Help save holiday in North yorks with a wheelchair

[Theblackdogagain]

Please help, we like to travel around the country each year for our holiday and this year we're in North Yorkshire, near whitby if that helps. I hasn't realised how not wheel chair friendly this area is. So far we've found harbours we can't access, Robin hoods Bay was fun. Scarborough seemed flat but we can't access any cafe as they are too small and don't have accessible loos. Today we're going to York to the Jorvik viking place and i already know my son cant access the shambles. I know its not any ones fault and this isn't a blame thread, but please help local people. Where can I take my son so I can say yes instead of no? He's 13 and is so down about how difficult it is.

The National Railway Museum in York is accessible if that would interest your son. Middle-aged DH and I love it - free to get in, too.

Here is their accessibility info:

www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/visit/facilities-and-accessibility

Thank you, that's useful to know, now just got to sell trainers to 13 year olds :-)

I'll add whitby Abbey is super accessible and couldn't be more helpful in case anyone else is in the area.

Trains not trainers, my kids don't need any more help to be excited by trainers.

Ha ha, I was going to say, selling trainers to a 13 year old would probably be quite easy!

These are advertised as motability friendly.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park was enjoyed by my 13 yr old, and is on the list. Might be worth as a day on the way home?

Hope you find some lovely days out

I'd highly recommend the Eden Camp near Malton. It says that it is fully accessible. It's a WW2 museum set in an old prisoner-of-war camp. I have been on school trips there and with the family and really enjoyed it. Eden Camp

I'm not a massive train person and the museum was genuinely really interesting. They have royal trains and carriages set up etc.

Re the shambles, if you have a chance to pop by on your own it might be worth asking. It's a very narrow road but would be accessible e.g. by bike so I don't know if the cobbles would just make it too hideously uncomfortable. If places like the Harry Potter shop etc had a ramp then they might be accessible-ish I think, but it would obviously depend on the shop.

Also, my DH took our teenagers to the York Dungeon last year and they loved it. I didn't go, so am not sure how easy it is for wheelchair users, but it does say this: Accessibility

With the disclaimer that I have never been (we don't have kids) but I have heard good things of it from people who do - Flamingo Land seems to have good, detailed accessibility facilities:

www.flamingoland.co.uk/plan-your-visit/accessibility-guide/

Not sure if you want to travel as far as Bridlington but if you do this may be fun, depending on what your son likes.

www.r-evolution.org.uk/all-ride.html

I second Eden camp! Really fun.

Thank you for these suggestions. I really appreciate it.

You could also try York's Chocolate Story they say all parts of the tour are fully accessible as they have a lift between floors

www.yorkschocolatestory.com/plan-your-visit/accessibility/

The train museum is brilliant. We also went to the castle museum. I’m sure the Yorvik centre had a lift in it. We stayed longer than we thought.

This Facebook group is fab, lots of people who may be able to help www.facebook.com/groups/Accessible.hols.places.days/?ref=share

It may be a bit further than you want to travel, but this is the nearest beach to you covered by Beach Access North East

beachaccessnortheast.org/seaton-carew/

Don't go to Staithes, Runswick Bay or Sandsend. Very steep access to and from the beach - I assume that this is one of your problems.

There is an accessible toilet at the Whitby Park and Ride if that helps at all, you don't need to actually park or ride to use it. I was there the other day and noticed it while pondering my options while desperate for a wee and the Ladies was closed for cleaning - I didn't use it btw, the ladies opened up a couple of minutes later.

On the outskirts of York there's a Park and Ride with a Designer Outlet on the same site. It has a food court with a selection of chain restaurants and fast food places, and will certainly have accessible toilets.

There's a fish and chip chain in the area (Scarborough) area called Papas. There's a few of them and some have restaurants as well as takeaway counters. They have accessibility info on their website:

papasfishandchips.com/accessibility/

The coastal area a little further north is flatter so might be accessible. Saltburn is a nice little seaside area and I found this website which might help you:

www.euansguide.com/venues/saltburn-beach-saltburn-by-the-sea-10095/reviews/great-pier-and-promenade-9848

I was also going to suggest Seaton Carew @TyneTeas I've only been once but do remember it was very flat, but I can't remember if there was accessible toilets or cafes unfortunately.

I don’t know about disabled toilets at Seaton but the ladies were awful. I believe there is a changing places at Redcar.

I went to the York Chocolate story yesterday. It was excellent. I can see that it would be accessible.

Great busking pitch outside too x

Castle Howard say they are accessible.

Royal Armouries in Leeds if you are going home southwards.

Castle museum in York is fabulous and well worth a visit. Also Filey, loads of accessible cafes and a lovely prom with lots of takeaways with outside seating areas (and the best view in the world from Filey country park!)

Sorry to say that flamingoland is getting a bit of a bad rep locally for being busy, dirty, long queues,food sold out etc.

I don't know how accessible Stockeld Park is but it's getting a good name.

Thanks all, we actually drove to Staithes as its where old Jacks boat was filmed, took one look and noped out of there. The village where the hogsmeade station is was more successful, cafe and platform accessible.

The Shambles is narrow but it has broad pavements on either side and the cobbled bit is fairly smooth. I've seen wheelchairs down there. If the cobbles there are a problem it rules out quite a bit of York.

The Ryedale Folk Museum in Hutton-le-Hole is good. Their accessibility statement is here. There are only two areas that have steps to access.