Another Malmaison hotel is in Birmingham. It’s another in this chain of boutique hotels. Like the other Malmaison hotels we’ve reviewed they do have accessible rooms but they only have baths and not showers… There is a disabled toilet on ground floor and lifts to every floor from there. Malmaison, Birmingham looks stylish but has no true…
Being in a wheelchair can mean there are restrictions on the clothes you choose to wear. If you’re wearing a dress, you have to consider how floaty it is – in case it gets stuck in the wheels – if it’s too short or long and whether its too tight and uncomfortable. And that’s just…
Greenford is going to become the first tube station in England with an incline lift when work finishes there in 2015. The incline lift is an innovative new design that runs alongside the escalators making it easier to install than a traditional vertical lift. Incline lifts are already in use in many major European cities…
I know it’s been cold but I thought my friend was crazy when he mentioned Bodo’s Schloss, an Alpine restaurant and bar, as a good place to go for an evening out. It’s next to The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London and has been frequented by Prince Harry (apparently). It does look like fun as it…
Calls Landing is in Leeds. They describe themselves as a pretty riverside bar & eaterie with great food & music inside and fab views outside. They say they serve stews and fresh oysters washed down with real ales and an amazing selection of wines. We haven’t audited the bar yet but we’ve found out that…
In the wake of the London 2012 Paralympics, there has been a big increase in demand from the less able to become more involved in sport and exercise, or at least that is the theory. But how much has been done to cater for this growing demand for accessible fitness? In this, the first of…
Champagne & Fromage is in Covent Garden. Unsurprisingly they specialise in Champagne and cheese. The “bubbles can be paired alongside plates of rustic French fare, with everything available to eat in the bistro or to takeaway.” There is also a shop which sells over 30 different types of soft and hard cheeses as well as…
An ice rink in Sheffield has started doing weekly sessions with disabled people during which they can have a go in these amazing looking bumper cars. iceSheffield have bought four adapted bumper cars, which look like giant inflatable rings and can glide around on the ice. The battery powered cars are controlled by joysticks on either…
La Bouche is a cafe in Dalston, East London. They offer “mouthwatering snacks, patisserie and fresh ground quality coffee.” We haven’t audited La Bouche yet but we gave them a call and found out that, apart from the slight lip in the doorway, the restaurant is flat and they do have a disabled toilet! As for…