Penlan Coastal Cottages Acccessibility Statement

Penlan cottages are accessed over a long driveway, past the main house and a stunning coastal view.  Generally there is plenty of parking.

Millstone Cottage is the first cottage you approach.  There is a parking area in front of the cottage made up of an area of chippings leading onto a paved patio area.  This section is all level.  The cottage can either be accessed through the conservatory door, which is at this level, (the door is 36 inches wide with a 5 1/2  inch step over cill) or continuing up two levels of the patio (each with a step up of 7 inches) to the front door which is 32 inches wide with a 4 inch step over cill.

Through the front door leads into a tiled corridor with a door (26 inches wide) to the right into a shower room.  The toilet is 16 inches high, the sink is 34 1/2 inches high and the walk in shower has a bi-fold door giving an access gap of 17 inches.  The shower head has a fixed and a moveable shower head. The shaver socket is 67 inches high.

Back to the corridor there is a 9 inch step to a landing and another 9 inch step to level with the rest of the downstairs.  At this point there is a door to the right leading into a double bedroom and a door straight ahead leading into the open plan kitchen, living, dining room and conservatory.  The flooring is made up of a combination of tiles and wood but all level.  The kitchen has a worktop height of 37 inches.  There is a dishwasher and washing machine with a low level cooker with drop down doors.  There is a tall fridge freezer with microwave above.  The boiler is housed in a cupboard in the kitchen.  The dining area has a rectangular table with six chairs and a hi fi system with remote control.  The living room has seating for six with a corner sofa and a two seater sofa.  There is a flat screen tv with a seperate dvd player, both with remote controls.  There is seating for two in upright cane chairs in the conservatory.

The stairs leads off the living room and they consist of six 7 1/2 inch steps onto a landing which turns to the right and goes up another six 7 1/2 inch steps to a large upstairs landing with seating.  To the right is a large double bedroom with seating and to the left is a twin bedded room with a small flatscreen tv and integral dvd player and to a bathroom.  All the doors upstairs are 26 inches wide.  The bathroom has a large bath with 21 1/2 inch high sides, the toilet is 16 1/2 inches high and the sink is 34 inches high.  The shaver socket is 74 inches high. All the windows upstairs are velux with blackout blinds in the bedrooms. 

Generally the sockets are placed 20 inches above the ground and plenty of them with switches placed 45 inches above the ground.

 

Swallows Nest is approached through the courtyard, after having gone round the rest of the farm buildings and has parking next to it.  The courtyard itself is slightly sloping with a chipping surface.  There are four steps about 15 inches wide, varying in height from 4 and a half inches to 5 and a half inches.  These lead onto a flagstone patio area which then leads into the cottage.  The door is 31 inches wide and leads directly into the living room, which contains 2 two seater sofas and has a remote control sound system, television and dvd.  The flooring is laminate with a large rug at the centre.  From the side of the room is an open tread staircase ( one step and a landing and then eight steps to top.  These are 7 and a half inches high.  At the top is a small landing under the eaves with one step going either left into dressing area or right into bedroom area with a king size bed. 

A bathroom opens off of the living room with door and short passage 26 inches wide.   The bath is 23 inches high and the toilet is 15 inches high.  There is a walk in shower with a flexible shower which can be moved into different positions.  The shower door is 23 and a half inches wide. 

A kitchen also opens off the living room with a door 29 inches wide.  The worktop height is 36 and a half inches high with drop down oven doors.  There is a washing maching and dishwasher and tall fridge freezer with a microwave on top. The dining area is to the side of the kitchen with a set of large french doors 65 inches wide with a step over cill of three inches. 

Some of the power points are at floor level and some are at waist level with light switches at a sensible height.

Applying to all cottages

There is good mobile phone reception.

The owners live on site and are available to assist whenever possible.

The nearest village is about a mile and the nearest market town is about seven miles.