Peter and his wife will be visiting Little Doward, near Whitchurch this summer and have asked us for some help planning a wheely accessible itinerary. Peter's wife is a Blue Badge holder and gets around on a mobility scooter - they enjoy woodlands, viewpoints, pubs and restaurants and are open to other forms of transport too.
Here is what we thought - please let us know of anywhere else you can add to this list - especially the "other forms of transport" ideas please !
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/little-doward-woods/ - "The wood covers Little Doward Hill, so most paths have steep sections along them. There is a mix of wide forestry tracks, allowing motorised wheelchair access to the hill fort, and smaller unsurfaced woodland paths, some quite rough and steep."
There is a super video of visiting the very beautiful Symonds Yat with a mobility scooter and you get to see the terrain and how easy it would be for you both https://youtu.be/fRAcfLwOl7I
Some nice accessible walks listed here : https://www.visitdeanwye.co.uk/things-to-do/walking/accessible-walks
We can recommend the Butterfly Zoo at Symonds Yat - its super wheely friendly - lots to see and browse - food, picnic areas etc, maze, electric scooter to borrow for the maze and accessible crazy golf. Hoisted good new nice loo , carer goes free, super helpful staff
https://visitrossonwye.com/bands-in-the-park-every-sunday/https://visitrossonwye.com/bands-in-the-park-every-sunday/ live music in the park in Ross on Wye every Sunday until September
Hellens Manor - great garden trail and accessible, psychic gardens, maze and lovely tea rooms
access statement here :https://hellensmanor.com/visiting-hellens/
A Museum Without Walls? Ross on Wye are using augmented reality (AR) to bring back lost aspects of our town’s past. AR allows us to construct digital, animated, three-dimensional representations of buildings and other objects that have been lost to time. Using a smartphone or tablet you can walk around the town and see some of it as it once was. https://museumwithoutwalls.uk/
(Download the app)
Ross has a linear arboretum with footpaths and trails https://www.rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Long-Acre-Tree-Map.pdf
Wheely friendly Ross on Wye walk number 5 around the town
Hereford City
https://www.courtyard.org.uk/whats-on-now/ Hereford Courtyard Theatre is lovely and has great food and drink - they are accessible too and have wheelchair access and spaces in the theatre so you can watch films there too on a rainy day Perfect!
The shopping is good by the Cathedral (Church Street) and is accessible too with trained staff. There is a sensory trail around the cathedral. https://www.herefordcathedral.org/accessibility The famous Mappa Mundy map is here and a medieval chained library as well as a stained window dedicated to SAS service personnel stationed in Hereford.
Castle House Hotel and The Green Dragon Hotel – both are accessible and great for meals and/or coffee in the city - please mention Accessible Herefordshire CIC if you visit.
Hereford Cider Museum, good access & very interesting, wheelchairs can't access the cellar but they have a photo album to show whats there and a good cafe. Helpful staff.
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