Updated for 2009

This is the Second Edition of the Rough Guide To Accessible Britain.  The first was published in 2008.

There are several striking differences between the two editions.  The first is size, the new book being a much more regular A5 and having many more pages (192).

The second is colour.  The first book was colour throughout.  The second has a coloured introduction and the rest is black and white.  This is not a criticism though, the book is well presented and FREE!

New Layout

Probably the biggest difference is the way the…… Read the rest

There are no shortage of articles about Alton Towers on the internet. It is certainly one of Britains premier theme park resorts. Their website has a wealth of information about the park and how accessible their rides are but I got a little confused about the cost of entry for our family.

On approaching the park in our motorhome some care was necessary due to the narrow road and a number of coaches that had presumably dropped their passengers at the park and were returning to base. Sign posting was excellent, so there was no difficulty finding the place.

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We moved from a nearly sunny Staffordshire to a fairly dry but threatening rain Cumbria on Sunday. Park Coppice is another Caravan Club site this time situated on the banks of Coniston Water.

This site is huge, 285 pitches scattered around 20 acres of a 63 acre wood. All pitches are hardstanding but there is a seperate area for tents. The site has three toilet blocks, several playparks and a few motorhome service points.

The site slopes fairly gently towards Coniston Water. The road through the site is nice and smooth but the section between the site and the lake is gravel making it difficult…… Read the rest

Volvo V70 with Right Hand Clutch

Last week I took delivery of my new Motability car.  Murray Volvo in Edinburgh had a very laid back approach to getting things done, but all went to plan…..kind of!

Unfortunately the adaptation was not fitted to the car when I got it.  We were let down by a company that advertised a nationwide hand control fitting service.  When it came to the crunch though, they were not prepared to travel to Scotland.  Luckily Graham from Autosound (just outside Edinburgh) stepped up to the mark and came down to my home to do the job for me.

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A few months ago I wrote an article about a Right Hand Clutch adaptation that might make it possible for me to drive a manual car instead of the automatic I’ve driven for the past 6 years.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against automatic cars.  In fact, I would really prefer to be driving an automatic, but the prices on the mobility scheme have gone through the roof, especially for the size and type of car that I would like to be driving.  So the article I read in the August edition of the Mobilise magazine opened up a much…… Read the rest