5
A Lovely Cafe with good level access
The road to the cafe is narrow with passing places, there is no disabled parking but there is ample parking (the chap taking the toll money advised where people had left nearer the cafe and we were able to park quite close on not a particularly busy day). There is a toll during peak season which is £6 for a vehicle but £3 if you show your blue badge.
The cafe is well stocked with daily specials and classic cafe fare. From woodfired pizza, pasties, sarnies, scones ect. Their menu is detailed on their website, it does not indicate allergens.
There are multiple types of seating including scaffolding benches with high benches on one side, sofa's with coffee tables, picnic benches and inside farmhouse cafe tables. Inside is small and a little tight for a wheelchair user. There is a more space around the tables in 'barn' which is a covered outside area to the left of the service hatch. Most of the seating is fully outdoors. The scaffolding benches would work well as roll up seating for larger power chairs.
Staff were helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. And were able to accommodate my dairy intolerance but I did not ask about other allergies. They dealt really well with my autistic sons erratic behaviour. They were helpful with making sure I was situated comfortably with my rollator.
There is a dense low level assault course style adventure playground which both children found fantastic. There are no options for wheelchair users and the density would prevent a child in a wheelchair or power chair from playing with siblings in the play area. Children can't leave the play area and access the carpark or road without passing a pinch point and a gate this meant I was able to let my son play relatively freely with minimal supervision.
The entire area is on one level and is mostly concrete, tarmac or large pavers around the café. The gated picnic table area and play area are grass. The carpark is compacted gravel and binder with some loose chippings. The site slopes gently towards the sea which is about another 100m down the road.
The toilet block is behind the café. The signs on the toilet block are relatively small and hard to spot. The accessible toilet is on the side nearest the cafe and accessed via a long gentle ramp. The door is radar key access only. The door is quite heavy and the lock on the stiffer side. The door opens outwards. There is about 1.5m between a fence and the door. The toilet is about 2m deep and 3m across (the door is in the middle of this span.) the toilet is on the back wall to the right hand side. There is a waist high fixed changing table to the left, this is sturdy and can accommodate my son who is heavy and 127cm tall (although his legs were dangling. There are grab bars and a swing up and down rail to the left of the toilet. The sink is low but set into the wall, it has a push button which was a little stiff. The toilet roll holder is on the left as you are sitting on the loo, this is quite tight to the loo and required me to bend round more than was comfortable for me. I was able to just reach the sink from the toilet. The red pull cord was free and between the toilet and sink. The light is motion sensitive, it did go out after about 5mins.
You can park in the car park and go for some time at or near the beach. The road beyond the cafe is resident access only so is very quiet. It is level to the beach. The beach is pebbly and accessed via a concrete ramp. It isn't ideal for anyone with accessibility needs but there is a hard track past the ramp so you can go for a nice walk that would be suitable to rugged power chairs and wheelchairs with a 3rd wheel.
The road to the cafe is narrow with passing places, there is no disabled parking but there is ample parking (the chap taking the toll money advised where people had left nearer the cafe and we were able to park quite close on not a particularly busy day). There is a toll during peak season which is £6 for a vehicle but £3 if you show your blue badge.
The cafe is well stocked with daily specials and classic cafe fare. From woodfired pizza, pasties, sarnies, scones ect. Their menu is detailed on their website, it does not indicate allergens.
There are multiple types of seating including scaffolding benches with high benches on one side, sofa's with coffee tables, picnic benches and inside farmhouse cafe tables. Inside is small and a little tight for a wheelchair user. There is a more space around the tables in 'barn' which is a covered outside area to the left of the service hatch. Most of the seating is fully outdoors. The scaffolding benches would work well as roll up seating for larger power chairs.
Staff were helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. And were able to accommodate my dairy intolerance but I did not ask about other allergies. They dealt really well with my autistic sons erratic behaviour. They were helpful with making sure I was situated comfortably with my rollator.
There is a dense low level assault course style adventure playground which both children found fantastic. There are no options for wheelchair users and the density would prevent a child in a wheelchair or power chair from playing with siblings in the play area. Children can't leave the play area and access the carpark or road without passing a pinch point and a gate this meant I was able to let my son play relatively freely with minimal supervision.
The entire area is on one level and is mostly concrete, tarmac or large pavers around the café. The gated picnic table area and play area are grass. The carpark is compacted gravel and binder with some loose chippings. The site slopes gently towards the sea which is about another 100m down the road.
The toilet block is behind the café. The signs on the toilet block are relatively small and hard to spot. The accessible toilet is on the side nearest the cafe and accessed via a long gentle ramp. The door is radar key access only. The door is quite heavy and the lock on the stiffer side. The door opens outwards. There is about 1.5m between a fence and the door. The toilet is about 2m deep and 3m across (the door is in the middle of this span.) the toilet is on the back wall to the right hand side. There is a waist high fixed changing table to the left, this is sturdy and can accommodate my son who is heavy and 127cm tall (although his legs were dangling. There are grab bars and a swing up and down rail to the left of the toilet. The sink is low but set into the wall, it has a push button which was a little stiff. The toilet roll holder is on the left as you are sitting on the loo, this is quite tight to the loo and required me to bend round more than was comfortable for me. I was able to just reach the sink from the toilet. The red pull cord was free and between the toilet and sink. The light is motion sensitive, it did go out after about 5mins.
You can park in the car park and go for some time at or near the beach. The road beyond the cafe is resident access only so is very quiet. It is level to the beach. The beach is pebbly and accessed via a concrete ramp. It isn't ideal for anyone with accessibility needs but there is a hard track past the ramp so you can go for a nice walk that would be suitable to rugged power chairs and wheelchairs with a 3rd wheel.
