Llanerch Vineyard

g_o_j

03 May 2017

Fantastically looked after

4.5

4.5

Date of visit: April 2017

I have experience of challenges around: moving around

Overall Rating

Excellent

I visited with my partner and 4 friends for afternoon tea and a tour of the vineyard with a wine tasting. The bar, restaurant and conservatory area are all on a single level and easy for a wheelchair to navigate, the accessible toilet is in easy reach and is roomy. Afternoon tea itself was delicious and good value, particularly nice with their own pink sparkling wine! It was relaxed and leisurely and a good intro to the place. The tasting tour started in a tent, which involved navigating a gravel path. We'd taken the manual chair, so it was a bit of effort to push, but we got there fine. After a good bit of education about the grapes and a tasting we were off to tour the actual vines. Amazingly, they'd arranged for a member of staff to do the pushing bit, so my OH could carry the wine glasses and relax. It made a huge difference and they did a fantastic job of making me part of the tour. I couldn't honestly have been treated better. It was dry out and about so the ground was fairly firm, I think if it had been muddy then we'd have struggled but equally I think they'd have found a way. Talking to them they revealed I was their first visitor in a chair and they had several discussions about our visit, working through options of how to make sure I got the best out of it.

Disabled Access In and Around

Excellent

Didn't see a step that didn't have a slope to use instead. Can only comment on the wheelchair access.

Parking & Transport

Average

We arrived via taxi, though the car park is just a stone's throw away. No idea about public transport.

Accessible Toilets

Excellent

Big, roomy, clean and easy to get to.

Staff

Excellent

They went the extra mile - and then some!