Galloway Forest Park - Kirroughtree Visitor Centre

Kirroughtre Visitor Centre Staff, Thank you so much for your warmth, joy, smiles & inclusivity that you offered during my recent visit with my parents & friend on Saturday the 10th September 2022. Your professionalism & caring nature shone through as soon as we came into the center doors. We were a few minutes late for breakfast but you still managed to facilitate us & set us up for the wee yellow route walk / Little Bruntis Trail, or in my case roll in my electric wheelchair. Which brings me to the upkeep & respect that Forestry Scotland displays in their management of the Galloway reserve which in my eyes is a gleaming emerald in the crown of Scotland & it's people, I'm a wee bit bias as Mums Scottish ;). With a warm smile & a bow, Brother Yonten Phuntsok (Buddhist Monastic) They/Them/We

It's amazing! There is an accessable walk which is completely wheelchair accessible just a bit harder in some places but it's ok. The bird hide even had a cut out so you can actually get to the window more easily. The building and cafe is mostly accessable with cut outs so you can fit under the till to pay and see what to eat. The maps don't have braille but one of them is tactile. All the staff wore masks and there is hand sanitizer at every entrance. The disabled toilets are locked so you need a RADAR key or ask a member of staff. I've attached photos of what it looks like. But there is a shower, two emergency cords, hospital bed, toilet with arm supports and hand free flushing, an adjustable sink (it has a control thing so you can make it go up or down) a foldable partition so you can have privacy if you need a carer and a lifting sling if you can't use your legs but need the shower. It has a lot of room to move around too.