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Quingo Accessible Attractions: Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Wales

Here at Quingo Scooters we’ve been sharing places with you that would be perfect for a day out, especially places you’d never think to visit or you didn’t know existed! It’s great finding brand new accessible places to visit on your mobility scooter.

This week we’re heading to Wales, specifically to the valley of the River Cothi, near Pumsaint, for something a little bit different but incredibly fun.

The Dolaucothi Gold Mines, also known as the Ogofau Gold Mine, are underground mines dating back to Roman times. Now a National Trust property, the mines are the only known Roman gold mines in Britain. Winner of the Best Quirky Visit, there’s a great day out to be had at the Dolaucothi Gold Mines and plenty to do.

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Underground Tours

The guided tours at the Dolaucothi Gold Mines are designed to take you back in time, to experience the conditions of the Roman, Victorian and 1930’s underground workings. You can see and hear the 1930’s mine machinery, and even have a go at gold panning yourself to see just how frustrating it could be! There are three different types of tour – you can do them all or pick and choose!

Long adit tour – The shortest underground tour, and 100% accessible for mobility scooters and wheelchairs.  This lasts approximately half an hour.

Roman tour – if there are other members of your group that aren’t looking for an accessible tour, the Roman and Victorian tour also run daily. Explore the mine and see the marks left by Roman tools. This lasts approximately an hour.

Victorian tour – Get your hard hat on and grab your lamp to delve into the landscape. This lasts approximately an hour.

Tours run throughout the day, but at different times and at different times of the year. All the information you need can be found on the Dolaucothi Gold Mines website. 

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Accessibility

Back in 2002, the Gold Mines went through extensive renovations in an effort to make the attraction more accessible for mobility scooters, wheelchairs and prams. This is when the third mine was built, Long Adit, which is the fully accessible mine. The floor level was lowered to create a brand new entrance to the Gold Mines, meaning there are no steps to climb and everyone can now experience the mines.

The surface of the site is course gravel, however a hard surfaced path has been laid around the perimeter to the kitting shed (where the helmets and lamps are provided) and the tunnel entrance. There are accessible toilets in the Gold Mines, and there is also a fully accessible café and shop.

Share your accessible attraction with Quingo!

If you’ve been to visit any interesting attractions on your Quingo or would like us to write about a particular place you have visited, 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 Scooters

The Quingo Scooters 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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Accessible Days Out: Parks

Quingo Scooters are always on the lookout for accessible places where you can really enjoy being on your mobility scooter. As the days start to get nicer and warmer, we love discovering places where you can enjoy the outdoors and take some time out.

Whether you want somewhere to sit and enjoy the sun whilst enjoying a refreshing ice cream, or you want somewhere where you can keep going and appreciate the scenery from all angles, we want to share some great parks for you and your mobility scooter.

York Museum Gardens

The York Museum Gardens are botanical gardens that surround the Yorkshire Museum. They stretch from the River Ouse up to the back of the York Art Gallery on one side, and from Marygate to Museum Street on the other. Famous for the fantastic collection of trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs, the gardens are the perfect place to go and relax on a warm sunny day. Here you can enjoy the peace and tranquillity that the gardens have to offer, and escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

The gardens are a great spot for a picnic, and if you go on a Sunday there is a garden tour 1-2pm! The paths in the gardens are all fairly wide and aren’t too steep. The gardens are free to enjoy at your own leisure, and you only pay if you want to venture inside to the museum.

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Halden Forest Park, Exeter  

Just 15 minutes from Exeter, the 3,500 acres of woodland has a broad appeal to different age groups and is an all year round park. Halden Forest Park is perfect if you fancy a ramble around the picturesque woods.

The park has a variety of different trails. The Discovery Trail is 1.5 miles, designed with mobility scooters and wheelchairs in mind, and is fully surfaced. It has regular resting points where you can stop and enjoy the scenery for a bit, and then afterwards you can enjoy a drink in the accessible café.  There is ample parking and accessible toilets on site, and level access to most of the other facilities there.

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Clumber Park, Nottingham

If you’re looking for somewhere where part of the group can relax in the sun whilst the others explore the different activities on offer, then Clumber Park is perfect for you. Situated in the heart of the historical Sherwood Forest, its beautiful stretch of parkland, heath and woods cover more than 3,800 acres. Once the country estate of the Dukes of Newcastle, Clumber Park is home to some amazing wildlife, and on occasion you might be lucky enough to spot a delicate peacock.

If you don’t fancy chilling out with the ducks and other wildlife whilst you eat your picnic, you can always take a peek inside Clumber House and the iconic glasshouse in the Walled Kitchen Garden – The National Trust’s longest glasshouse.

Share your accessible attraction with Quingo!

If you’ve been to visit any interesting attractions on your Quingo or would like us to write about a particular place you have visited, 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.

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Quingo Accessible Attractions: Victoria and Albert Museum

At Quingo Scooters we love sharing places with you that would be perfect for a day out, especially places you’d never think to visit or you didn’t know existed! Its great finding brand new accessible places to visit on your mobility scooter.

This week we’re back on Exhibition Road, London, where we’ve previously shared with you the Natural History Museum. On the same road you’ll find The Victoria and Albert Museum – the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design. As you’ve probably guessed the museum is named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, although previously it was named The South Kensington Museum before it was changed in 1899.

Founded in 1852 when it was opened by Queen Victoria, today the museum houses over 4.5 million objects from the world of art and design spanning the centuries. You’ll find everything from paintings to prints to jewellery to costumes, the range is simply stunning and you’ll even get to see The Great Bed of Ware – one of the museum’s greatest treasures.

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Here are just a few highlights of the Victoria and Albert museum:

Botticelli Reimagined

One of the highlight’s of the exhibition is Botticelli Reimagined, which runs until July 2016. This is the largest Botticelli exhibition in Britain since 1930, capturing around 50 original works by Botticelli from collections across the world. The exhibition also explores how other artists and designers have responded to the artistic legacy of Botticelli, seen as one of the greatest artists of all time, bringing together around 150 works from them.

The Ommegang

The Ommegang is one of six paintings that record a huge procession that took place in Brussels in 1615. Also named the ‘walk around’, The Ommegang of 1615 also paid tribute to Archduchess Isabella. Rulers of the Southern Netherlands, she and her husband Albert are the main subject of the painting. The paintings are thought to have been at Isabella’s palace in Tervuren by 1619, and only four of the original six survive. Two are in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the other two being in the Prado in Madrid.

Fashion

One part of the collection not to be missed in the Victoria and Albert museum is the fashion. The largest collection of apparel in the world, the intriguing fashion collection spans five centuries. Here you’ll discover 17th century gowns, 18th century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930’s eveningwear, 1960’s daywear and post-war couture.

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Accessibility

The Victoria and Albert museum is an all-round accessible venue. There is step free access from the Cromwell Road entrance, with plenty of ramps, lifts and accessible toilets throughout the museum. Close by, around 40 metres from the accessible entrance, there are 12 blue badge parking spaces. Staff are always on hand throughout your visit to offer help and assist where needed.  When you’ve finished exploring what the museum has to offer, you can stop off at the spacious café and shop.

The museum is free entry, however certain exhibitions are charged at around the £12 mark. 

Share your accessible attraction with Quingo!

If you’ve been to visit any interesting attractions on your Quingo or would like us to write about a particular place you have visited, 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 Scooters

The Quingo Scooters 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 Attractions: The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh

Over our latest series of blog posts the Quingo Scooters team have been encouraging mobility scooter users to get out and about visiting interesting or unusual places. In our accessible attractions series, we aim to share some hidden gems; places that you wouldn’t usually visit or that you maybe thought weren’t accessible for your Quingo Scooter.

A few weeks ago on the blog we picked out some great accessible holidays in Scotland, and today we’re sharing with you somewhere you simply must visit if you’re anywhere near Edinburgh on your travels – The Royal Yacht Britannia.

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Voted Scotland’s Best Attraction by VisitScotland for ten years running, The Royal Yacht Britannia was once home to Her Majesty The Queen and the rest of the Royal Family for over 40 years. Here you can discovered what life was like on board for The Queen, on the boat that has sailed over 1,000,000 miles around the world.

The Royal Yacht Britannia is situated at the Ocean Terminal in Leith, Edinburgh. It’s around a 15 minute drive from Edinburgh city centre, and you’ll find the visitor centre on the second floor.

On arrival at the Britannia Visitor Centre in Ocean Terminal you’ll first spot a Lego replica model of the Britannia. Through the complimentary audio handset tour you’ll get to learn about the history of the Royal Yachts whilst you view displays and historical photographs of the amazing past of the Britannia. You start at the Bridge, explore the State Apartments, Crew’s Quarters and finish at the Engine Room. Before you leave make sure to enjoy all the elements of a delicious afternoon tea at the Royal Deck Tea Room. Definitely not to be missed, you can try out some tempting cakes, home-made scones, soups and sandwiches.

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What You’ll Discover

The five star attraction is a must see exhibition to visit on your mobility scooter. Here are some of the highlights of the tour:

  • State Apartments and Royal Bedrooms
  • The relaxing Sun Lounge
  • The Royal Deck Tea Room
  • Life below the decks in the Sick Bay and the Laundry
  • Sample home-made fudge in the NAAFI sweet shop
  • The on board Rolls-Royce Phantom V, that used to travel onBritannia
  • The Gleaming Engine Room
  • The Royal Racing Yacht, Bloodhound(except July and August)
  • 11 foot LEGO model of Britannia 

 Accessibility

The Royal Yacht Britannia has aimed to make the whole tour as accessible as possible for visitors, and it has definitely succeeded. It is classed as a Category 1 by VisitScotland, which is the highest level of access without assistance.

Throughout the fully accessible attraction there is a clever use of ramps and lifts to move you through the decks of the boat. On the outside of the boat there is a floating pontoon to view the tenders and sailing boat. Some great information is available on the Britannia’s access statement, which is handy to check out before you visit. On the website you’ll find all the ticket information you need too.

Share your accessible attraction with Quingo!

If you’ve been to The Royal Yacht Britannia on your Quingo or would like us to write about another place you’ve visited, 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 do our best to 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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We’ll see you at the Mobility Roadshow 2016!

Quingo Scooters are happy to announce that we will once again be at the Mobility Roadshow this year, where you’ll be able to discover first hand the winning stability, agility and comfort of our mobility scooters.

The Mobility Roadshow is an event specifically for people seeking to regain or maintain independent mobility, and provides a place where you can get all the product and service information you need under one roof.  The Mobility Roadshow has been showcasing mobility innovation for over 30 years. You’ll find a wealth of information on accessible vehicles, adapted driving controls, mobility scooters, ramps, wheelchairs, hoists and so much more.

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This year for the first time ever at the Mobility Roadshow, you’ll be able to test-drive the latest 5 wheel Quingo models. Quingo are pleased to be offering this as we know what a difference is makes to get up close and personal with the mobility scooters and to get a good feel for them.

The entire Quingo range will be there, as well as the very latest accessories, including the all new Q-Cam Rear View Camera and Display. We’re excited to share with you how committed we are to the safety and wellbeing of our customers, as we showcase our innovative approach to mobility scooter design.

Quingo are the only 5 wheel mobility scooter range in the world. Our ground-breaking design allows users to safely perform manoeuvres not possible on a standard mobility scooter. We’re constantly investing in the research and development of our scooters, always seeking to enhance the user’s experience even more. That’s why we’re thrilled to be bringing our 6 model range to the show for you to experience and try out at your own leisure.

This great event is completely free admission and will be held at the famous Silverstone Race Circuit, Northampton. You can find us in Hall 3 on stand 83-84 at the Mobility Roadshow from 26th-28th May, we’ll see you there!

About Quingo Scooters

The Quingo Scooters 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.