Extensive woodland with wheelchair-friendly paths
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5
Date of visit: March 2019
I am a carer or friend of a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: moving around
Overall Rating
Excellent
One den Haag's many green spaces, this extensive woodland area can be reached by bus from the city centre. Many of the paths (shared by cyclists and horse riders) are tarmac and very easy going for wheelchairs. Some of the smaller paths are of compacted gravel - navigable, but harder work if you are self-propelling.
Disabled Access In and Around
Good
Access is good, with no gates. The entrance on Schevenigse Weg has a map of the whole area. The main paths are surfaced with tarmac. There are slopes - the park is uphill from the city centre - but they are gentle and should be easily manageable to a wheelchair user who is self-propelling. The miniature city of Madurodam, which we didn't visit, is quite close to the northern edge of the park and their website says that the miniature city is wheelchair accessible.
Parking & Transport
Good
Can't comment on the parking, and the tramline (number 1) which gets you to the entrances to the park is not yet wheelchair accessible, though they are working on it. Buses numbered 22 and 28 get you close to the park from the city centre, and are wheelchair accessible.
Accessible Toilets
0We saw none. Public loos are few and far between in the Netherlands, and there are even fewer accessible public loos. If you are visiting the park, the best bet is to use one of the few accessible loos in the city centre before catching a bus. There's a good one at Centraal Station.
Staff
0We didn't encounter any. The park is well-maintained and litter-free.
Additional Information
We enjoyed spring sunshine and the feeling of being out in the country, though we were only 2 kilometres from the city centre as the crow flies.
