Access Statement
Coastal Retreats want to make everyone’s stay as enjoyable as possible, and are committed to providing suitable
access for all our guests, whatever their individual needs. We aim to accurately describe our facilities and services to
give you the confidence to book the right property for you. There is a full description together with photos and a
video tour of the property on our website www.coastalretreats.co.uk
Access Statement for Bamburgh Beach House
At a Glance
• This is a single-storey property.
• It sleeps eight and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
• Four bedrooms on the ground floor.
• The kitchen, dining and living space has level access and no stairs.
• There are parking spaces for two cars, directly outside.
• The front and rear entrances have stepped access. The outdoor space has stepped access.
• Externally there is a front and rear garden with stepped access.
• One well behaved dog is permitted to stay in the property.
• No smoking or vaping is permitted in the house.
Pre-Arrival
• The property is best reached by car. It is situated in Bamburgh village and there is a driveway to the left of
the cottage and parking spaces beside the house. The rear door is accessed via the driveway and there is a
key safe by the door at 160cm height.
• Public transport: the property can be reached by rail, the nearest mainline railway station is 19 miles away.
https://www.coastalretreats.co.uk/activities/how-to-get-here/
• Taxis are available from the station. A list of taxi companies can also be found via our website link above.
• Information about local bus services can be found on the Northumberland coast bus service website
http://www.northumberlandcoastaonb.org/getting-around/
• Local food partner Food Heaven (www.foodheaven.co.uk) can deliver and unpack groceries prior to your
arrival and items can be ordered up to 48 hours before arrival. Other supermarkets deliver to the area.
Alnwick (18 miles away) has large supermarkets, small independent shops, garages and all the local
amenities.
• The brochure is printed in standard font size with pictorial representations of the main features. Our aim
with the design of our website is to make it as easy to use and understand as possible. We want visitors with
disabilities to be able to gain the same benefit from using our website as those who are able-bodied.
• Mobile phone reception may be poor within this area and we cannot guarantee a full signal.
• There is WiFi and a landline phone but the functioning of these cannot be fully guaranteed and any external
fault is beyond our control.
• The nearest NHS hospital walk-in centre is in Ashington, which is 42 miles away, and the nearest A&E unit is
in Cramlington, which is 48 miles away. The nearest doctor’s surgery is three miles away in Seahouses.
Further information is in the welcome folder.
Access to the Property
The car parking is approximately 12 metres from the entrance and the rear door is accessed via a tarmac driveway.
There are no handrails or ramps on the approach to the building. The path is 150cm wide and provides a stepped
access via a gate which is 90cm wide with a step of 15cm.
Entrance to Property
• From the car, the rear door is accessed via a paved path. There are no handrails or ramps on the approach to
the property.
• The patio doors are side hung and manual and the width is 150cm with a step of 30cm over the thresh of the
rear door.
• Once inside the surface is coir mat and laminate wood and the area is fully lit by ceiling spot lights.
Halls, Stairs, Landings, Passageways
• The front entrance hallway areas are lit by ceiling spot lights and the floor is covered by carpet.
• The width of the passageway is 85cm.
Any other comments and relevant information; the main access to the property is through the rear door. The front
door is accessed via a gravel path. The front door is 80cm wide with 2 steps of 24cm and 20cm.
Sitting Room/Lounge
• The living room is accessed from the hallway with a door opening of 78cm and is furnished with one large
corner sofa and one additional comfy chair.
• It is all on one level with no steps and the floor is covered in a beige carpet.
• The walls have been decorated a white colour.
• There is one coffee table located on the edge of the room.
• There is a log burning stove and radiators to heat the room.
• The room is spacious with sufficient space to move around.
• There is a digital TV which has full digital access/subtitles, the TV rests on a table.
• Lighting is natural daylight with a mix of ceiling pendants and table/floor lamps.
Any other comments and relevant information; access to bedrooms two and three from the living room.
Dining Area
• The dining area is situated in the kitchen with level access.
• The dining room floor is laminate wood and the walls have been decorated in a white and blue colour.
• Seating around the table is for eight people, with upright chairs without arms and a pew type bench. A
wheelchair can easily be pulled up to the table if needed.
• The dining table has legs on each corner, which are 61cm from the floor to the lowest point of table (under
space) and is 76cm high. Lighting is natural daylight with ceiling spots lights.
Kitchen
• The door openings to the kitchen are from the hallway and the opening width is 75cm.
• The kitchen has level access with a laminate wood floor.
• The kitchen is fully equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and washing machine.
• The door of the oven drops down and the handle is 73cm above the floor. The hob is 90cm above the floor.
• The worktop and sink are 93cm above the floor. The wall cupboards are 140cm high.
• The sink taps are single mixer lever taps.
• The highest shelf in the fridge is 148cm and the lowest drawer in the freezer is 36cm.
• The kitchen is lit by ceiling spots and under cupboard lights.
• The kitchen walls have been decorated in a white colour.
Bedrooms and Sleeping Areas
General Information
• There are four ground floor bedrooms; one king, two doubles and one twin with single beds.
Specific bedroom information (one for each bedroom)
Bedroom one has a king size bed
• The clear door opening into the bedroom is 75cm wide.
• The height of the bed from floor to mattress top is 53cm.
• The space to the side of the bed is 105cm.
• There are two bedside tables which are 55cm high.
• Lighting is via a mix of ceiling pendant and bedside table lamps.
• Flooring is carpet and beige in colour, with white coloured walls.
• There is one wardrobe and six drawers and storage space. The wardrobe rails are 185cm high and they
cannot be adjusted.
• Bedding is hypo-allergenic.
• There is no digital TV.
• See photos and video tour on our website for more details.
Any other comments and relevant information; ensuite shower room.
Ensuite shower room is connected to Bedroom one
• Entrance is all on one level with a small raised thresh, with a clear door opening width of 72cm.
• The shower has a raised lip of 8cm.
• The shower has no door and has a fixed panel and a detachable shower head.
• Height of the WC floor to seat is 40cm.
• Wash basin height is 82cm with a pedestal under the sink.
• All taps are twist taps.
• There is no shelf over the sink.
• There is no grab rail.
• The bathroom is lit with ceiling spot lights.
• It has tiled flooring which is beige in colour with white grey patterned tiled walls.
• For a photo please see the website.
Bedroom two has twin single beds
• The clear door opening into the bedroom is 75cm wide.
• The height of the bed from floor to mattress top is 58cm.
• The space to the side of the bed is 110cm.
• There is one bedside table which is 72cm high.
• Lighting is via a mix of ceiling pendant and bedside table lamps.
• Flooring is carpet and beige in colour, with white coloured walls.
• There is one wardrobe and two drawers and storage space. The wardrobe rails are 145cm high and they
cannot be adjusted.
• Bedding is hypo-allergenic.
• There is a digital TV.
• See photos and video tour on our website for more details.
Any other comments and relevant information; dark blue patterned feature wall.
Bedroom three has a double bed
• The door opening into the bedroom is 75cm wide.
• The height of the bed from floor to mattress top is 65cm.
• The space to the side of the bed is 140cm.
• There are two bedside tables which are 67cm high.
• Lighting is via a mix of ceiling pendant and bedside table lamps.
• Flooring is carpet and beige in colour, with white coloured walls.
• There is a hanging rail and 10 drawers and storage space. The hanging rail is 134cm high and cannot be
adjusted.
• Bedding is hypo-allergenic.
• There is no digital TV.
• See photos and video tour on our website for more details.
Any other comments and relevant information; patterned map feature wall.
Bedroom four has a double bed
• The door opening into the bedroom is 75cm wide.
• The height of the bed from floor to mattress top is 58cm.
• The space to the side of the bed is 85cm.
• There are two bedside tables which are 60cm high.
• Lighting is via a mix of ceiling pendant and bedside table lamps.
• Flooring is carpet and beige in colour, with white coloured walls.
• There is one wardrobe and seven drawers and storage space. The wardrobe rails are 154cm high and they
cannot be adjusted.
• Bedding is hypo-allergenic.
• There is no digital TV.
• See photos and video tour on our website for more details.
Any other comments and relevant information; nautical pattern feature wall.
Family bathroom
• Entrance is all on one level with a clear door opening width of 72cm.
• No shower.
• Height of the WC floor to seat is 42cm.
• Wash basin height is 86cm with a pedestal under the sink.
• All taps are twist taps.
• There is a window ledge over the sink which is 118cm high and 60cm wide.
• There is no grab rail.
• The bathroom is lit with ceiling spot lights.
• It has tiled flooring which is beige in colour with white and blue coloured walls.
• For a photo please see the website.
Any other comments and relevant information; bath only, no shower.
Family shower room
• Entrance is all on one level with a clear door opening width of 70cm.
• The shower has a raised lip of 16cm.
• The shower has a hinged door and a detachable shower head.
• Height of the WC floor to seat is 42cm.
• Wash basin height is 84cm with a pedestal under the sink.
• All taps are twist taps.
• There is no shelf over the sink.
• There is no grab rail.
• The bathroom is lit with ceiling spot lights.
• It has tiled flooring which is beige in colour with white and blue patterned tiled walls.
• For a photo please see the website.
Any other comments and relevant information; restricted space in shower room.
Garden
Garden 1:
• The garden area can be found to the rear of the property which is accessed immediately from the kitchen,
dining area via patio doors with a step of 30cm and clear access width of 150cm.
• The areas within the garden are stepped.
• It has a paved patio, lawned area and children’s play area.
• Table and seating are in this area which is suitable for a wheelchair to pull up with a table height of 75cm.
There are eight chairs, which are upright chairs with arms and a circular wooden table with fixed bench
seats.
• The width of the footpaths are 120cm and the surface is paving. The width and length of the patio is 4m x
15m.
• There is no outside lighting.
Garden 2:
• The garden area can be found to the front of the property which is accessed immediately from the front
door via a door with 2 steps of 24cm and 20cm and clear access width of 75cm.
• The areas within the garden are flat.
• It has a lawned area.
• The width of the footpaths are 80cm and the surface is pebbles.
• There is some outside lighting
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