A disability friendly holiday

The drive up to Yr Hen Stablau leads to a flat slate paved entrance to the covered porch, also with level slate slab floor, and then into the lobby, as shown in the illustrations, right.

The whole of the ground floor of Yr Hen Stablau is wheelchair accessible, and the doors are all 900mm wide or wider. All doors open 90° back or further and all rooms are laid out to have clear wheelchair entrance, as tested by the many wheelchair visitors over the past 5 years. All doors to the outside have kettered sills for easy wheeling.

On the ground floor are a double bedroom, shower room and toilet, sitting room, kitchen/ dining room, hall and access to the terraces front and back. There is a mobile hoist available on request, ramp for the toilet, risers for beds and chairs, and an armchair commode, all free of charge.

The shower room has roll-in shower, WC, grab rails, lever taps, shower stool and plastic chairs.

All door handles are disability friendly, the basins and kitchen sink have lever taps, and the colour scheme is planned for good visibility of doors, windows, handles, floors, worktops and cupboards.

The cottage is light with plenty of windows, skylights and lights inside and out.

There is a radio, CD player, DVD and satellite digital TV with teletext.

We can arrange free transport on arrival from the railway and bus stations in Machynlleth and also help carrying luggage on request.

For more information about disability friendly travel see:

• Disabled Holiday Directory, and

• Disabled Access Holidays.