Steve Wilkinson is based in the North East and runs a website Wheelchair Steve. Steve established International Wheelchair Day as 1st March every year. His mission is to ‘to make the world more accessible for other wheelchair users and people who have non-standard needs’ and has a been a wheelchair user for most of his life.…
We’ve had a number of places on our ‘one’s to watch’ list. Most have had outstanding independent reviews and we thought we’d tell you about them all at once ……..and they’re not all in London! Oriole Bar is however, in London and has been named as one of the world’s best bars. They also got a…
We applaud Disabled Access Day, which is today. However, in our opinion, it should be every day and should be celebrated in style. So here are our Top 5 stylish & accessible places to visit. None are 100% perfect (nowhere can be for everyone) but we believe they are the best we’ve found around the…
Update 2016: Concorde 2 have just contacted us saying that they are very helpful, accessible etc. see below ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Concorde 2 is one of Brighton’s leading nightclubs and music venues. The venue is on the seafront with beautiful stained glass windows which make more sense given that the building has previously been used for Victorian tea…
Update Feb 2016: Wheelchair Taxis in Budapest, Following a request we have researched taxis in Budapest. My advice below was to ask the concierge/manager of the hotel used. Failing that here are a couple of sites that can help, AirportCollections.net, their fee for airport transfer is €95 HolidayTaxis.com Fee is not known until you book! They…
Update 2016: Originally based on a visit in 2013 we reviewed an accessible villa in Portugal and a hotel in The Algarve. Casa do Lago the villa featured below, now has a video of it’s facilities and at 3.25 minutes you can see it’s accessible bathroom. On the northern Silver Coast of Portugal beside the…
Reviews are coming in thick & fast this week and these are both located in re-generated areas of London and Cambridge, where we hope accessibility has been thought of?? We’ll be the judge of that….. The first is of Le Bab which came to our attention as a new cooking genre of Gourmet kebabs. Situated…
Originally sent in 2014 we thought this review of kampot, Cambodia may help with the most depressing day of the year, 18 jan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The postcards from Ann in Asia are arriving thick and fast now. Having moved on from Battambang, she’s now in the town of Kampot in Southern Cambodia – her last stop…
Nicky Broyd a follower of BBS sent us this review of The Dominion Theatre, London ….. The Dominion Theatre makes a trip to a show an easy and really enjoyable experience. We were met within seconds in the foyer, which has step-free access from the pavement, by a lovely member of front-of-house staff. He…