SPARK:York CIC

We loved spark. We went twice I think. The main entrance is a ramp although it's a bit uneven but as soon as you are in you really can sit by the main entrance there and the concept is order on an app on your phone (or go up to the tills). We loved the way we both could order what we wanted and I think we ordered from like 5 different stalls there. There is disabled loos and the loo was clean. From the main entrance it's probably a bit of work to reach though. We sat upstairs too as it did get a bit noisy for me. But staff clearing the tables offering to put heat lamps on and stall holders genuinely tankfull for your order.. Worth the visit for sure. Highly recommended.

I'll start by saying that Spark is a literal stack of shipping containers that they've somehow managed to make fully accessible. Gentrification at it's finest. The end facing the city centre (north, I think) is the accessible end. There is a slight bump to get onto the patio, which smoothly inclines into the area itself. It has one of those curtains made of plastic strips, but one end is left clear (which I only noticed after struggling through the strands of plastic). Once inside, all of the various stall are accessible from a wheelchair. Some of the counters are slightly high in places. Unbelievably, there is lift access to the top floor. Sadly the ramp to get on the bottom of the lift is way too steep for comfort & not for the faint of heart, but once you're up it's fine. It being a platform lift it did rather comically get stuck at the top. Staff were extremely responsive & got me back down within minutes, & were lovely about it all the while I quietly died with embarrassment. The staff attitude more than made up for the accessibility concerns.