Access Statement
Mill Meadow Access Statement
We welcome guests with disabilities but we do ask guests to bear the following in mind when considering our accommodation.
All of our accommodation is built to current building regulations and therefore Part M compliant.
Kitchen work surfaces are all at the normal domestic height and each property has an accessible toilet on the ground floor.
The entrance area and main road through Mil Meadow are relatively level and tarmaced.
Mill Meadow lies in a hollow so once on the public highway there are gradients in both directions.
The lake at Mill Meadow is raised so again access if via gentle slope of up to 15m. Access from Swallows Barn is across the slope.
The surround to the lake is reasonably level and firm but is grassed. There are however level fishing platforms of 1200mm x 1200mm.
Robins
Robins lies off of the main level tarmac access road with a gentle slope to graveled parking.
There is a paved accessible path from the road to the lodge and a 2.4m access ramp of approximately 1 in 12 to a large timber deck from which there is level access through the front door.
The groundfloor is on one level with tiled floors. A large entrance hall from which are accessed the groundfloor wet room, groundfloor double bedroom and spacious lounge, dining & kitchen area. There is also a large additional groundfloor cloakroom and wc.
There is a double sofa bed in the groundfloor lounge for occasional sleeping.
All groundloor doors have a 1m opening.
There is an external storage room housing the washing machine and drying area that is access from a decked area with two 150mm steps.
Swallows Barn
This is a semi detached cottage with ensuite double bedrooms on the first floor, accessed by stairs incorporating a right angle turn.
Each ensuite has a wc. Ensuite 1 has a shower bath and ensuite 2 a shower with shower tray that has a 100mm step up.
There is a ground floor wc and a sofa bed is provided in the ground floor living area.
The ground floor is an open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area with generous circulation space.
There is ample hard surface tarmac parking with a gentle sloping tarmac footpath to the front door and its level threshold.
There is a small garden area with a gently sloping lawn and shrub beds.
House Martins
The other half to Swallows Barn with 3 first floor double bedrooms, one ensuite shower room with a shower tray that has a 100mm step up and a shared bathroom with a Jacuzzi shower bath. The first floor is accessed by stairs incorporating a right angle turn.
There is a ground floor wc and a sofa bed is provided in the spacious ground floor lounge.
The kitchen/dining room is also on the ground floor and has good circulation space and a small utility room.
Car parking is level tarmac with a gently sloping tarmac footpath rising to a level threshold at the front door.
Woodpecker
A Scandinavian style timber eco lodge with a gravelled drive that has a small stable area for leaving your vehicle that leads to a decking ramp to the fully decked level porch area.
Access to the lodge is either through the single front door or pair of French Doors that open onto the decking.
Internal floors on the ground floor are tiled and the lounge/dining area are spacious and lead to a fully fitted kitchen.
The ground floor bedroom has a King size bed with generous circulation space and access to the large bathroom offering an enclosed shower with a 50mm step up onto the tray.
There is also a 3 person infrared sauna and wc.
The first floor, which has a wooden floor throughout, is accessed via a straight flight of wooden open tread stairs to a mezzanine with sofa bed and sitting area and access to the first floor balcony through a single door.
The first floor bedroom has a sloping roof to the eaves and a double bed. The ensuite bathroom has a shower bath, wc and basin.
Externally access to the pump room with the washing machine and bin area is over gravel and a level grassed area.
Kingfisher
A Scandinavian style timber eco lodge with a gravelled drive that has a small stable area for leaving your vehicle that leads to either 3 timber tread steps or a decking ramp to the fully decked level porch area.
Access to the lodge is either through the single front door or pair of French Doors that open onto the decking.
Internal floors on the ground floor are tiled and the lounge/dining area are spacious and lead to a fully fitted kitchen.
The ground floor bedroom has a King size bed with generous circulation space and access to the large wet room offering an open shower no tray, a large bath, wc and basin.
The first floor, which has a wooden floor throughout, is accessed via a flight of wooden open tread stairs with a 90 degree turn at the start to a mezzanine with sofa bed and sitting area and access to the first floor balcony through a single door.
The first floor bedroom has a sloping roof to the eaves and a double bed. The ensuite bathroom has a shower bath, wc and basin.
Externally there timber decking access to the pump room with washing machine and bin store and a level grassed area.
Flycatchers Lodge
Ramped external access from a gravel surface to a level main door entry threshold. Open plan lounge, dining and kitchen area.
Ground floor is tiled throughout and there is a bifold door exit to the main external decking, this is not a level threshold but the external decking can be easily accessed via the main entrance door.
There is a double bedroom accessed from the lounge with an ensuite wet room with shower, wc and hand basin.
The first floor is accessed via turning wooden stairs to a landing from which a twin and double room are accessed, both ensuite.
Externally there is a large deck area with integral hot tub and level access to a large external store/laundry room.
We welcome comment from all our guests so that we can continually improve our already high quality accommodation and make a visit to Mill Meadow as enjoyable as is possible.
Christopher J Heayns
Managing Director
Robins Eco Lodge - Fabulous place. Clean, well equipped & deceptively spacious. A great location for the wedding at Hestercombe Gardens and ... birthday "Hooray"! McF family London & Bristol 