East Sussex

NUTLEY EDGE COTTAGES

HOIST TYPE: MOBILE*

Horney Common, Uckfield, TN22 3EE

Website: * Tel: 01825 712377 * Email: nutleyedge@outward.org.uk

We have two cottages that have been specially designed for wheelchair access. Each cottage has a fully-accessible single bedroom and wet room on the ground floor, and the comfortable lounge/diner is spacious enough for wheelchair use. There is a second bedroom on the first floor. The two accessible cottages are located around Nutley Edge’s central courtyard, where you have direct access to a charming private outdoor seating area

The cottages are set within the enclosed grounds of Nutley Edge, which has 11 acres of rolling pasture and forest, comfortable outside seating areas, picnic tables and children’s play equipment, wildlife pond and stream with our own ‘pooh bridge’. Both cottages have a quaint little courtyard garden area with bistro style garden furniture, perfect for a morning coffee or afternoon tea.

The cottages are self-contained, fully furnished with a single bedroom downstairs which has an electric fully height adjustable bed and a walk in wet room, a shower seat or perching stool can be made available for guest use. A manual Oxford Midi hoist can be hired for £10 per day. Please phone the office to check availability. The kitchen has been fitted with all mod cons including a fridge/freezer, electric cooker, hob, washing machine, microwave, kettle, ironing board and iron, and cutlery/cooking utensils. There is a large open plan lounge/diner with a Smart TV. There’s also free guest WIFI.

Facilities:

  • Private car parking space adjacent to the property
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi
  • Oil fired central heating throughout
  • 2 bedrooms, a ground floor accessible single and a first floor double
  • The ground floor bedroom has an electric profiling single bed
  • Ground floor wet room with wheel-in shower, accessible sink and W.C
  • First floor bedroom with zip and link beds so it can be made up as a twin or super king
  • A portable hoist (£10 per day) & shower seat or perching stool can be provided
  • Large open plan lounge / kitchen / dining room
  • Lounge area has a Flat screen TV, DVD player & a riser/recliner chair
  • Kitchen with washing machine, microwave, fridge / freezer, oven, hob & kettle
  • Accessible height light switches & sockets
  • Alder cottage has an accessible patio with outdoor furniture
  • You will find an arrival pack of tea, coffee, sugar and milk.
  • Bed linen and towels are provided
  • Pets are welcome for an additional fee (£35 per dog)
  • 11 acres of beautiful farmland, woodland, nature trail & wildlife pond

THE CALF SHED

HOIST TYPE: MOBILE

Bardown Farm, Bardown Road, Stonegate, Wadhurst, TN5 7EL

Website: * Tel: 01580 200452 / 07812 115067

We are a traditional working farm with stunning panoramic views across the High Weald – an area of outstanding natural beauty. The Calf Shed is an eighteenth century newly converted single storey stone cottage set apart from the other cottages with its own private garden and adjacent parking . Not only is the cottage 5 STAR GOLD , but with completely level access, it has been thoughtfully designed with the less mobile in mind. 

Both bedrooms have ensuite wetrooms, one with a 5″ bed and the other with two 3″single profiling beds. Special features that have earned The Calf Shed the top Access Exceptional rating include a fully accessible kitchen with lowered hob and sink, only floor standing kitchen units and an accessible ensuite shower room with remote digital control, grab handles and raised toilet. Finally a pair of electric profiling beds ( also incorporating a carers bed) offer a limitless number of positions for the perfect nights sleep! We also have, free of charge, a selection of equipment available including a portable hoist, self propelled shower wheelchair and ordinary transit wheelchair.

Each cottage has its own south facing terrace complete with flower beds, garden furniture, bar-b-ques and glorious views.  The cottages can all be hired together with plenty of space in the middle cottage “The Roost” for everybody to dine and socialise together and catering is available. Outside we have a beautifully warm outdoor pool, games room, childrens play area and in ground trampoline.

Facilities:

  • Private car parking space adjacent to the property
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi
  • 2 en-suite bedrooms; a double and a twin with 2 electric, profiling beds
  • Accessible en-suite shower room with level access shower, raised WC & accessible sink
  • Extra disability equipment available including a portable hoist & wheeled shower chair
  • Large open plan lounge / kitchen / dining room
  • Lounge area has a Freesat TV, DVD player & large leather corner sofa
  • Kitchen with dishwasher, washing machine & dryer, microwave, fridge / freezer & oven
  • The kitchen has lowered worktops with space underneath & low level cupboards
  • Accessible height light switches & sockets throughout
  • Accessible patio with outdoor furniture & BBQ
  • Communal games room with table tennis & pool tables, running machine & dart board
  • Communal outdoor heated swimming pool (no hoist), trampoline & games field
  • Assistance dogs are welcome, no pets
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Always contact the property’s owner before you make a firm booking to ensure all equipment listed can still be provided and is in working order. ALWAYS remember to take your own sling with you in order to use the hoist, most places DO NOT provide slings.