Leisure and Holidays
Days Out
When planning a day out within the United Kingdom and you intend to visit some places of interest or leisure activities, it is recommended that you contact the location directly or check their website to check for accessibility. If you are planning on taking a holiday or days out somewhere within the United Kingdom and would like some advice on suitable activities for your child, you can also contact the Tourist Offices within the area or the following website may be of use to you
You can also Contact Us we will ask our members who are based throughout the United Kingdom for their recommendations
Taking a Holiday
There are many organisations that specialise in holidays for the disabled both within the United Kingdom and Overseas. Some of these organisations are listed below for your information (All links open in new window):
| Accessible Travel and Leisure http://www.accessibletravel.co.uk/ |
Brochures for worldwide holidays for disabled people. |
| Disabled Holiday Directory http://www.disabledholidaydirectory.co.uk/ |
Links and help for holidays in the UK and abroad. |
| Enable Holidays http://www.enableholidays.com/ |
Exciting package holidays for disabled people, their families and friends. |
| Grooms Holidays http://www.groomsholidays.org.uk/ |
The UK's largest provider of accessable holiday properties. |
| The Harriet Davis Seaside Holiday Trust http://www.harriet-davis-trust.brecon.co.uk/home.htm |
"The Trust provides three self-catering holiday houses in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK which are fully adapted and equipped for families with disabled children. The houses, with convenient parking, are near to the Town and beaches and available all year." |
| Holidaycare http://www.holidaycare.org.uk/DataSheets/kf1-01.html |
A national charity and the UK's central source of holiday and travel information and support for the disabled and their carers. |
| Holidays For All http://www.holidaysforall.org.uk |
"Holidays for All offers holiday accommodation throughout the UK and overseas for people with disabilities and sensory impairments, their friends and family." |
| Special Diet Holidays http://www.specialdietholidays.com |
A chateau in France that caters for many different diets, Coeliacs (gluten and wheat free), vegetarians, dairy free, egg intolerant and any or all allergy based diets. |
| The Calvert Trust http://www.calvert-trust.org.uk |
Outdoor activities for disabled people. |
| Tourism For All http://www.tourismforall.org.uk |
Tourism for All works to improve access and raise awareness. |
| Wheeling Around the Algarve http://www.player.pt/player/mysite/english/index_en.asp |
Everything you need for a holiday in the Algarve for disabled people. |
| Kingfisher Barn Holiday Cottages http://www.activehotels.com/servlet/xmlbrochure/index.do?hotelid=217169&trkref=UK2&language=en |
Holiday cottages in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, with good disabled access. |
| Total Travel Insurance http://www.totaltravelinsurance.co.uk |
Total Travel Insurance specialises in insurance for people with medical conditions, the elderly and those who have been declined for travel insurance in the past. |
| Greenbank http://www.greenbankonskye.co.uk/bungalow.html |
A bungalow on Skye with very good wheelchair access. |
| Helpful Holidays http://www.helpfulholidays.com |
Holiday cottages in the South West, details on access shown on each property. |
| Eildon Holiday Cottages http://www.aboutscotland.com/eildon/cottages.html |
Holiday cottages in the Scottish Borders with wheelchair access. |
| Culbin Crofthouse Holiday Cottages http://www.highlanddisabledcottageholidays.co.uk/ |
Holiday cottages in the Highlands with wheelchair access. |
| Woodhead Cottage http://www.woodhead-cottage.co.uk/index.html |
Wheelchair accessible holiday cottages in Scotland. |
