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 Holidays and Breaks:
Please note that U Can Do I.T. neither endorse nor recommend any of the companies listed here. We strongly advise you to check out the facilities offered with the hotel owners before making any bookings.
If you find any dead or broken links, please do e-mail us on info@ucandoit.org.uk. Also, please do let us know of any hotels or holiday facilities that you feel we could list here. Thank you.
Web Site Listings:
All Go Here:
http://www.allgohere.com
To quote from their web site: "Welcome to the listings of World airlines, UK hotels and other travel related services which can all be used by anyone, disabled or able bodied. The world's ONLY accessible airline directory & the UK's most popular disability-friendly hotel directory!"
A fairly comprehensive site with hotels and services broken down into Counties.
Blagdon Farm:
http://www.blagdon-farm.co.uk/
The accomodations was designed from the outset to be disabled friendly with extra wide doors, walk-in showers, and a heated indoor swimming pool with a hydro-massage unit and electric hoist.
Centre for Accessible Environments:
http://www.cae.org.uk/sheets/information_sheets/holidays.html
This is a link to a page on the site with a list of Holidays and Breaks for disabled people.
disabledtravels.com:
http://www.disabledtravels.com
A completely new and free site for travellers with disabilities. Find detailed descriptions of accessible accommodations all over the world.
Disabled Travels, 51 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1EG.
Tel: 0044(0)1303 851088
e-mail:
info@disabledtravels.fsnet.co.uk - General Information
sales@disabledtravels.fsnet.co.uk - Sales
Dove Court Cottages:
http://www.dovecourt.com
Dove Court, Sparrow Hall, Salton, York YO62 6RW.
Telephone: 01751 431697
e-mail: helen@dovecourt.com
Holiday on a Family Farm in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. They have "Three thoughtfully designed and well equipped single storey cottages accessible to all on our Family Farm."
Newlands Country House:
http://www.southwold.blythweb.co.uk/newlands
72 Halesworth Road
Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6NS
Tel: 01502 722164
Fax: 01502 724696
e-mail: broadside@beeb.net
Proprietor: Penny Ball
"4 Ground floor Suites with Full Disabled Facilities and Indoor Heated Swimming Pool. Excellent position for a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. Close to country walks - ideal for birdwatchers. Bedrooms en-suite - 6 double/twin/family rooms and 1 single room. Full wheelchair access. Large garden with BBQ for guest's use. Large car parking area."
Preferred Places:
http://www.preferredplaces.co.uk
Preferred Places is a searchable database of holiday
cottages throughout the UK and beginning to cover France and Ireland. Users can search the database for free and tailor the search to meet their needs.
One of the quick-search categories is limited mobility. The results can then be refined to properties for walking impaired, for wheelchairs users and for wheelchair users with assistance.
To contact them, please use the following details:
Preferred Places, 7 Blackwell Mill Cottages, Bakewell Road, Wyedale, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9TF.
Phone: 01298 73302
Fax: 01298 73302
e-mail: enquiries@preferredplaces.co.uk
St Peter's View:
http://freespace.virgin.net/r.neall/Index.htm
Self catering accommodation in the beautiful Suffolk countryside. "St Peters View has been designed to provide superb facilities for able bodied and those with special needs, We are aware of the difficulties experienced by wheelchair users and every effort has been made to ensure that visitors are comfortable and happy."
Wimborne / Ferndown Lions Club
http://www.iley.20m.com
Their Atlas Unit was designed for the wheelchair user (see web pages for details) and sleeps 6. The Rio Vista 8 berth is a standard family unit with ramp access. As a non profit making organisation both are available at much less than commercial hire rates to provide holidays for families and wheelchair users.
For information on availability and to make a booking please contact Mr Frank Fortey (Club Secretary) - 23 Egdon Drive, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1TY.
Tel / Fax: 01202 886022
e-mail: frediley@tiscali.co.uk
Europe:
Care Club Hotel in the Algarve, Portugal
http://www.casajackie.com/
The Care Club Hotel provides care for any length of time, from holiday care to more extended respite care and long-term, lifetime care. They provide non-critical, recovery and palliative/hospice care. They also offer professional round-the-clock carers and nursing, and all the medical support necessary from inside and outside sources. Further details available on their web site.
Wheeling Around The Algarve:
http://www.player.pt
According to their web site, "Wheeling Around The Algarve was set up to provide a "normal" selection of "normal" holiday facilities - accommodation (villas, cottages, hotels, B&B, apartments, etc), transport (car hire with hand controls, adapted vans, adapted coaches etc), sporting & leisure activities, support & information, nursing and medical supplies."
They have a selection of self catering villas in various locations in the central and other areas of the Algarve.
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