Lime Wood Hotel sits in beautiful surroundings in The New Forest and is the latest ‘trendy’ place to stay if you’re a city dweller. Our previous review can be seen in full here but here’s an update following a visit with No.1 Lieutenant. Update Aug 2015: We visited Lime Wood and it is a beautiful hotel,…
The Relative Lieutenant (see his photo here), sent us this review of The Red Lion Inn in Hinxton, Camridgeshire July 1st 2015: I visited the Red Lion Inn for lunch to see how their up market restaurant was doing and assess disabled access but I arrived to find the kitchen about to close (I arrived 1:50…
Cuba is under the spotlight this month as president Obama announced a rekindling of relations with Cuba and John Kerry traveled to Havana to raised the American flag. So what does it mean for disabled people travelling to Cuba? Louise Sugden, friend of BBS and Paralympic Basket Ball player, has started a Blog for the Disabled Traveller and…
Last year we produced some travel tips for the ‘less able’. This year they’re still valid and I’d like to add one more……Wherever you’re going to stay make sure the access is completely paved. Last year we went to Mykonos.It was a great trip apart from our arrival. Where we stayed was a little out…
Some of you may have read the article in the Telegraph “My battle to be stylish as a disabled man” by Alex Taylor. He kindly included us in his piece and now he’s sent this review of a Secret Cinema experience. Something I’ve wanted to do but have never been convinced they cater for people…
The Cherwell Boat House is to the north of Oxford on the River Cherwell. It’s been there since 1904 and still provides Punts for the adventurous who want to combine danger with romanticism – I say that because I once got marooned in one! The spectator says “It is not for the casual diner, but…
This review has been sent to us by James Plummer, a friend of BBS. “The place is a private members club and part of a global chain (Soho House) with venues in the UK, Germany, the US, Canada and most recently, Turkey. Shoreditch House is one of several venues in London and is the…
We reviewed Madrid last year following a business trip, you can see it in full here. In general we found Madrid to be accessible when it came to large hotels, we stayed at the Intercontinental and gave them 3 BBS Ticks. There’s also a great accessible taxi service, Euro Taxis that we found on the Madrid Tourist…
The first review comes from Patrick Burke from aid4disabled, he went to The Marquisof Cornwallis which seems to consistently get 4 stars from the usual reviewers. The food includes sustainable fish and chips and build your own burger. It’s in the heart of Bloomsbury and is housed in a period mansion. It’s a traditional pub with high…