Lovely view over the Forth and the sea from parking area with good facilities
4.5
4.5
Date of visit: August 2021
I am a carer or friend of a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: accessing toilets, hearing and moving around.
I use or have experience of: changing places toilet, disabled toilet, hearing aid or cochlear implant, walking aid, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Excellent
We spent a very pleasant afternoon at this beautiful viewpoint looking over the water towards Edinburgh. There are three Longniddry Bents car parks. For those whose mobility is such that it is easier to sit in the car, this one, the most Southerly, is the best of the three as it is the only one where you can see the view and beach from the car park.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
The parking area is all flat. The paths to the beach and rocks are not wheelchair accessible.
Parking & Transport
Excellent
There is a great deal of parking space, although none of the spaces are specifically Blue Badge ones. When you enter there is some parking in front of you, but much more over to the right beyond the kiosk which is not immediately visible. Almost all of the parking is tarmac. Parking for Blue Badge holders is free but there is a small charge for others.
Accessible Toilets
Excellent
There is a new toilet block with easy access - see photo. It is operated with a RADAR key. The accessible toilet seems to be a Changing Places one which must be very new as it was not on their website when I last checked. One big drawback for us is that there was only a grip on one side of the toilet. My relative needs to push herself up with both hands.
Staff
0Not applicable.
Additional Information
There is a (permanent?) kiosk selling hot food and ice cream. Both the fish and chips and the ice cream we had were lovely. At the time we were there it was open from 10 am to 7.30 pm. Beware other East Lothian toilets. They have put big red padlocks on them which are meant to be operated with a RADAR key, but our standard key (issued by our council) does not work in all of them. I have been in contact with East Lothian twice about this, but the response is that it should fit.
