys, play station and Wi-Fi connection. Dreammakers asks for a £100.00 non-refundable deposit to cover the immediate expenses incurred for the weeks holiday. Consideration will be given in certain circumstances.
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Donna’s Dream House
Donna's Dream House provides FREE holidays in Blackpool for children and teenagers with life threatening illness and their families. Families can self-refer via the appropriate nomination form or they can be nominated by a professional supporting them. The Snowdrop Centre at Donna's Dream House provides FREE short breaks for bereaved families, up to 2 years following the death of a child. Contact [email protected] for more information regarding eligibility criteria. Holidays at Donna's Dream House are FREE - there is no charge for accommodation. Families will receive a selection of discount vouchers and passes for some of the local attractions when available, to use during their stay.
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Boscombe Pier Beach, Bournemouth
Boscombe Pier Beach has designed fully disabled accessible beach huts – available for hire at Bournemouth’s multi-award winning Boscombe seafront. The huts incorporate high quality design, visual flair and unique function. The inside of each hut is a highly adaptable and flexible space capable of accommodating up to four wheelchair users at once. Other features include: Fully accessible public toilet, featuring internal shower unit. Electric mobility scooter charging point and improved accessible parking bays, ‘Changing Places’ facility incorporating change bed, toilet, sink, shower and ceiling mounted tracking hoist (access key from nearby Boscombe Beach Office) and a Beach access wheelchair (from Boscombe Beach Office). Please note, the wheelchair is available on a first come first served basis and a fully refundable £50 cash deposit is required. No wheelchair bookings can be made in advance. Boscombe beach has Mobi-Mats to help wheelchair users move easily from the promenade onto the sand and closer to the sea in place between May and September.
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Sumerleaze Beach, Bude
Summerleaze Beach, like most of the beaches in Cornwall, is a beautiful part of the world to visit. At Summerleaze Beach you’ll find a tarmacked path which leads directly to the beach from the car park as well as a flat viewing area and level access to everything that is on site. The amount of sand can vary after stormy weather but the access is generally good and it is maintained by Cornwall County Council. There are also wheelchair friendly toilets and the various businesses in the vicinity are also easily accessible. The beach has accessible beach huts with a large, flat viewing area which are bookable via the Summerleaze Beach website. If you have limited mobility and don’t have a wheelchair of your own, adapted wheelchairs suitable for use on the beach are available to hire from the beach office too or by calling the Big Blue Surf School on 01288 331764. There is a changing places toilet with a hoist at Summerleaze Car Park, Cornwall, EX23 8HN.
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Sea Life Manchester
SEA LIFE Manchester is an aquarium located in the heart of Manchester, England. It is home to over 5,000 sea creatures from around the world, including sharks, rays, jellyfish, seahorses, and many more. Visitors can explore a variety of interactive exhibits and habitats, such as the Ocean Tunnel, where they can walk through an underwater tunnel while surrounded by an array of sea life. There’s also a Sea Bed Walk, where visitors can experience the sensation of walking on the ocean floor. SEA LIFE Manchester offers an exciting range of experiences, including Behind the Scenes Tours, where visitors can go behind the scenes and see how the aquarium cares for its creatures, as well as meet some of the residents up close. The facility has several disabled toilets and two changing places toilets are available.
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Sea Life Blackpool
SEA LIFE Blackpool is an exciting underwater world showcasing over 2,000 marine creatures from around the world. Visitors can journey through 50 different displays featuring everything from tropical sharks and rays to sea turtles, jellyfish, and clownfish. One of the highlights of the aquarium is the Ocean Tunnel, where visitors can walk through an underwater tunnel while surrounded by giant sea creatures. SEA LIFE Blackpool offers a range of interactive exhibits and activities, including a rock pool experience where visitors can touch and learn about crabs, starfish, and other creatures. There’s also a behind-the-scenes tour where visitors can learn about the care and feeding of the marine animals, and even get the chance to feed some of them themselves. For those feeling adventurous, there’s the opportunity to dive with sharks in the aquarium’s Ocean Tank. Wheelchairs can access all displays throughout the aquarium and a lift to navigate between the floors. There is tactile signage throughout the aquarium, quiet sessions available and noise cancelling headphones if needed. There is the option to contact them through SignLive if you need a BSL interpreter.
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Blue Planet Aquarium
Blue Planet Aquarium is a fascinating underwater world, located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. It is home to over 100 living displays that offer a glimpse into the diverse and exotic marine life from around the world. Explore the magnificent underwater tunnels that offer an incredible view of the large and small sea creatures, from Black Tip Reef Sharks to tiny seahorses. The Aquatheatre is a highlight of the experience, with live demonstrations and feeding shows with the resident divers and aquatic creatures. Disabled access and lift to all floors.
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