Access Statement
At a Glance
• This is a single storey property. The single space incorporates the sleeping, kitchen, dining and living space.
• It sleeps 2 and has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom.
• The kitchen, dining and living space has level access and has no stairs.
• There is a parking spaces for 2 cars, directly outside the property.
• The front entrance has sloping access. The outdoor space has level access.
• Externally there is a front garden with easy access.
• Dogs are permitted 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 Tughall Steads and there is a driveway to the right of the
cottage, a parking space is beside the house. The front door is accessed via the driveway; there is a key safe
by the door at 158cm height.
• Public transport: the property can be reached by rail, the nearest mainline railway station is 12 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 FoodHeaven (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.
• Our 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 as clear 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 general hospital walk in is in Ashington town which is 34 miles away and the nearest A&E
unit is in Cramlington which is 41miles away. The nearest doctor’s surgery is 4 miles away in Seahouses.
Further information is in the welcome folder.
Access to the Property
The car parking is approximately 10 metres from the entrance and the front door is accessed via a gravel pathway.
There are no handrails or ramps on the approach to the building. The gravel path is 65cm wide and provides a
sloping access.
Entrance to Property
• From the car, the front door is accessed via a gravel path. There are no handrails or ramps on the approach
to the property.
• The double entrance doors are side hung and manual and the width is 90cm with a small step of 13cm over
the thresh of the front door.
• Once inside the surface is laminate wood and the area is fully lit by wall and ceiling spot lights.
Any other comments and relevant information; Double doors are 45cm each, 90cm when both doors open.
Halls, Stairs, Landings, Passageways
• The entrance hallway areas are lit by wall lights and the floor is covered by a light wood laminate and there
are no steps.
Any other comments and relevant information; All open plan bedroom kitchen, living and dining area.
Sitting Room/Lounge
• The living room is furnished with 1 x 2 seater sofa.
• It is all on one level with no steps and the floor is covered in laminate.
• The walls have been decorated a white colour.
• There are 2 coffee tables located at the side of the room.
• There is a log burning stove and an electric radiator to heat the room.
• The room is compact with limited space to move around.
• There is a digital TV which has full digital access/subtitles, the TV is wall mounted.
• Lighting is natural daylight with a mix of ceiling spot and wall mounted lights.
Dining Area
• The dining area is situated in the kitchen living room space with level access and it has a laminate wood
floor. The walls have been decorated in a white colour.
• Seating around the table is for 2 people, with upright chairs without arms. A wheelchair can easily be pulled
up to the table if needed.
• The dining table has legs on each corner, which are 65cm from floor to the lowest point of table (under
space) and is 75cm high. Lighting is natural daylight with a mix of ceiling spots and wall mounted lights.
Kitchen
• There are no doors to the kitchen from the dining room/living room as it is one open space.
• The kitchen has level access with a laminate wood floor.
• The kitchen is fully equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer and dishwasher.
• The door of the oven drops down and the handle is 73cm above the floor. The hob is 94cm above the floor.
• The worktop and sink are 94cm above the floor. The wall cupboards are 130cm high.
• The sink taps are single mixer lever taps.
• A fridge freezer is available, its highest shelf in the fridge is 98cm and lowest drawer in the freezer is 132cm.
• The kitchen is lit by down lighter spot under cupboard lights.
• The kitchen flooring is laminate wood and the walls have been decorated a white colour.
Bedrooms and Sleeping Areas
General Information
• The bedroom area is in an alcove off the living area.
Specific Information
• The height of the king size bed from floor to mattress top is 65cm.
• The space to the side of the bed is 20cm.
• There are 2 bedside tables which are 55cm high.
• Lighting is via a mix of ceiling spot and bedside table lamps.
• Flooring is laminate wood with white coloured walls.
• There is 1 wardrobe and 6 drawers and storage space. The wardrobe rails are 260cm high and they cannot
be adjusted.
• Bedding is hypo-allergenic.
• The living room TV is visible from the bed.
• See photos and video tour on our website for more details.
Any other comments and relevant information; Wardrobe is located in the bathroom.
Family bath/shower room is connected to bedroom and living area.
• Entrance is all on one level with a clear door opening width of 55cm.
• The shower is over the bath, and has a raised lip of 55cm to edge of bath.
• The shower has no door and has got 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 modern lever taps.
• There is no shelf over the sink.
• There is no grab rail.
• The bathroom is lit with ceiling spot lights.
• It has wood flooring with natural coloured walls.
• For a photo please see the website.
Any other comments and relevant information; Tight turn in bathroom 55cm wide.
Laundry/Utility Room
• The utility room is situated in a stone built outhouse beside the parking area with level access via a door
access of 90cm. There are no steps.
• Floor width is 200cm and concrete and the walls are natural stone in colour.
• The height of the washing machine door is 68cm from the floor and the height of the tumbler dryer door
146cm from the floor.
• The room is lit with strip lighting.
Any other comments and relevant information; Laundry utility shared with other Coastal Retreat, The Smithy.
Garden
• The garden area can be found to the front of the property which is accessed immediately from the front
door via double doors with a step of 13cm and clear access width of 90cm.
• The areas within the garden are undulating.
• It has a lawned area.
• Table and seating are in this area which are not suitable for a wheelchair to pull up with a table height of
73cm. There are 4 chairs which are upright chairs without arms.
• The width of the foot paths are 65cm and the surface is gravel.
• There is some outside lighting which are manual switch lights.
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