Access Statement for Y Cartws August 2007

·       Y Cartws is a converted barn and stable. The work was completed at the beginning of 2007.

·       The approach to the cottage is directly from the road on to a gravelled, private car park. Vehicles may be driven right up to the concrete ramp which leads directly to the kitchen entrance.

·       The ground floor is level throughout.

·       All doors/ entrances/ corridors are wide enough for a wheelchair/ zimmer frame/ pushchair. The doors are 1840mm wide.

·       There is good colour contrast to floors, walls and doorways.

·       The kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms are all on the ground floor.

·       One bathroom has a bath and hand held shower/washbasin / lavatory and heated towel rail. The other is a shower room with cubicle shower/ washbasin /lavatory and heated towel rail.

·       One bedroom is the master bedroom with a superking bed and wall fixed television plus a remote control. The shower room is ensuite to the master bedroom.

·       The other bedroom is a twin bedded one, also with a television and remote control. The bathroom is right next to this bedroom.

·       The kitchen is large with enough space for a wheelchair to go round the dining table. At one end of the kitchen is a large reclining sofa plus a CD player and radio.

·       The gallery sitting room leads up from the kitchen and is the old hayloft. Access to this is via the stairs only, hence the need for the comfortable seating area down in the kitchen. A stair lift is a possible future solution.

·       Mobile phone reception is patchy inside the cottage but much better outside. The owner`s home is nearby in case of an emergency.

·       Telephone numbers are displayed in the information corner near the entrance.