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…
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…
Balans at Westfield is part of the Balans group, described as ‘the perfect place to eat and drink anytime’. I went there after Christmas shopping and was surprised at the quality of the food and the fact I had plenty of room for my wheelchair. There is also a disabled toilet and access is all on one…
Lieutenant No1 and I went the Oval last year , it rained but it was enjoyable nonetheless as we sat in the wheelchair enclosure at the Vauxhall End – I think?! It was very clean and access via the Alex Stewart Gate is easy. If you call in advance they can get you parking. The…
I have been meaning to write about the Prince Alfred as I have been a number of times. The food is quite good it’s not too expensive. It’s a Young’s pub and has an OK disabled toilet and is accessible. Efficient service and of course a pub like atmosphere. Good for a meal after going…
@venue was a favourite haunt when I worked for SAP in Jermyn St. along with Quaglino’s. I walked with sticks then and both were accessible but Quaglinos had a lot of stairs (with banisters) both to the bar area and the restaurant beneath. Avenue is fine access wise as it’s all on street level. I frequented the…
My good friend Charlie Allen is a menswear designer but knows that sitting in a wheelchair requires a different type of styling and tailoring. Comfort is important as well as accommodating for the fact that you may have a different body shape to that of a standard ‘off the peg’ piece of clothing. Fabric and the…
I have frequented Cecconi’s for a number of years as it’s in ‘The Golden Triangle’ of my favourite restaurants which include Sketch and Sartoria. Located just behind the Royal Academy of Arts and just off New Bond St., it gets an interesting clientele who are worth ‘people watching’. The cars and chauffeurs alone are worth a second…
KOKO began life as The Camden Theatre and was opened on Boxing Day 1900. I went there when it was the Camden Palace in the 80’s and had many good nights there. It is now a venue for new musical talent and has been reviewed by Alex Taylor as he has a younger perspective on accessibility.…