Fife

CLAYTON LODGE

HOIST TYPE: CEILING TRACK & MOBILE

Clayton Caravan Park, Poplar Road, St Andrews, KY16 9YB

Website: * Tel: 0141 332 3903 * Email: info@mndscotland.org.uk

The Clayton Lodge has 2 bedrooms and is set on the scenic Clayton Caravan Park, in the beautiful Eden Valley in North East Fife, and is situated just minutes from St Andrews and the Fife coast. The lodge sleeps 7 and aims to provide families affected by MND, and other disabilities, with a chance to take a break from their normal routine and to enjoy a break together.

Due to the physical progression of MND, there are often barriers to families taking a break they may desperately need. That’s why the Clayton Lodge has been purpose designed to prioritise space and comfort and is fitted with an array of helpful adaptations suitable for people with MND and other disabilities. 

The main bedroom has a double and a single, fully adjustable electric bed and a ceiling track hoist running from the single bed into the en-suite wet room. This has a wheel in shower with a tilt in space portable shower chair and a Clos-o-mat automatic toilet. There’s a second twin bedroom and bathroom with over-bath shower plus a sofa bed and riser/recliner arm chair in the lounge.

Facilities:

  • Private parking for 2 vehicles next to the lodge on hard standing
  • 2 bedrooms, a master double and a twin
  • Master bedroom has a standard double and a fully profiling electric single bed
  • Blackout blinds in bedroom
  • X/Y ceiling track hoist running from bedroom into the en-suite wet room
  • Wet room has a wheel in shower, Clos-o-mat toilet and accessible wash basin
  • A portable hoist and tilt in space shower / commode chair available if required
  • Second bathroom with over-bath shower
  • Open plan lounge / kitchen / diner
  • Lounge area has a flat screen TV, Electric fire and a riser / recliner arm chair
  • Kitchen with dishwasher, fridge / freezer, washer / dryer, oven and microwave
  • Equipment charging area
  • Wrap-around decking and access ramp with outside dining area
  • Strictly no dogs or other pets allowed.

Please find below some reviews from Euan’s Guide:

MND Scotland’s Clayton Lodge with Disabled Access – St Andrews – Euan’s Guide

HOMELANDS TRUST

HOIST TYPE: CEILING TRACK & MOBILE

14a Links Road, Lundin Links, Fife, Scotland, KY8 6AT

Website: * Tel: 01333 329039 * Email: info@homelands-fife.co.uk

Wheelchair accessible luxury 2 and 3 bed self-catering holiday lodges and disability accessible lodges nestled in mature woodlands in the East Neuk village of Lundin Links. Recently built to the highest standard, all equipped with an extensive range of disability support equipment to help you unwind and enjoy a memorable stay.

Each of the lodges and the Paxton Centre have been purpose built to ensure people affected by disability can make full use of all the facilities at Homelands. Within both the Paxton Centre and the lodges there is level access and widened door frames. There are two wheelchair accessible paths that offer access in and out of Homelands; one of these paths leads to the golf course and road outside Homelands and the other leads to the main street in Lundin Links where all the shops and bus stops can be found.

All lodges have Guldmann H-frame ceiling tracking hoists in each of the ground floor bedrooms and in the wet room. Furthermore each lodge has one electric profiling bed with an Invacare Softform Premier Active 2 airflow mattress in the each ground floor bedroom.

All our lodges feature a full wet room on the ground floor with a pull down seat in the shower area, (various shower chairs and shower trollies are also available, free of charge, on request, please see list below). Drummochy and Cardy lodges each have clos-o-mat toilets in the wet room. In addition to the equipment inbuilt into the lodges there are a number of pieces of portable specialist equipment included in each lodge as standard at no extra charge

Facilities:

  • Accessible car parking opposite each lodge on hard standing
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi
  • 2 or 3 bedroom lodges with double or twin configured rooms
  • Ground floor bedroom has an X/Y ceiling track hoist and 1 electric profiling bed
  • Ground floor wet room with X/Y ceiling track hoist and a wheel in shower
  • Clos-o-mat toilet found in 2 of the lodges (Drummochy & Cardy)
  • Numerous disability aids including shower chairs / tables and a portable hoist
  • Second bathroom upstairs with shower over the bath
  • Open plan lounge / kitchen / diner
  • Lounge has a TV, Blu-ray player, docking speaker and a riser / recliner arm chair
  • Kitchen with dishwasher, fridge / freezer, oven and microwave
  • Accessible and lowered breakfast counter / worktop area
  • Utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer, iron and ironing board
  • Private accessible decking area with garden furniture
  • Towels and bed linen provided
  • Welcome pack including tea, coffee, sugar, biscuits and a pint of milk

Please find below some reviews from Euan’s Guide:

Homelands Trust Fife – Self Catering with Disabled Access – Euan’s Guide

THE RINGS COTTAGE

HOIST TYPE: CEILING TRACK & MOBILE

Ring Farm, Chance Inn, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, KY15 5PQ 

 Website: * Tel: 01334 828243 / 07764 235673

The cottage is set in 90 acres of fife farmland and can accommodate families/groups of up to 16 people in 8 bedrooms. The wall between the two main living areas can move to make one open plan space.

The house can be sub-divided to allow smaller groups to book what they need. All the rooms are on one level with corridors and doors wheel chair accessible.

The dream with the Rings was always to create a place where families of all abilities could holiday in comfort. That’s why our corridors had wheelchair accessibility built into them from the start. All our doorways, including those leading into bedrooms, lounge areas and wet rooms are wide enough to fit most wheelchairs through. Turning circles have also been thought about in each of the rooms making it the ideal place to come and stay.

We offer ceiling track hoists in three of the ensuite bedrooms leading to wet rooms with baths. The decor takes account of those with sensory impairments and the sound proofed walls ensure a peaceful stay.

Bedrooms can be set up with an electric, profiling bed with cot sides. The en-suite wet rooms have a wheel in shower with portable shower chair and a bath with bath seat (Opal has a spa bath) There’s two open plan living areas, the main kitchen is accessible with rise and fall hob & sink. An adapted W.A.V can be used by guests over 21 with a clean licence.

Facilities:

  • Private off street parking on compacted gravel driveway
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi
  • Can be divided into self contained apartments, for smaller groups
  • 8 en-suite bedrooms, Double or twin beds
  • 3 bedrooms have a ceiling track hoist running into the en-suite wet room
  • An electric, fully profiling bed can be provided
  • Wet rooms with hoists have a wheel in shower and an accessible bath with seat
  • Numerous disability aids including shower chairs and a portable hoist
  • Open plan lounge / kitchen / diner
  • Each lounge has a TV, DVD player and sliding doors out to the decking
  • 2 Kitchen’s with dishwasher, fridge / freezer, oven and microwave
  • Henderson kitchen has a rise and fall sink, hob & worktop
  • Utility room with washing machine, tumble dryer, iron and ironing board
  • Accessible decking area with garden furniture and a gas BBQ
  • 90 acres of farmland with great views
  • Adventure play area for the kids
  • A wheelchair accessible vehicle can be provided for your use
  • Towels and bed linen provided
  • Pets are welcome with a small charge, assistance dogs stay free of charge
  • A welcome pack including tea, coffee sugar and milk sachets is provided

Please find below some reviews from Euan’s Guide:

The Rings Cupar – Self-Catering with Disabled Access – Euan’s Guide

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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.