Access Statement for Birchcroft

 

Introduction

 

Our self-catering chalet bungalow was built in 1968 by my father and remains our family home.  It is a NO SMOKING and NO PETS property. A nature lovers secret hideaway, Birchcroft nestles at the end of a winding lane, surrounded by rhododendron bushes in over an acre of land and enjoys walks into the local woodland.  This beautiful chalet bungalow offers accessible accommodation with ground floor bedrooms and bathrooms and is large enough for two families.  All rooms are of a good size with a particularly large lounge.  Step onto the ample terrace and enjoy breathtaking views of the local landscape, with Longham lakes in the distance.  Wild life including deer, foxes, rabbits, and many species of birds are often seen in the garden.  For the children there is a large rear garden laid to lawn but boundaries are unsecured and lead directly into 19 acres of woodland.

 

Pre-Arrival

 

·       We are listed on Dorset Cottage Holidays’ website [dhcottages.co.uk] and all bookings are done via their website.

·       The nearest train station is Bournemouth Central and is approximately 6 miles away.  There are accessible taxis at the station but no convenient bus services. [the nearest bus stop is 1 ½ miles away]

·       We can offer the hire of wheel chairs, cots, highchairs, etc – please contact Dorset Cottage Holidays [tel:01929-553443] for details

·       We can arrange for shopping to be delivered from the nearest Tesco store prior to your arrival.  Please contact us via email [typeserv@btinternet.com] to advise of your requirements.  However you can shop on line your self at www.tesco.com and quote a delivery address of Birchcroft, 85 Christchurch Road, Ferndown BH22 8TB and “leave in porch at front door”.

 

Arrival & Car Parking Facilities

 

·       You can drive right up to the front door for unloading luggage and passengers.

·       There is ample parking for up to 4 cars on the drive and to the right of the bungalow – maximum distance 5 metres.

·       The entrance to the open porch is via a concrete ramp suitable for wheelchairs.  The front door allows an entrance of width 78cm with a slight left turn in front of the staircase.  The door is hinged on the right.

·       The entrance via the conservatory has a step of 14cm high, 150cm wide, 48cm deep, cill height 18cm and followed by the backdoor [77cm wide] which has a step of 12 cm high, 110cm wide, 30cm deep, cill height 7cm and goes directly into the kitchen, where it is a level walk to the rest of the ground floor of the premises.

·       There are grab handles either side of the backdoor.

·       The entry via the front door and the conservatory is from a level tarmac driveway.

 

Main Entrance & Reception

 

·       The entrance via the front door has a concrete slope and allows a 78 cm wide entry [cill height 5cm] with a slight left turn in front of the staircase.  The door is hinged on the right.

·       The front door opens onto a hall [330cm by 163cm] with lounge, kitchen/dinning room and wet-room off to the left.  On the right is a corridor 82cm wide that leads to 2 downstairs bedrooms [one with en-suite] and bathroom.  Each door on the ground floor is 72cm wide [minimum], excluding en suite that is 64cm wide.

·       There is a weatherboard over the full width of the front door that is 5cm high.

·       Entrance via Conservatory and Backdoor is via two steps. [see section “Arrival & Car Parking Facilities”]

 

Public Areas – General [Internal]

 

·       Corridor to downstairs bedrooms is 82cm wide

·       Dιcor is all neutral colours throughout with a mixture of new and antique furniture.

·       Books and maps of local interest and jigsaw puzzles are available in the lounge area.

·       Floors are wood block or tile with rugs and fully carpeted in bedrooms

·       The property has a friendly, family feeling.

·       The staircase to the First Floor is a paddle staircase and is not suitable for elderly or disabled persons.

·       There is a large hall cupboard for coats that incorporates an airing cupboard with iron, ironing board, vacuum, etc.

 

Public Areas – WC

 

·       Wet room on ground floor has toilet, shower, wash-hand basin and large clothes drying rack.

·       Door width is 70cm

 

Dining Room & Lounge

 

Dining Room

·       The dining room is open plan to the kitchen and has a set of double doors to the lounge [maximum width 160cm] with a door to the corridor [74cm wide]

·       Table – very heavy solid oak – has legs on each corner, 63cm floor to lowest point of table [under space], is 220cm long, 90cm wide and 75cm high.

·       Free space between table and door wall is 97cm and table and wall is 87cm and 45cm at window end; other end leads to kitchen.

·       Chairs [all moveable] – 8 chairs with padded seats that have no arms.

·       There is a large free space at the kitchen end of the table that is 120cm x 200cm.

·       Flooring is ceramic tiles.

·       Window looks out onto the beautiful views of the local landscape

 

Lounge

·       Accessed through the doubles doors from the dining room [width 135cm] and the hall door [74cm]

·       Flooring is ceramic tiles with a large Indian rug

·       Furniture is 2 x 3 seater leather sofas and 1 x 2 seater leather sofa [not easily moveable] with non feather scatter cushions.

·       Solid Oak coffee table in centre is moveable, with assistance.

·       French single door to patio [82cm wide with one step (19cm high, 121cm wide and 46cm deep) down and threshold (19cm high, 34cm wide)] [not suitable for a wheelchair]

·       The patio door locks with a key and has lever locks top and bottom of door.

·       Teletext TV provided with remote – also DVD, Video, and Freeview box.

·       Open fire is a Baxi under floor draft type and starter wood is stored in the hall cupboard.[Coal and logs can be ordered – call 07889090773 for details]

 

Conservatory

 

·       Accessed through the kitchen and backdoor [width 77cm] weather board [height 7cm] and down a step [height of step is 12cm]

·       Seats 4 people on a 3 seater sofa and single armchair.

·       Has fan for summer cooling and heater for winter heating

·       Vinyl flooring

·       Floor to ceiling windows

·       Double opening doors [maximum width 135cm] to front garden down one step [height of step is 14cm]

·       Ideal spot to sit and watch the wild life, including many birds, squirrels and occasional deer.

 

Laundry

 

·       There is no separate laundry room but there is a washer/drier in the kitchen [front loading].

·       There is a large drying rack that can be folded down on the wall in the wet-room.

·       There is a retractable clothesline outside, behind the conservatory.

 

Shop

·       Not available

 

Leisure Facilities

 

·       There is a pleasant short walk [walking shoes required] through the woods at the end of the garden that leads into a large public area [Poor Common] in which there are many walks.

·       There is a golf club [Dudsbury Golf Club] opposite the entrance to the lane – easy walking distance but down a small hill on tarmac surface – approximately 1/3 mile.

 

Outdoor facilities

 

·       Access to large lawned area [slightly sloping] via the right [one step on uneven paving] and left [grass slope] sides of the bungalow.

·       In front of the bungalow are large lawned areas [flat] with trees and a summerhouse that contains chairs and loungers.

·       In the turning circle garden there is a bench seat [access via paving slabs and one wooden platform – not suitable for wheel chairs]

 

Conference & Meeting Rooms, Banqueting, Clubs, Entertainment.

 

·       Not available

 

Bedrooms

 

Room combinations: Ground floor – 1 twin room with en suite, 1 double room.  First Floor – 1 twin room and 1 double room

 

General:

·       Non feather duvets and pillows in each room

·       Feather pillows available for use stored in wardrobes

·       Sheets, duvets covers and pillowcases are poly-cotton

·       TVs provided in each room, 3 with remote controls

·       Fully fitted carpets in all bedrooms

 

Ground Floor:

·       Corridor width is 82cm

·       Door widths are 74cm

 

Double room:

·       Double is 55” [140cm] with wooden surround [10cm wide]

·       Largest transfer width on far side is 51cm

·       Largest transfer width on near side is 135cm.

·       Bed heights 58cm floor to top of mattress.

·       Bed is not easily moved

·       Dressing table, armchair and blanket box can be moved to one side – then largest available space is 328cm by 120cm.

 

Twin room:

·       Each twin bed is 3ft wide

·       En suite shower room – door width is 64cm

·       Left hand twin bed electrically tilts head and feet areas to assist in sitting and getting up, blood circulation, etc.

·       Largest available width to side of left bed is 56cm

·       Largest available width to side of right bed is 35cm

·       Largest available width between beds is 38cm

·       Armchair is electrically operated to assist with standing up from sitting position, tilting back or elevating feet

·       Largest available space is 250cm x 130cm.

 

First Floor:

 

 

Double room:

 

·        Door width 71cm

·        Double bed is 4ft 6in wide, height 43cm floor to top of mattress.  Width from bed to window cill is 48cm and 54cm from bed to wardrobe.

·        Largest free space is 120cm x 210cm

·        Escape window to ground – 3.m metres.

·        Window has child locks.

 

Twin room:

 

·        Door width is 71cm

·        Twin beds are 3ft each, height is from floor to top of mattress is 58cm

·        Beds against wall on one side only

·        Largest free space is 95cm x 210cm

·        Escape window is Velux Escape type and leads onto roof – height from floor to window is 160cm.

 

Bathroom & WC [Shared]:

 

General:

 

·       All bathroom and shower rooms are fully tiles

·       All are heated

·       All have release mechanism on outside of locked door

 

Ground floor:

 

Family bathroom:

 

·       Door width is 74cm

·       Shared with all bedrooms

·       Curved shower bath with Power Shower and hand shower

·       Vertical grab handle over bath/shower

·       Large wall-hung basin

·       Hot air heating and electric towel rails

·       Light switch outside of bathroom

·       Push button operated WC

·       Access to bath, shower or WC is 53cm between open door and half wall

 

Ensuite shower room:

 

·       Door width is 64cm

·       Large shower cubicle with Power Shower – one step entry [step height 24cm] – door width is 45cm

·       Grab handle in shower cubicle

·       Electric towel rail

·       Wall-hung basin

·       Push button operated WC

 

Wet room:

 

·       Door width is 70cm

·       Walk in electric shower area – level walking from hall with shallow slope – suit wheelchair shower

·       Adjustable shower head

·       Grab handle by shower

·       Shower stool

·       Lever operated WC – seat height is 41cm

·       Grab rail by WC

·       Small wash-hand basin with lever taps

·       Pull cord light switch

·       Pull card electric shower operation

·       Fully tiled flooring and walls

·       Large folded wall drying rack

 

First Floor:

 

·       No WC facilities at present but toilet and basin planned for next season.

 

Self-Catering Kitchen:

 

·       Kitchen entrance from dining room is 121cm wide

·       Backdoor width is 77cm with step down [12cm high] to conservatory

·       Worktop height is 93cm

·       Built-in oven has drop down door – height 66cm

·       Height of lowest shelf in oven is 75cm – front access only

·       Buil-in microwave has left hand opening door – height 134cm

·       Sink is 93cm high with 51cm width.  Built-in cupboards under.

·       Lever action taps

·       Hob is gas and height is 93cm

·       Flooring is ceramic tiles

·       At least 123cm x 250cm free space between fitted furniture

·       Evenly lit kitchen with spotlights above work surfaces where required

·       Built-in Larder fridge – highest shelf height is 190cm – right hand opening door

·       Built-in Freezer – lowest drawer is 35cm – right hand opening door

·       Built-in Dishwasher – pull down door with pull out drawers

·       CD/Radio player on worktop

·       Easy pull-out pots and pans drawers under hob

·       Front loading Wash/Drier – left hand opening

·       Easy access utensils – cordless kettle, can opener, jar opener

 

Grounds & Gardens

 

 

Additional Information

 

 

Contact Information

 

 

Future Plans

 

 

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