Anyone who reads our blog knows we’re based in London and we’re often asked where we’d go for an accessible ‘day to night’ excursion. So here are the places we like to keep a secret when it comes to enjoying a bit of culture followed by a glass of wine and a good meal….from day…
Update 2025: The Coal Shed now has sister restaurants and a London edition. They still don’t display access information so you have to guess or phone about accessibility. This review talks about a small lip to the accessible toilet which the reviewer would not get into in their electric wheelchair. So this highlights the need…
Kent, known as the ‘Garden of England’ is a beautiful place to visit at any time of year, particularly in summer/autumn as the countryside changes from lush green to autumn golds. There are some surprisingly accessible & out of the ordinary places to visit. Here’s our latest finds: Two restaurants of note, …are owned and…
Update 2024 Aug: Our original findings in 2013 have not changed in 11 years i.e. the venue , Christopher’s Grill has made no effort to help disabled people enter: A reader asked how he could access for a birthday treat with 3 people who have mobility issues. We did call and there is still no…
Nominated for a Blue Badge Access Award in 2023, Leven in Manchester is a new hotel that aims to create a new experience for guests with ‘Beautifully designed spaces created to inspire you to live your best life’. Located near Canal Street in an old cotton warehouse, they have a set of living spaces rather…
We’ve received two notifications of places that are accessible and stylish!…………… Laylow is the latest ‘lit’, celeb hang out, in London. Located in the shadow of the brutalist tower block of the Trellick Tower they describe themselves as, ‘A bolthole for creatives, Laylow is where music and food meet exceptional design. Housed in a former…
The Nordic Hotels –The Nordic Sea (NB 2023 this now Nordic C hotel) and Nordic Light – are two hotels facing each other from either side of the same road in Stockholm. They’re both worth going to for different reasons. Both are stylish and accessible but offer slightly different things. The Nordic Light, a member of…
The Dinorben Arms in Wales, Reader Recommendation, We welcome anyone to write in and tell us about new places that are both accessible and stylish and by default they get entered into the Blue Badge Access Awards to be held in October 2023. They celebrate exceptional venues, people & organisations that have a thoughtful, innovative,…
UPDATE Feb. 2022: We’re due to attend The Zero Project in Vienna and receive an award. They’re putting us up in the Star Inn Hotel as it has good accessible features plus they show them on their website (well done!). We will be taking a closer look when we arrive on 20th Feb for a…