Accessible Britain

Holkham Hall
Reserve: in summer you may see dark green fritillary butterflies, and in winter
flocks of larks, finches and pipits.
There are six disabled parking bays next to the coach park, one hundred yards from
the courtyard where the ticket office, farming exhibition, shop and café are located. Each
of these venues is accessible to wheelchair users. Further disabled spaces can be found
on the gravel driveway outside the hall. A metal ramp is available at the hall entrance.
The main rooms are on the first floor, but the excellent and trained staff can operate the
Jolly Stairclimber – an inventive piece of equipment that works much like a tank, and is
compatible with most manual wheelchairs. Powered scooter users who can transfer are
able to borrow manual chairs to make this journey up to the State Rooms, but otherwise
wheelchairs aren’t available to rent. Blue Badge holders can park at the Walled Gardens,
avoiding a ten- to fifteen-minute walk from the hall, though transport is available to all
between the two sites as well. Within the gardens some of the gravel paths are uneven.
Large print and Braille transcripts are available. A comprehensive Access Statement
containing information on every part of the estate – including door widths, gradients,
counter heights and lighting – is available by post, email, online and from the venue.
FOOD & DRINK aa The Courtyard Café serves homemade food using local produce, a variety
of hot and cold dishes, snacks, sandwiches and scrumptious cakes.
THE EAST MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA
064 National Ice Centre, Nottingham
Address: Bolero Square, The Lace Market NG1 1LA Web: www.national-ice-centre.com Tel: 0843
3733000 (select option 1, then 2, then 1 to speak with staff regarding disabled access) Hours: daily;
public skating times vary, check website for details Dates: closed 25 Dec Entry: prices vary depending on
day and time; basic prices (excluding £2 skate hire) [D]£4.50–£6 [C]free [A]£4.50–£6 [over 5s]£4.50–£6
[under 5s]£2.50 (inc. skate hire) [Con] seniors £3.50, NUS £5 (both inc. skate hire) [Fam]£25–£31
Home to the GMB Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team, Olympic standard facilities
and an impressive schedule of live events and concerts, the National Ice Centre is so
much more than an average ice skating rink.
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