Visit to The Barbican 6th January – National Youth Orchestra concert http://vimeo.com/23801458 Arriving at the main entrance to the Barbican was uneventful, I was able to pick up our ‘dear leader’ from her taxi without a hitch. The Barbican disabled access is pretty good with lots of ramps and wheel ways … however it is,…
You may have seen my recent article in The Lady on top places in London to go out, if not here’s the link. So as Xmas approaches I thought I should do a review of places across the UK you may want to try for a Xmas evening out, if the weather doesn’t put you…
Barbecoa is owned by Jamie Oliver and Adam Perry Lang. The food is ‘Not bad but underwhelming’ according to The Guardian To enter the restaurant you have to go through One New Change Shopping Mall where there are lifts and elevators, entrance for wheelchair users is on the 1st floor. Once inside the restaurant there…
Update Feb 2013: Bank in Birmingham is fully accessible and has a disabled toilet. Looks good but haven’t been yet. They get 2.5 Provisional BBS Ticks. Zinc in Manchester has access via a back entrance, a disabled toilet and bar are on the ground floor. There are 7 steps between the restaurant and bar/toilet so…
Bar Eclipse is an old haunt I used when I walked with sticks but it is also wheelchair friendly as it’s at street level. They have a disabled toilet and there is a disabled parking space nearby. For summer evenings there is a retractable roof – what …?! Great atmosphere, location and cocktails. Bar Eclipse…
Bar Music Hall was recommended by one of our younger members as a good place to go for a night out in Shoreditch. Staying open late, serving strong Belgian Beers, Cocktails, Burgers with DJ’s & Live music. I think it’s one for the “paartee goers’. There’s plenty of room as you’d expect in an old…
Update Feb 2013: Bank in Birmingham is fully accessible and has a disabled toilet. Looks good but haven’t been yet. They get 2.5 Provisional BBS Ticks. Zinc in Manchester has access via a back entrance, a disabled toilet and bar are on the ground floor. There are 7 steps between the restaurant and bar/toilet so…
Baltic is the London restaurant to head to if you’re keen to sample Polish and central European food. In their spacious and contemporary Southwark restaurant, Jan Woroniecki’s team cook up a variety of Baltic dishes from buckwheat blinis to rabbit braised in a fragrant broth. The restaurant is a long lasting London favourite and was…