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Quingo Accessible Holidays: Forest Holidays, Sherwood Forest

It can sometimes be difficult to come up with interesting and different places to holiday, whether it’s at home or abroad! Quingo Scooters are always discovering brand new places to visit, and we understand just how important is to find somewhere fully accessible where you can be completely comfortable.

We’ve been sharing some accessible holidays with you in our series, helping you find the perfect location for getaway – whether it be for the week or just the weekend. Today we discover something a little different, with lots of history and fantastic woodland scenery. Perfect for the crisp autumnal nights, these cabins will ensure you have everything you need for a cosy night in.

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Sherwood Forest

In Nottinghamshire stands a famous forest, known for its association with the legend of Robin Hood. In the 1200’s, which was thought to be the time of Robin Hood, the main London to York roar ran straight through Sherwood Forest. Travellers were often at the mercy of robbers living outside of the law – hence the name ‘outlaw’.  Sherwood Forest was opened as a country park to the public in 1969, and a portion of the Forest was designated a National Nature Reserve by English Nature in 2007. Home to the famous Major Oak, Sherwood Forest retains many very old oaks.

Sherwood Pines Forest Park

Sherwood Pines Forest Park has been a part of the forest since 2012, where you can feel cocooned in luxury in a natural setting. Wooded since the end of the ice age, Sherwood Forest has 3,300 acres of forest to explore from your cabin doorstep.

As soon as you arrive the outside world falls away, leaving you to relax in your cabin and enjoy the peaceful woodland views. Or maybe you’d like to take part in some of the many activities and see some of the great nature surrounding Sherwood Forest. You can cater for yourself, go out to eat or even get the Sherwood Pines team to deliver you a Pizza Night Pack for the ultimate cosy night in!

 Accessibility

The accessible cabin at Sherwood Pines is called Copper Beech. This two bedroomed cabin has everything you need to ensure you have a stress-free stay, including ramped access to the cabin and outside terrace. In the bathroom you’ll find a wet room with an accessible toilet and adjustable shower. Lowered cooking and sink areas in the kitchen also make cooking an easy task.

This can be a pet friendly cabin if you want to bring your furry friends with you, and this carries an additional charge of £10 per pet per night. There are parking spaces for two cars outside of the cabin making the transition into the cabin as easy as possible.

There are loads of extras you can order to make the cabin as luxurious as you like throughout your stay, such as in cabin spa treatments, champagne and chocolates and pre-ordered food. Have a look here for a full list.

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Share your accessible holiday with Quingo!

If you want to share your mobility scooter accessible holiday, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can email your stories, recommendations and pictures by filling out the contact form on our website and we’ll feature them on our blog.

About Quingo

The Quingo Scooter range features six models to suit your needs and budget. New models are now available from just £22/week on our new contract hire scheme which includes all servicing and maintenance, Insurance, Roadside Recovery, Call Outs and Consumables including Batteries and Tyres. For more information on this or the latest Quingo Scooter range, please visit our website. Alternatively, if you have any Service questions you can always contact us or call customer services on 01582 430 900.

Keep up to date with the latest mobility scooter advice, tips and interesting places to visit on the Quingo Scooter Users Blog. Connect with Quingo and keep up to date with all our latest news on Facebook and Twitter.

All Quingo Personal Mobility Vehicles are provided by Forever Active, the UK’s exclusive distributor. Forever Active is a trading name of Advantage Marketing Corporation Limited (AMC).  AMC Limited is an appointed representative of First Senior Insurance Services Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. First Senior Insurance Services FSA Register number is 308478.

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Quingo Accessible Getaways: The Old Farmhouse, Hexham

Here at Quingo Scooters we love browsing for getaways, somewhere to sneak off to for the weekend or maybe spend a whole week if you fancy! In our accessible series we’ve been discovering some of the best accessible holidays and getaways around, at home and abroad.

This week we’re taking a trip to Northumberland in the East of England to The Old Farmhouse.

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The Old Farmhouse

Set within 600 acres of open farmland, The Old Farmhouse isn’t short of fantastic views of the countryside. It’s a former 18th century farmhouse, skilfully restored and now offering fantastic luxury accommodation. Being all on one level, The Old Farmhouse prides itself on being completely accessible to mobility scooter and wheelchair users.

The property has two bedrooms and two modern wet rooms, so it’s perfect for 2-4 guests. However, if there’s more of you that isn’t a problem – The Old Farmhouse sits close to Grindon Cartshed which can be booked for additional people. With plenty to see and do in the surrounding areas, a break here would be perfect for a weekend, a few days or a whole week away! The property is close to Hayden Bridge train station, giving you access to Newcastle or Carlisle if you fancy a day in the city. Alternatively, if you fancy something slightly different there is easy access to the Lake District or Hadrian’s Wall.

Accommodation

The accessible bedroom has a transfer space of 900mm to the left or right of the bed, which can be moved to one side if more space is required. The wet room in the bathroom has a vertical hand rail and level controls, whilst on the floor there is a non-slip bath mat. If required, there can be a self-propelled shower wheel chair made available to you.

The well equipped kitchen has level access with a full sized oven and fridge freezer. The worktops are also at a more accessible height of 86cm.

In the living area, you’ll find that it is all open plan with tiled flooring and moveable furniture. Underfloor heating ensures that you are comfy and relaxed at all times, and the drying room ensures you can dry out anything that may have been caught in an unfortunate rain shower!

More information can be found on The Old Farmhouse’s Accessibility Statement which is available on request. Alternatively, there is a great video to watch online.

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What is there to do?

There are a number of attractions and things to do around Hexham, including:

  • Alnwick Castle
  • Alnwick Gardens
  • Beamish – the North of England open air museum
  • Hadrian’s Wall
  • Hadrian’s Wall Country
  • Hareshaw Lynn
  • Historic market town of Hexham
  • Killhope – The North of England lead mining museum
  • Lake District National Park
  • Langley Castle
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island
  • MetroCentre – Gateshead – Europe’s largest shopping and leisure destination
  • Northumberland National Park

Share your accessible getaway with Quingo!

If you want to share your mobility scooter accessible getaway, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can email your stories, recommendations and pictures by filling out the contact form on our website and we’ll feature them on our blog.

About Quingo

The Quingo Scooter range features six models to suit your needs and budget. New models are now available from just £22/week on our new contract hire scheme which includes all servicing and maintenance, Insurance, Roadside Recovery, Call Outs and Consumables including Batteries and Tyres. For more information on this or the latest Quingo Scooter range, please visit our website. Alternatively, if you have any Service questions you can always contact us or call customer services on 01582 430 900.

Keep up to date with the latest mobility scooter advice, tips and interesting places to visit on the Quingo Scooter Users Blog. Connect with Quingo and keep up to date with all our latest news on Facebook and Twitter.

All Quingo Personal Mobility Vehicles are provided by Forever Active, the UK’s exclusive distributor. Forever Active is a trading name of Advantage Marketing Corporation Limited (AMC).  AMC Limited is an appointed representative of First Senior Insurance Services Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. First Senior Insurance Services FSA Register number is 308478.

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Disabled Holidays Announce First Fully Accessible Coach Trip!

Quingo Scooters are always discovering brand new places to visit, and we understand just how important is to find somewhere fully accessible where you can be completely comfortable. You might also want to discover new ways of travelling that you always thought weren’t accessible enough.  This week Disabled Holidays announced that their first fully accessible coach trip is now on sale, and it’s definitely an exciting one!

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Fully Accessible Adventure

Now on sale for an April 2017 departure, the trips use specialist adapted coaches that are purpose built with all the facilities needed for comfortable travel over long distances. Disabled Holidays teamed up with accessible travel charity Jumbulance to provide the coaches, which are part coach and part ambulance.

The first trip will be travelling to Holland and The Netherlands next April, and the trip itself is a complete package that includes travel, half-board hotel accommodation and excursions – including entry into the Keukenhof Gardens. Overall you will be away for 9 days, with 7 of those spent visiting different places and 2 spent travelling.

Itinerary

This is a great trip if you’re a real explorer who loves visiting plenty of different places! The suggested itinerary is as follows:

Day 1: Travel to Hull and go on an overnight ferry to Rotterdam

Day 2: Arrive at hotel and explore De Rijp – a small traditional Dutch town

Day 3: Explore Amsterdam – including the ‘Blue Boat’ accessible cruise

Day 4: Explore Volendam and Marken – they’re neighbours on the Ijsselmeer and both quaint villages

Day 5: Visit Keukenhof Gardens – the world renowned flower gardens at Lisse

Day 6: A trip to Alkmaar cheese market – a small town near to De Rijp

Day 7: A half day trip to Monnickendam – including a visit to the Cheese & Clogs factory

Day 8: Free day

Day 9: Return from Hull and drop offs

Any other information you want to know including how to book this exciting holiday can be found on the Disabled Holidays website, or alternatively you can give their friendly team a call on 01457 833 444.

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Share your accessible holiday with Quingo!

If you want to share your mobility scooter accessible holiday, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can email your stories, recommendations and pictures by filling out the contact form on our website and we’ll feature them on our blog.

About Quingo

The Quingo Scooter range features six models to suit your needs and budget. New models are now available from just £22/week on our new contract hire scheme which includes all servicing and maintenance, Insurance, Roadside Recovery, Call Outs and Consumables including Batteries and Tyres. For more information on this or the latest Quingo Scooter range, please visit our website. Alternatively, if you have any Service questions you can always contact us or call customer services on 01582 430 900.

Keep up to date with the latest mobility scooter advice, tips and interesting places to visit on the Quingo Scooter Users Blog. Connect with Quingo and keep up to date with all our latest news on Facebook and Twitter.

All Quingo Personal Mobility Vehicles are provided by Forever Active, the UK’s exclusive distributor. Forever Active is a trading name of Advantage Marketing Corporation Limited (AMC).  AMC Limited is an appointed representative of First Senior Insurance Services Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. First Senior Insurance Services FSA Register number is 308478.

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Quingo Accessible Holidays: Brickhouse Cottages

Here at Quingo Scooters we love browsing for holidays and getaways, and then having something to look forward to when you eventually book! In our accessible holidays series we’ve been discovering some of the best accessible holidays around, at home and abroad. This week we’re in Lancashire, at a little town called Poulton-Le-Fylde, with some homely holiday cottages.

Commonly abbreviated to Poulton, the market town is situated on a coastal plain called the Fylde. The town is immersed in history, as several archaeological finds from Roman settlement have been found there over the years. Nearby coastal towns of Fleetwood and Blackpool also make these cottages perfectly placed for a day out at the seaside.

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Brickhouse Cottages

Brickhouse Cottages were built by the Rainford family in 2012, inspired by the family’s youngest daughter who became disabled after being involved in an accident. They received such amazing support from their community during that difficult time that they wanted to give something back. After finding that many families like themselves were struggling to find holiday accommodation with adequate adaptations, they decided to try and make a difference. After 6 months of incredibly hard work, Brickhouse cottages opened their doors.

The family wanted the cottages to have a ‘home from home’ feel about them, in which they definitely succeeded. Aiming to accommodate all abilities, the family are always on hand to make your stay as comfortable as possible in any way they can.

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Accommodation

There are 8 luxurious cottages to choose from, depending on your requirements and group size. All of the cottages have these accessible features as standard:

  • Level access ground floor and patio garden area
  • 80cm doorways
  • Ground floor bedroom – complete with accessible dressing table, sliding wardrobe doors, appropriately positioned hanging rails and shelves, lowered light switches, raised sockets, touch lamps and a wall mounted TV with Freeview
  • In the bathroom – open-plan shower with grab rail, wash basin with mobility scooter clearance and toilet. Also available upon request are a self-propelled shower commode chair and an adjustable toilet surround
  • Modern kitchen – has side opening electric oven with a touch control electric hob, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave, ample kitchenware and a lowered breakfast bar

Other facilities are available upon request, such as:

  • Ceiling hoists
  • Profile beds
  • Air-flow mattress
  • Night bed rails

A fantastic location for a short break away in the Lancashire countryside, the cottages provide a break that is as relaxing or as lively as you like. Simply sit back and enjoy the scenery, or take a trip to the next town of Blackpool for some seaside fun. 

Share your accessible holiday with Quingo!

If you want to share your mobility scooter accessible getaway, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can email your stories, recommendations and pictures by filling out the contact form on our website and we’ll feature them on our blog.

About Quingo

The Quingo Scooter range features six models to suit your needs and budget. New models are now available from just £22/week on our new contract hire scheme which includes all servicing and maintenance, Insurance, Roadside Recovery, Call Outs and Consumables including Batteries and Tyres. For more information on this or the latest Quingo Scooter range, please visit our website. Alternatively, if you have any Service questions you can always contact us or call customer services on 01582 430 900.

Keep up to date with the latest mobility scooter advice, tips and interesting places to visit on the Quingo Scooter Users Blog. Connect with Quingo and keep up to date with all our latest news on Facebook and Twitter.

All Quingo Personal Mobility Vehicles are provided by Forever Active, the UK’s exclusive distributor. Forever Active is a trading name of Advantage Marketing Corporation Limited (AMC).  AMC Limited is an appointed representative of First Senior Insurance Services Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. First Senior Insurance Services FSA Register number is 308478.

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How Do I Find an Accessible Holiday?

Quingo Scooters understand that when thinking about your next holiday or weekend away, there are certain things to consider for you and your mobility scooter. You want somewhere that can cater for your needs, be accessible and most importantly be comfortable for a relaxing time away.

So how do you find a holiday or short break that you know has everything you’ll need? In this post we’ll be sharing some of the best sites out there that can guarantee to find you exactly what you have in mind, or that can give you some holiday inspiration. There are some great accessible holiday sites out there, dedicated finding you accessible accommodation.

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Accomable

Srin and Martryn run Accomable. They are well known in the accessible tourism arena so they understand better than anyone what makes good accessible accommodation. With holiday accommodation not just in the UK but from around the world, this site enables you to explore that little bit further. Accomable has over 500 properties in 40 countries – so you’re sure to find somewhere new to discover!

Tip: Don’t forget to submit your email address to get the latest news, updates and special holiday offers delivered directly to your inbox!

Handiscover

Handiscover is unique in that it has a unique rating system, grading accommodation depending on your level of mobility. This community-based holiday booking platform is great in that it not only lists hotels but also apartments, houses and B&B’s. It’s really easy to use and user friendly, and there definitely isn’t a lack of in-depth information on each property listing.

Tip: Some properties can be booked directly from the Handiscover site, for extra easiness!

Limitless Travel

Angus runs Limitless Travel, and he’s really passionate about finding stress-free places to stay. The site is fairly new, but has a nice design and is easy to use. On here you’ll not only find places to holiday, but also accessible attractions.

Tip: Limitless Travel enables you to focus on one city at a time – this unique feature gives you comprehensive coverage of each city before moving on to the next.

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Share your accessible holiday with Quingo!

If you want to share your mobility scooter accessible getaway, we’d be delighted to hear from you. You can email your stories, recommendations and pictures by filling out the contact form on our website and we’ll feature them on our blog.

About Quingo

The Quingo Scooter range features six models to suit your needs and budget. New models are now available from just £22/week on our new contract hire scheme which includes all servicing and maintenance, Insurance, Roadside Recovery, Call Outs and Consumables including Batteries and Tyres. For more information on this or the latest Quingo Scooter range, please visit our website. Alternatively, if you have any Service questions you can always contact us or call customer services on 01582 430 900.

Keep up to date with the latest mobility scooter advice, tips and interesting places to visit on the Quingo Scooter Users Blog. Connect with Quingo and keep up to date with all our latest news on Facebook and Twitter.

All Quingo Personal Mobility Vehicles are provided by Forever Active, the UK’s exclusive distributor. Forever Active is a trading name of Advantage Marketing Corporation Limited (AMC).  AMC Limited is an appointed representative of First Senior Insurance Services Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. First Senior Insurance Services FSA Register number is 308478.