The ‘D’ List takes a regular look at new things in a disabled world and as the holidays season approaches we thought we’d digress into useful sources of disability travel information. These are not exhaustive and disabled travel is never that simple but we hope these may lessen the anxiety of going somewhere new. 1ST.…
Capital of Scandi-cool, the home of hygge’ Copenhagen has a lot to offer but not a trendy accessible hotel………….. An upcoming business trip has meant a search for an accessible hotel in Copenhagen. This is as a result of our membership to the EIB Alumni for Social Innovation, having won the award in 2014 and…
On a recent trip to France, I stayed near the picturesque town of Nanteuil-en-Vallée in the Charente Department. If any BBS readers are passing through the Charente, or staying in the nearby centres of Cognac, La Rochelle or Angoulême, then Nanteuil-en-Vallée is a brilliant day trip destination. Part of the area’s appeal is that it’s off the beaten…
You would be hard placed to find a better, more welcoming place to stay in north Cornwall. The Woodlands Country House Hotel is perfectly located between Padstow and St Merryn, offering easy access to any of the “7 bays for 7 days” that make this part of Cornwall so brilliantly distinctive. This oasis of calm…
Wallpaper magazine is one of our sources for new cool places to go so we were eager to know more about the Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel they recommended. In particular we wanted to know how they accommodated people with disabilities. We gave a previous review of Ibiza having visited back in 2013 and it still…
A holiday in Sardinia is planned for August this year for BBS Founder, Fiona & her wheelchair. As part of Italy she assumed that accessibility would be variable, as evidenced on a previous trip to Milan. In Milan it was apparent that even the best hotels had a very different view on accessibility compared to the UK…
As long time followers of this site will know, we’ve previously reviewed and highly rated The Zetter Hotel , The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell and The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone . Their style and accessibility have given them 2.5 to 3 BBS Ticks with 3 being our maximum award. In particular, The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone were worthy winners of the Best (Accessible)…
Somewhere to go for a pre Xmas meal or get away from the crowds;- This review comes from Penny, an avid reader of our site and one to add to our previous reviews of Cumbria and The Lake District…………… “The Samling in Windermere. Excellent establishment with good food, good wheelchair access to restaurant and excellent disabled toilet.…
2017 Update: Below is our round up of Accessible Ski-ing in Europe and beyond, a chance to get away from Xmas preparations?! However, as an update we wanted to feature a place included in Barrier Free Travel, a scheme established by The German Tourist Office, you can visit the DKB-Ski sport-HALLE in Oberhof, Thuringia, Germany. It’s ‘Germany’s…