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    The Lioness of Leith

    Edinburgh

    Great atmosphere, not accessible to electric wheelchairs

    0.5

    Date of visit: July 2017

    I have experience of challenges around: moving around

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    What a cool place! Great 'looking' place and food, no idea what it tastes like. I was so excited that my friend wanted to visit this place. We booked it as one wheelchair but when we turned up, the step had one side larger than the other and wheel could not get up the steeper side! people on the street tried to help, whilst the staff looked on. They do have a side door but it leads directly on to the cellar steps, so again, too tight a corner to risk an electric wheelchair. After 20 mins or so of embarrassment for everyone involved, we had to give up in the rain. It seems that all the cool people don't use wheelchairs and haven't thought about the ones that do!

    Disabled Access In and Around

    0

    This has not been considered at all. NO ACCESS to electric wheelchairs. Possible access to pushed wheelchairs depending on strength of pusher. Step at the door is wheelchair large, one end is shallow, the other much larger which means having a ram at it could result in either you breaking a neck, flying out, or even worse the chair only goes over one side of the step which will result in both. If you have an assistant with large muscles, they will be able to physically lift a wheelchair, but if you are relying solely on your wheelchair, or use walking aids you may struggle.

    Parking & Transport

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    Difficult to get dropped off near this place but there is a dropped curb directly opposite the entrance.

    Staff

    0

    lovely but ZERO knowledge of disabilty.

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