Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Explore Oban: Accessible rambles and attractions
Monday, June 21st, 2010
The countryside around Oban includes a stunning vista of sea, shore and mountains. There is a diverse range of wildlife and habitat, landscape dotted with archeological finds dating back to prehistoric times, and remote areas that have retained their tranquillity since the last ice age. Now this wonderful landscape is opening up and becoming more accessible to those with limited mobility. Mobilise member Mark Carter takes on a tour of Scotland’s West Coast and shares some of his stunning photographs of the area.
Oban makes a great base for touring this beautiful part of Scotland and has accessible accommodation to suit all budgets, from bed and breakfasts to country house hotel. At Oban Shopmobility, situated between the Train Station and the Ferry Pier, you’ll find a large range of electric scooters and wheelchairs for use. For a small fee they will even drop off an electric scooter or wheelchair at your hotel, ready for your arrival. Continue reading »
A trip to accessible Venice
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Venice is built on 117 small islands, with over 150 canals, and connected by an amazing 409 bridges. It may not sound the most accessible holiday destination for a wheelchair user but Mobilise member Maisie Carter was pleasantly surprised to find that it was! She tells Mobilise all about her trip.
Maisie trying out a wheelchair lift in Venice. Photo courtesy of Maisie and Nick Carter.
It was magical sailing into Venice at noon, the sun glinting on the water as a wonderful spectacle unfolded before us. Suddenly large buildings appeared on our left and to the right St Marks Square. We cruised along Canale della Giudecca, so close you could clearly see people enjoying their lunch at the cafe tables that lined the waters edge.
This was my first sight of Venice as we sailed into port aboard the Fred Olsen cruise ship Boudicca. The cruise to the Adriatic called at numerous other destinations, but the time spent in Venice was the most important for us. This was a place I was initially reluctant to visit – I use a lightweight wheelchair and couldn’t imagine how I was going to get around – but the next two days proved to me just how accessible a city Venice is. Continue reading »
Accessible places to visit – London
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Marta Bartosiewicz brings you information on just a few of the top attractions in the capital, proving that London really has something for everyone.
For art lovers : Tate Modern
Tate Modern is housed in the former Bankside power station and displays the national collection of international modern art. It opened in 2000 as one of the Millennium celebration showpieces and since then it has become one of London’s most-loved attractions.
The enormous collection ranges from the 19th century right through to the present day. Look out for works of Monet, Dali, Matisse and Picasso as well as pieces from more contemporary artists.
Nine parking spaces for disabled visitors are available on the west side of the building but you will need to reserve a space in advance. There are ten wheelchairs and two electric scooters available on request for use by visitors.