Home/Search Results/Dales Countryside Museum

Dales Countryside Museum

Overall rating

3.5

Jump to

About

Our museum tells the fascinating story of the Yorkshire Dales and the people who have lived and worked here and shaped the landscape for thousands of years.

Reviews

Overall rating

3.5

(1 review)

Overall rating breakdown

5 0
4 0
3 1
2 0
1 0

Access (avg.)

2.5

Parking (avg.)

Toilets (avg.)

Staff (avg.)

3.5

silvia

Apr 2024

3.5

Small but interesting

We stopped over on the way to some beautiful waterfalls nearby, but we didn't visit all the museum itself, although it looks quite interesting and well cared for.

Read full review

Disabled Access Information for Dales Countryside Museum

Disabled Access at Dales Countryside Museum

Dales Countryside Museum is pushchair and wheelchair friendly, with wide aisles, lifts, ramps and a low-level information counter. There are RADAR facility toilets in the car park and fully accessible toilets in the Museum. Access is via a ramp from reception to the ground floor. There are also plenty of items to touch and sound recordings to listen to for visitors with a sensory impairment. Assistance dogs only are welcome in the museum. We also have a Changing Places toilet. It contains extra equipment and space to allow people with profound learning disabilities, as well as people with physical disabilities such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, to use the toilet safely and comfortably.

Accessible parking at Dales Countryside Museum

Dedicated on-site parking

On-site accessible parking bays are available within 50 metres of the entrance.

Toilets features at Dales Countryside Museum

The Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes have recently installed a Changing Places toilet facility with equipment and and space to allow people with profound learning disabilities, as well as people with physical disabilities such as spinal injuries, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis, to use the toilet safely and comfortably.

Changing Places toilet

There is a Changing Places toilet, which includes an adult-size changing bench, toilet, sink and hoist.

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.