Skylon is a favourite of mine and Phil Friend‘s, who is also a friend of Blue Badge Style. Skylon is based in The Royal Festival Hall this is another D&D London restaurant, bar and brasserie. The food is excellent and the view of the Thames is superb! Norman the Maitre’D is also very attentive. Access at Skylon is…

Here’s an article by a fashion house – Xeni – just for wheelchair users, (the high street is good if you look long and hard, on the net of course – see my choices for the younger fashionistas, for this week from Topshop at the end of this post): XENI’s first collection is a capsule…

There are some interesting developments going on at the moment as scientists and inventors work on improving the functionality of wheelchairs. Take a look at some of the directions the future of the wheelchair may take: The WHILL is an add-on which turns normal wheelchairs into electric ones. The device clamps onto the wheels of manual…

A friend recommended The Company Shed in West Mersea but she did say there was no disabled toilet and getting in with a wheelchair would be difficult. However, the seafood and fish were spectacular. Having researched some more everyone (the food critics) seems to be of the same opinion. You can’t book and there is…

Apotheca is an award winning bar and restaurant located in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. The design of the room centers around the antique apothecary drawers and pharmacy cabinets which surround the main bar. This creates the feeling of being in an old fashioned cocktail bar. The bar won the best bar award at the Manchester Food and…

The Chateau Cordeillan-Bages is situated in Bage, Pauillac, where the famous Lynch Bages wine is produced (it’s near Bordeaux). Our French Lieutenant has been to check it out: “Thierry Marx, the chef, looks like Heston! (bald and chef-like). He serves up dishes which follow the style of molecular gastronomy and the food was incredible.” “The…

On the waterfront in Leith, Edinburgh, The Kitchin is Tom Kitchin’s restaurant where, “Dining at The Kitchin is relaxed but welcoming with the food in focus.” This restaurant opened in 2006 and serves “modern British cuisine influenced by French cooking techniques.” He is the youngest winner of a Michelin star and previously worked with several Michelin starred chefs including…