Access Statement for Carnforth Guesthouse

Introduction

5 bedroom guesthouse with ensuite facilities, conservatory, dining room and garden.

Pre-Arrival

• Contact by phone, text phone or email .
• Website
• Large print written information on rooms and facilities and directions can be posted to potential guests.
• Access statement can be posted or sent as an attachment by email.
• Buses from City Centre. No 1 Grantham bus from central bus station stops 100 yards from guesthouse.
• No 13 from central bus station 1/2 hourly via Brant Road, approx 1/2 hour journey stops on Millers Lane opposite Guesthouse.
• Train Station 4.75miles from guesthouse.
• Lincoln City 4.75 miles away, approx 15 minutes by car.
• Walking to City via Viking Way approx 1 1/2 - 2hours depending on pace, similar time by road.
• Mobility services, equipment and hire. Burton Mobility www.burton-mobility.co.uk 01522509781.
• Taxi service, Waddington. Alpha Cabs 01522 723636
• Dial A Ride The Bus Station Melville St 01522 544983

Arrival & Car Parking Facilities

• Off street parking for up to 6 cars in front and side of house.
• Assistance offered for guests and luggage from car to room
• Gravel on front of house parking, Tarmac on driveway in and path to front entrance allowing smooth access.
• dropped pavement for vehicle access to property.
• Cars may be parked to give rear access to vehicle.
• Contact number is visible on sign at the front of the house.
• Clear signage at front of property, white on black.
• Door bell, left side of front door.
• One step into house and step-over threshold.
• Front door entrance directly into hallway, nearest ground floor room12 feet away.
Main Entrance, Reception

3 rooms on the ground floor. 2 rooms on first floor with hand rails on the left side going up each staircase.
• Large landing top of staircase to room 1. Surface carpeted, good overhead lighting.
• 90 degree right hand turn from entrance corridor to ground floor rooms.
• Corridor to 3 downstairs rooms, Overhead and wall lighting, carpeted. 27'' width at narrowest point.
• Assistance provided by proprietors on arrival, escorted to rooms then as requested for going to dining room or into garden.
• Pen and notepad available on reception and if requested in room.
• Additional keys available to guest rooms and main door on request.
• Reception desk height = 38''.
• Carpeted throughout.
• Two doors on corridor to separate each ground floor room.
• From main entrance though ground floor, same level surface.
• Colour contrast- skirting boards, door frame and doors painted white, cream walls, dado rail at 38'' from floor dark wood stain.

Public Areas - Hall, Stairs, Landing, Corridors etc

• Carpet throughout
• Conservatory, raised threshold 1'' between dining room in wood contrast to cream walls and light carpet.
• Glass door with plastic frame, 1 step and raised threshold into garden.
• Dining room, same level flooring as rest of ground floor, wall and ceiling lighting.

Public Areas - Sitting room, lounges, lobbies etc

• Conservatory with 2 arm chairs and 1 sofa (cane furniture with thick cushion upholstery)
• occasional tables x 2 with glass surfaces and cane surrounds.
• Ease of movement around furniture.

Dining Room,

• Wall lights, ceiling light with dimmer switch and fan.
• Moveable 4 legged tables each to seat 2 people, chairs without arms. 2 to one side, 1 opposite central aisle. 4th table in conservatory
• Special diets catered for with prior notice for preparation
• Cream crockery on wooden tables with large cream place mats.
• Conservatory to garden has step over threshold through glass/plastic framed sliding door onto uneven stone pathway. One stride onto flagstoned even surface of garden and sitting area. 2 wooden benches.

Bedrooms & Sleeping Areas

• High pitch tone from fire alarm.
• TV with teletext and Freeview, remote controls.
• All bedrooms have 28'' door width. Carpeted bedrooms and bathrooms
• All bedrooms have overhead light with switch at door. 3 bedrooms have wall spotlights for reading, 2 bedrooms have bedside lamps.
• 3 double beds and 2 sets of twin beds.
• Twin on ground floor, 2 doubles on ground floor, 1 double on first floor accessed by stairs. 1 double on first floor accessed by 3 steps-flat square area, left 90 degree turn short flight of stairs to bedroom door.
• Kettles cordless in all rooms on trays with crockery in cream colour, glasses and individual coffee, tea, milk, sugar and biscuit sachets.
• Non-feather pillows and duvets offered.

Bathroom, Shower-room & WC [Ensuite]

• Room 1 bathroom. Large area with ease of movement, door to balcony, step out railed, 2 chairs and table.
• Bath with grab rail and non-slip mat.
• Electric shower over bath and shower screen.
• High-level washbowl
• Room 2 bathroom, small space, toilet, small washbowl and shower.
• Room 3 shower room diagonally opposite the bedroom. Large space
large corner step in shower, high washbowl and standard toilet.
• Room 4 small bathroom, shower, standard washbowl and standard toilet.
• Room 5 large bathroom, ease of movement, step-in shower, high washbowl and standard toilet.

Additional Information

• Evacuation procedure highlighted on back of door.
• Non-smoking policy applies in the building.
• Sometimes a problem in room 3 and 4 getting mobile phone signals.
• Elsewhere on the property signal is good.
• Landline phone can be used if there are difficulties with signal.
• Vodafone has good signal.
• Medications can be stored in owners fridge in a sealed box providing
• it is not a controlled drug.
• Proprietors will do all that they can to help.
• Bell on wall in reception to alert proprietors
• Night bell button on reception attached to proprietors bedroom for use in emergency.

Address: Carnforth,
Tinker's Lane
Waddington
Lincoln
LN5 9RU

Telephone: 01522 722492 Mobile: 07787180735

Email: mail@carnforthguesthouse.co.uk

Website: www.carnforthguesthouse.co.uk

Hours of operation: open all year
except when proprietors are on holiday

Future Plans

• Add heating to bathroom 4

Contact Telephone and Email Address

We welcome your feedback to help us continually improve if you have any comments please phone 01522 722492 or
Email: mail@carnforthguesthouse.co.uk
Created 28th April 09