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Accessible holidays

The following organisations offer accessible holidays around the world. For more information please click on the links to the organisation of interest’s website. If you would like to have your organisation included, you can contact us on:

08456 717 173
info@yoodo.org

 

Accessatlast Limited

A website advertising holiday accommodation - UK and abroad - with at least one room with a level access shower.

Tel: 01772 814 555
www.accessatlast.com

 

Accessible Sweden

Accessible Sweden is a UK tour operator and travel agency, who specialise in creating unique independent Swedish holidays that are available to everyone, regardless of reduced physical abilities.

Tel: 0845 8678111 (Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.)
www.accessible-sweden.com

 

Accessible Travel & Leisure

Accessible Travel & Leisure provides and guarantees worldwide holidays for the disabled and less mobile, their family, carers and friends.  Whether you are partially or fully confined to a wheelchair, have a hip problem, partial sight, trouble with walking and going up steps, they understand the difficulties these and other conditions can place on holidaying abroad. They assess every property in their programme and can offer, hotel stays, apartments, villas and rehabilitation holidays, as well as cruises form the UK or fly cruise packages.  

Tel: 01452 729 739
info@accessibletravel.co.uk
www.accessibletravel.co.uk

 

Across Trust

The Across Trust operates purpose-built ambulances called “jumbulances” which take terminally ill and disabled people on group pilgrimages and holidays across Europe.  Between 10 and 20 disabled people are accompanied by volunteer helpers, including medical personnel.  Pilgrimages and holidays operate between Easter and November.

Garron Bridge House
Inveraray
Argyll
PA32 8XQ

Tel:   01499 302715
Click here to go to the Across Trust

 

Calvert Trust

Click here to go to Calvert Trust

Accessible outdoor activity breaks and courses for people with disabilities, together with their families and friends. There are three centres:

Exmoor: 01598 763221  

Kielder: 01434 250232

Lake District: 01768 772255

 

Camping for the Disabled

Camping for the Disabled is an organisation offering practical help and information to disabled people who wish to enjoy camping (in campervan, caravan, trailer tent or tent). Its objectives are as follows.

• To assist disabled people to overcome their handicaps and become as independent as possible so that they may live full and active lives.
• To encourage integration with society and universal acceptance of disabled people at all levels.
• To seek improvements in facilities available to all disabled people and to ensure that their needs are considered in every aspect of daily life.

Tel: 01743 340 269
Click here to find out more

 

Chalfont Line

This organisation provides UK, European and worldwide escorted tours with three categories of personalised assistance packages.

Tel: 01895 459 540

holidays@chalfont-line.co.uk
Click here to go to Chalfont Line Website

 

Disability Snowsport UK

DSUK is a people-centred organisation with a unique sense of purpose: that anyone regardless of their disability can take party in and enjoy the thrill of snowsport;  The organisation provides exciting and life enhancing activities for individuals or groups who require adaptive equipment and/or special instruction and support.

Tel: 01479 861272
admin@disabilitysnowsport.org.uk
Click here to go to Disability Snowsport

 

Disaway Trust

Provide respite, holidays and rehabilitation for people with physical disabilities.

lynnesimpkins@hotmail.com
Click here to go to Disaway Trust

 

InterContinental Hotels Group

This hotel group has a disabled bedrooms brand standard: Where a disabled wheelchair user is accompanied by a personal assistant, and is accommodated in a guest room for disabled guests without two separate beds, a connecting room must be made available at no additional cost (subject to availability). The standard is applicable in the UK and Ireland at Express by Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and InterContinental. For more detailed information about accessibility of these hotels please click here.

Tel: 0871 423 4896 (calls cost 10p per minute)

accessforall@ihg.com

www.ichotelsgroup.com

www.holidayinn.co.uk

http://crowneplaza.co.uk

 

Maison Des Landes Hotel

Maison Des Landes hotel, which is located approximately 9 miles from St Helier, Jersey, provides purpose-built accommodation to meet the needs of disabled guests and their families or escorts.

Maison Des Landes Hotel
St Ouens
Jersey
JE3 2AA

Tel: 01534 481683

contact@maisondeslandes.co.uk
Click here to see Maison des Landes Hotel

 

MatchingHouses.com

Matching Houses is a holiday house exchange where people with disabilities swap houses in the UK and abroad with other people who have the same accessibility needs.

Tel: 01736 361871

www.matchinghouses.com

 

Peter Le Marchant Trust

The season runs from April to October inclusive with the exception of Bank Holidays. The Trust operates three boats - Symphony (up to 26 passengers on day trips), Serenade (up to 10 people on 3/4 night holidays) and Melody (sleeps up to eight and is available for weekly hire by a family or group with one or more disabled/seriously ill member) - from their base in Loughborough.

Peter Le Marchant Trust
Canalside Moorings
Beeches Road
Loughborough
LE11 2NS

Tel/fax: 01509 265590
lynnsmith@peterlemarchanttrust.co.uk
Click here to go to Peter Le Marchant Trust

 

Tourism for All

Tourism for All UK is the UK voice of accessible tourism.  This national charity is dedicated to making tourism welcoming to all. It produced an excellent guide to accessible places to stay and visit in the UK called Easy Access Britain.

Tel: 0845 124 9971

info@tourismforall.co.uk
Click here to go to Tourism for All

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