Back in the water
5
5
Date of visit: July 2019
I have experience of challenges around: moving around
Overall Rating
Excellent
A great week in Tiree with access to the Hippocampe wheelchair for the whole time. Enabled me to be on the beach and get back in the water. Stephanie, the Ranger could not have been more helpful, advising on public accesible toilet facilities as well as the chair
Disabled Access In and Around
0very few roads and pavements. It is possible to roll on the single track roads, traffic on the Island is very light and speeds are generally low. Island is very level, and the grass is generally short and very easy with a Freewheel to get about.
Parking & Transport
Excellent
Drove my own car. Ferry terminal in Oban is accesible if required although tickets can be printed in advance so no real need to leave your car. Car gets a 25% discount with a Blue Badge which is a saving on an approximately £100 ticket. Access is via Lift from the car deck, the staff are excellent and very friendly, the right balance of offering to help and accepting that you are not helpless. Ferry is OK,but acess to the open deck is very limited to a small very enclosed area on the bow of the ship There is no publicly accesible lift on the boat and therefore you are limited to the main deck, however this is where the restraunt and shop are located, not much of an issue. Parking was never an issue on the Island, the Single COOP had a space directly outside.
Accessible Toilets
Excellent
The Male and Femal Public toilets in Scarinish are both accesible toilets and are serviceable. Easy too find, very close to the COOP. They are also accesible to the sheep, who do not always get there on time, but there are local volunteers who clean up after them, dont worry to much it's only sheep poo, washes off easily and isn't too smelly There are toilets in the Hotel and local Cafes although I didnt have need to use them
Staff
Excellent
Stephanie gave me a lot of advice on toilets before traveling, Google Tiree Ranger Service, email before you go
Additional Information
It's Tiree, you will need nelp to get on the beaches but it's the Inner Hebrides
