Accessibility Guide for Bore Place
Bore Place includes a Jacobean manor house as well as buildings that have been recently developed and renovated. Despite the limitations of some of our historic buildings, we are committed to providing facilities that are accessible to the widest possible audience, actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of the site. We aim to make Bore Place a space that facilitates participation and enjoyment for all
At a glance:
Public Toilet
- There is an accessible public toilet with changing hoist available for visitors to use.
Hearing
- There is a hearing loop available on-site for visitors to use.
Assistance Dogs
- We welcome assistance dogs at Bore Place and in our buildings.
Pre-arrival
- We are committed to making everyone's time at Bore Place enjoyable and inspiring. If you need assistance before you arrive or for special arrangements to be made whilst you are here, please get in touch at hello@boreplace.org
Arrival and Parking Facilities
Bore Place has a large car park at the entrance of the site. Access from this car park to the main site is on level ground but is 100m away. There are also several accessible parking spaces at the heart of the site offering shorter access to the site, including outside the Small Barn, the Old Stables and provisional places outside of Bore Place House.
Taxis and cars may drive to the front of buildings to drop off guests and luggage.
Bore Place Buildings:
The Old Stables
This building provides accessible overnight accommodation.
- There is almost level access into the Old Stables. There is a lip on the door, a ramp is provided to ease access.
- There are accessible toilets and an accessible shower on the ground floor. These include an emergency alarm.
- The dining area and living area of the Old Stables are fully accessible.
- Some of the bedrooms feature lower light switches and coat hooks.
- Fire alarms in the Old Stables are strobes as well as audible alarms
- All doors in the Old Stables have low-level door protectors fitted.
- All doors are manually operated.
Middle Yard
- There is level access to this building and it is fully accessible for wheelchair users, with Marmoleum flooring, wide doorways and accessible toilet facilities.
- The doors are manually operated but there is a receptionist on hand to help. There is a bell outside should assistance be required.
- There is an accessible toilet available in this building, with an emergency alarm.
- There is a hearing loop available for visitors to use.
Bore Place House
- There is ramped access into Bore Place House via the courtyard but the ground floor has several steps which are too steep to be ramped between the kitchen and the rest of the ground floor, so there is no level access into the kitchen.
- There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor with an emergency alarm.
- We currently do not have any accessible bedrooms in Bore Place House.
- There is level access to the patio of Bore Place House but parts of the garden are accessed by steps only.
- All doors are manually operated.
Mulberry Cottage
- There is an accessible bedroom on the ground floor
- There is an accessible wetroom on the ground floor
- There is flat access to the property
Cedar Cottage
- Both bedrooms and bathroom are upstairs and not accessible
- There is flat access to the property
Small Barn
- Both bedrooms are accessed by steep spiral staircases unsuitable for small children and others with compromised mobility
- There is flat access to the property
The Large Barn
- There is level access to the Large Barn
- There is no accessible toilet in this building but it is located a short distance away from Middle Yard which is fully accessible.
Gardens at Bore Place and the Bore Place Walks
- Parts of the Bore Place gardens are accessible. These include immediately outside the Old Stables and Small Barn where there is a small water feature. There is also an accessible area beyond this where our pizza oven is situated.
- The Bore Place Walks are not wheelchair accessible, with uneven ground and barriers including stiles and gates. We recognise that access for independent electric scooter/wheelchair users can be further improved and we have plans for this – if you would like to make any suggestions once you have experienced the site, please let us know: hello@boreplace.org or 01732 463255.
Glamping at Bore Place
- This is accessed across a steep, uneven, unlit field.
Please get in touch if you have any questions. Staff at Bore Place are committed to ensuring the accessibility of the site and to ensuring the best experience for all visitors.