Croft Bungalow

Overall rating

4.83

About

A recently adapted wheelchair friendly family cottage in a beautiful holiday village in the Peak District. Fabulous private garden and sensory garden. Available for short term holiday lets. Sleeps 4. Wheelchair friendly and open plan throughout, has roll-in shower with static shower chair , twin / double room, single room and pull down double bed / settee in the lounge. Electric profile bed that can be set up in either the single or double bedroom (state when booking), and riser / recliner armchair. The single bedroom can be turned into a sensory room and we provide fibre optic lights, a projector, a bubble tube and other lights if required. Just confirm that you want them when booking. The decor is painted to be visually impairment friendly and show the contrasts of the door frames. There is also freesat tv (200 odd channels to stop you getting bored) and free WiFi at the cottage. Parking. Outside there is private off-road parking next to the cottage. The drive is 30 metres long set back from the main road. Its very private but guests need to reverse into the drive so that they can drive out forwards (no turning circle at the bottom) Garden a private south facing sun trap garden with views over open countryside and wheelchair friendly picnic table and bbq. A ramp leads to a slabbed 1.3metre wide path thats 85metres long and runs round a large sensory garden with sections for colour and scent, tactile grasses and statues and a fantastic water feature providing a beautiful tranquil sound background. Close your eyes and you could be in a rain forest. The track takes guests down to the bottom of the garden and views over the wall into open countryside. The property is in the popular holiday village of Birchover and is only a 15 minute drive from Chatsworth house, Bakewell and Matlock. This is the perfect location to explore the Peak District. A great many other accessible days out are just a short drive away. Full details of the property are available on the website www.croftbungalow.co.uk online access statement: https://www.accessibilityguides.org/content/croft-bungalow

Reviews

Overall rating

4.83

(15 reviews)

Overall rating breakdown

5 12
4 3
3 0
2 0
1 0

Access (avg.)

4.86

Parking (avg.)

4.6

Toilets (avg.)

4.73

Staff (avg.)

4.9

gypsygirl

Jun 2023

Fabulous bungalow and picturesque village

Been back a week and looking to book again. Lovely little bungalow, ideal for disabled, good kitchen, two rise and recliner chairs in the living room, proper home from home. The garden is fabulous, we had a really hot week and sat in the garden for hours. It’s lovely sitting just looking at the garden and the water feature, you get to see the sheep also. The two pubs in the village are good, both serve lovely food and both are very accomodAting. We met some locals which was lovely. There’s lots to do if you want to ie bakewell market and more.

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msdude

Nov 2022

4.5

Our Happy place

Two visits in one month at our home from home -it really doesn’t feel like a holiday cottage anymore . So restful, quiet,in a beautiful setting and the village itself, has 2 great pubs in walking/pushing distance. Steve the owner has equipped it well and taken note of suggestions over the years . There’s wide doors,wet room, shower chair/commode, hoist , profile bed, riser recliner chairs and a fully equipped kitchen and fully accessible garden . Off road parking up to the door which accommodates our WAV vehicle which is van size. Dogs welcome on request. Lovely view we never get tired of looking at . A very special place !! Hard to find a place like this that accommodates my severely disabled husband so well. As a carer I really feel like I’ve had a break after visiting Croft Bungalow.

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tommybhoy7

Aug 2022

Paradise in the Peak District

This cottage has everything you need for anyone with a disability, a mobile hoist, profiling bed and commode. Plenty of room for Ethan to move around inside in his powerchair. In the living room there are 2 electric reclining chairs which gave my son time to relax out of his chair and he loved them. The garden is just brilliant with a great water feature in the centre and if you close your eyes it sounds like a waterfall, the paths allow a very flat surface for someone to get round in a chair or frame, lots of beautiful flowers which is full of beautiful nature, butterflies, bees, birds and the local sheep sometimes come close to the garden from the fields beside the cottage. Steve, the owner was a great host and during our trip the BBC came to do a wonderful news report on such a wonderful little bit of paradise in the Peak District. On our trip we decided to go swimming to the Metrodome in Barnsley, which is approx 1hr drive and they have great facilities for disabled, hoists and pool wheelchair to allow you to go right into the water, where you can enjoy the wave machine. Highly recommend Croft Bungalow, lovely place to unwind and relax with the quiet countryside.

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Disabled Access Information Provided by Croft Bungalow

Disabled Access at Croft Bungalow

Entrance - ramp and wide doorway. Inside - extra wide doorways throughout. spacious inside - refurbished with wheelchair access throughout in mind wet roll in bathroom with grabrails and transit bars throughout. outside - level access paving front and back. private offroad parking outside the property. private sensory garden and wheelchair safari track.

Accessible parking at Croft Bungalow

offroad parking at the property down a single track private drive to large slabbed area next to property and plenty of room to load/unload. The drive is 30 metres long (so the house is set back from the main road and very private) however guests will need to reverse in and drive out.

Dedicated on site parking

Toilets features at Croft Bungalow

level access wet bathroom with WC. grabrails and transit bars throughout. WC can only be accessed from front or right (as you look at it). Left hand side is near wall. Transit bars either side of WC and can be folded up if required.

Accessible toilet

A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements is available within the main public areas.