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Access Statement for Tan-y-Foel Guest House

Ordinance grid reference:
Easting 281200. Northing 356600.

Tan-y-Foel is a part 17th century Welsh stone country house set in a rural location within the Snowdonia National Park.

It is accessed via a half mile tarmacadam drive which has several deep rain gullies, we advise a cautionary drive over them.

Ample car parking to the rear and surrounding areas are in tarmacadam with adequate dusk till dawn lighting and sensor lighting to car park and around.

The family owners are happy to provide assistance for wheelchair users and persons with limited mobility, a porterage service is available for luggage.

Service dogs are welcome. Dietry requirements for allergies can be catered for with prior notice.

Public transport is limited, nearest main line station is at Llandudno Junction which is 17 miles away.

Access to Main House

The house is accessed by four slate steps, each 150mm height, with iron rail to one side to outer porch. The main inner vestibule door has a security coded door latch set at 1270mm in height with a D handle door.

The ground floor of the main building includes the lounge, breakfast room, dining room, ladies and gents toilets which are not adapted for wheelchair users. There is also a limited access door height of 1560mm to the toilets. Low pile carpet is provided in the lounge area, all other surfaces on the ground floor are hard surface.

Access to bedrooms is via a stairway of 15 standard height steps with handrail to one side and solid wall to the other side. All public areas have adequate emergency lighting and break glass fire alarm points also appropriate fire extinguishers along with fire equipment signs, are all in place. Emergency way guidance signs are also fixed in the requisite public areas and passage ways.

Bedrooms

No lifts are provided.

Three double bedrooms in the main house all with full ensuite - bath/shower, wc and wash hand basin, TV/DVD/CD players with remote hand sets, clock radios, direct dial telephone, written emergency call instructions, toiletries, bath robes and beverage trays. There are no grab rails in any bedrooms.

One bedroom is accessed via 4 standard height steps it is intended to install a handrail to this room to improve accessibility, another room has a raised bath 660mm in height, a small step has been provided to aid assistance to enter bath and a hand rail has been fitted.

Low pile carpet to bedrooms, hard surface areas to bathrooms.

Two external bedrooms with full ensuite - bath/shower, wc and wash hand basin are accessed to the side and rear of main house, one is a ground floor room, 30 meters distance from main front entrance. Door opening to room is 900mm accessed by step 130mm in height, small vestibule 1240mm x 1240mm, not suitable for a wheelchair to turn. This room affords seperate shower, step up 190mm, shower opening is 600mm, height of shower is 1860mm, boxed bath edges are 230mm into bath, which could be difficult for persons with limited mobility. Russian oak flooring with bedside rugs to bedroom and hard surface area to bathroom.

The other room is accessed via 10 stone steps each 22mm in height with wooden handrails to both sides. Low door entrance 1210mm, we would not recommend this room for persons with limited mobility or for a wheelchair user. This room is at present being refurbished and the exact facilities of this room will be published when it is completed.

All five bedrooms have smoke/heat detectors and audible fire alarm warnings they also have fitted zone fire indicators. Requisite bilingual evacuation fire exit signs are fixed to all bedroom doors.

We provide each bed with linen sheets, duck down duvets and two pillows per person.

Blankets and any feather allergies can be catered for upon request.

Any additional information required can be sourced direct with the owners Mr P.K. & Mrs J.C. Pitman and daughter Mrs K. Jeeves who are happy to assit and help personally with your enquiry.

Signed: Mr P.K. & Mrs J.C. Pitman, Mrs K. Jeeves
Dated: 24/02/08

 

 

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Tan y Foel Country House. Capel Garmon. Nr Betws y Coed. Llanrwst. Conwy. North Wales, LL26 0RE
telephone: 01690 710507 email: enquiries@tyfhotel.co.uk