This access statement does not contain personal opinions as to our suitability for those with access needs, but aims to accurately describe the facilities and services that we offer all our guests/visitors.

Access Statement for Well Cottage

 

Introduction

Well Cottage is a Listed 17th Century weavers cottage in the lovely village of Beckington, about 12 miles south of Bath. There is a big kitchen/diner and living room with inglenook fireplace on the ground floor. On the first floor the cottage has a main bedroom with king-size bed, and a twin bedroom. The bathroom, which has a bath with shower over, is also on the first floor.

We look forward to welcoming you. If you have any queries or require any assistance please phone 01276 505866, or 07949 274894 or email info@wellcottage.biz.

 

Pre-Arrival

• The nearest railway station is in Frome, with a larger mainline station in Bath.
• There are several buses serving Beckington. The bus stops are near the Memorial Hall, just along from the cottage.
• None of the very local taxi companies seem to offer wheelchair-access cars, but Tony’s Cabs in Frome has a car with a large boot that is regularly used to put a disabled customer’s wheelchair in. The company can be contacted on: 01373 469898.

 

Key Collection, Welcome and Car Parking

• We have a Keysafe located down the steps to the undercroft, although we often post the keys directly to the guest several days before the arrival date. Our housekeeper is available to meet guests at the cottage with prior arrangement.
• Directly outside the cottage is a parking layby which serves the 4 houses in this section of Bath Road. There is a kerb to the pavement, and the road has a slight incline.

Entrance to Property

• There are 3 steps up to the front door, with a handrail to the left-hand side. The front door is 825mm/32.5ins wide.
• There is a motion-sensor light next to the front door.
• There is a low threshold at the front door.
• The door leads straight into the living room which has old flagstone flooring which is uneven in places.

 

Halls, Stairs, Landings, Passageways

• There is short pile carpet covering the stairs.
• There are 8 stairs to a small landing where the stairs turn through 90 degrees. A further 3 stairs lead to the first floor. The stairs have been modified from the original staircase so that the bedroom/bathroom layout could be created on the top floor, and as a result are quite steep.
• The stairs are at the back of the property, through the living room. There are no passageways.
• There is a handrail on one side, the left as you go up.

 

Sitting Room/Lounge

• The living room is straight through the front door, over a low threshold.
• There is a 3-seater sofa and a one/two-seater love seat. The seating has non-feather cushions.
• There is a low coffee table, a nest of coffee tables and a low TV cabinet.
• The TV has a remote control. There is a set-top box and signal booster.
• There is a DVD player inside the TV cabinet.
• There are wall lights, windows at the front of the room and a door to the garden at the back of the room.
• The door to the garden is up a step of 120mm/4.75 inches in height. The door opening is 730mm/28.6 inches wide.

 

Dining Room

• No separate dining room

 

Kitchen

  

• The kitchen is on the ground floor. It is accessed from the living room. The door opening is 762mm/30ins wide and has a wood panel door with latch.
• There is a low step (40mm/1.5 inches high) into the kitchen from the living room.
• The oven door drops down.
• The Belfast sink is 880mm/34.75 inches above floor level
• The hob is at worktop height, 915mm/36 inches above floor level.
• The fridge in fitted under the worktop. A separate free-standing freezer is alongside.
• The table is 762mm/30 inches high. Four chairs (460mm/18 inches high) are provided, but six people could sit around the table. The table is near a window seat that is the same height as the chairs.
• There is a door to the courtyard garden from the kitchen. It is 760mm/30 inches wide.

 

Bedrooms and Sleeping Areas

• Both bedrooms are upstairs.
• Bedroom one has a king-size bed. The doorway is 740mm/29 inches wide. There is a wardrobe, tall chest of drawers, chair and bedside chest of drawers in the room.
• Bedroom two has two single beds. The doorway is 740mm/29 inches wide. There is a chest of drawers, a bedside cabinet and a chair in the room.
• The sofa in the living room is a sofa-bed. We would suggest occasional use only as it has no separate mattress.

 

Bathrooms, Shower-rooms and Toilets

• The cottage has one bathroom, which is upstairs. The doorway is 740mm/29 inches wide.
• There is a bath with shower over. Bath side is 550mm/21.75 inches high
• Toilet is 410mm/16.25 inches high
• Washbasin is 825mm/32.5 inches high

 

Garden

• There is a small courtyard at the back of the cottage, with access from the kitchen or the living room.
• Kitchen doorway to courtyard is 760mm/30 inches wide.
• The doorway from the living room has a step up, then a step down to the courtyard. (see picture)
• A wrought-iron table and plastic chairs are in the courtyard, as is a Barbecue (not always available in off season)
• The courtyard is partially paved, and the rest is cement.
• There is a small, low-level walled border.

 

Additional Information

• All the doors are dark wood, all the walls are light in colour.
• There can be poor mobile phone reception. A landline is provided.
• The Information Folder gives details of chemists and medical facilities. The A&E is in Bath, 12-15 miles away. Frome (3-4 miles away) has a hospital without an A&E department.

 

Contact Information

Address (Inc postcode):	Owners' contact details: Pat and Caroline Snell 28 Lansdowne Road Frimley GU16 9UW
Telephone:	01276 505866, or 07949 274894
Email:	info@wellcottage.biz
Website:	www.wellcottage.biz
Local Public Transport:	Buses to Bath: route 267. Buses to Chippenham: route 234 Bus stop is a little way up from the cottage towards the Memorial Hall, on the same side of the road as the cottage. Buses to Frome: routes 234 and 267. Bus stop on opposite side of the road from the cottage, up towards the Memorial Hall. Timetables provided in the Information File. Nearest train station is in Frome, 4-5 miles away, with a more mainline station at Bath Spa.