Description
Winner of the Holiday Care Service award for the best self-catering accommodation for disabled people in Britain
Eildon Holiday Cottages were originally designed from the realisation that it was impossible for families with disabled and severely disabled members to find any suitable self-catering holiday accommodation with facilities for all the family to take a holiday together. The strength of the complex is that able-bodied and disabled visitors can holiday together without differentiation. Alternatively, disabled people can holiday with their carers living in the cottage to provide the necessary support.
The accommodation has been designed to be homely and to have a “cottage” feel whilst incorporating the necessary equipment for the severely disabled in a non-clinical and unobtrusive way.
Access to the cottages and manoeuvrability within them is ideal for the disabled. Each cottage has its own single car parking space immediately outside the door. There are no steps or ramps throughout. All cottages have 34” doorways and wide passages, accessible plugs and switches at wheelchair height and low windows. All taps (faucets) are lever taps and there are plenty of grab rails and kick plates. There are no cupboard doors.
A two level system has been used in all the kitchens, with sinks, cookers and hob units at wheelchair level. Oven and hob controls are on the front of the units. Cottages with bathrooms have ample side loading to the bath. Cottages with showers have shower rooms – not cabinets.
Two of the cottages have fitted electric ceiling hoists with continuous track to transport from bed to toilet and to bath (Single Tree Cottage) or shower (Langrig). A portable hoist is available for use in the all five accessible cottages, and three of the cottages have a fixed ceiling trapeze pull.
Other Awards include:
• Winner of the Tourism for All award for the best facilities for disabled
• Special mention in National Civic Trust awards
• Central Borders’ Civic Trust Special Award for excellence
Open all year
Building Type(s) Available
Cottage,
Board Type(s) Available
Self Catering,
Holiday Type(s) Available
Countryside Holiday
Facilities
Single Tree Cottage
Sleeps four. One extra person could be accommodated on a zed-bed (additional charge). The cottage is entirely at Ground Level. The living/dining/kitchen area is open plan. The living/dining area has a feature electric fire with attractive original stone internal walls. The kitchen has an oven, hob, microwave, refrigerator with small freezer compartment, and a washer/dryer. The crockery is high quality Denby.
The large master bedroom has twin beds. The mattresses can be zipped together to form a double bed (please state preference on booking). There are two single bedrooms, only one of which is suitable for a wheelchair user. The bathroom is en-suite to the master bedroom, and can also be accessed separately from the hallway. There is an optional electric ceiling hoist (Wessex) which tracks from the Master Bedroom to the en-suite bathroom and transfers to the toilet and bath. There is an extra room with WC and washbasin.
Langrig (Allergy Free)
Sleeps six. No smoking or pets are allowed in this cottage. There are no feathers in the duvets or pillows. The cottage is self-contained for two persons at ground level, with two twin bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor.
The cottage is entered through a sun-porch. The living/dining/kitchen area is open plan. The kitchen has an oven, induction hob, microwave, dishwasher and refrigerator with small freezer compartment. The crockery is high quality Denby.
There is a shared facility in the laundry room which has a separate washing machine, tumble dryer, chest freezer and payphone. The ground floor master bedroom has twin beds. The mattresses can be zipped together to form a double bed (please state preference on booking). There is a shower room en-suite to the master bedroom. There is an optional electric ceiling hoist (Spectra) which tracks from the Master Bedroom to the en-suite shower room and transfers to the toilet and shower.
Room Amenities
We provide all linen and towels, and duvets on the beds. Many of the beds can be adjusted to differing heights. There is an oil-fired central heating system, but additional electric radiators are also provided in all bedrooms for added comfort. Electricity is separately metered and charged. No gas is used.
We have one allergy-free cottage, Langrig, where there are no feathers and where we allow no pets. The cottages are all designated non-smoking.
We also provide some other special equipment for disabled guests, as well as cots and high chairs for infants.
We have a Scottish Tourist Board listing of 4 stars (3 cottages) and 3 stars (3 cottages) and the highest accessibility grading of Category 1: suitable for wheelchair users travelling independently (5 cottages).
Disabled Room Specification
Wheel in Showers
Adjustable beds (no Electric )
Allergy free (Langrig)
Wheel In Shower
No Smoking
Oxygen to be arranged by guest
Pets Welcome By Arrangement
Wide Doorways
Level/Flat Driveway
Suitable For Special Needs
Lowered Light Switch
Raised Power Points
Hoist
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Area Information
From the A68 take the A6091 Melrose by-pass, and after 1½ miles take the right turn into Melrose. After 400 yards the road narrows and you will enter the town square. Take an immediate left (at the monument in the square) onto the B6359 Dingleton Road. Drive up the hill, under the by-pass fly-over, and continue for ½ mile.
Turn left into Melrose Golf Club. Drive past the clubhouse and continue down the single track road. 300 yards after the clubhouse you will cross a small bridge as you approach the farmhouse (with the large white gates) on the left. Drive around the back of the farmhouse and when you reach "The Arches", turn left into the courtyard at the rear and ring the back door bell to collect your key.
Contact Info
Jill & Tom Hart
Eildon Holiday Cottages
Dingleton Mains
Melrose
Scottish Borders
TD6 9HS
Phone : 44 (0)1896 823 258
Fax : 44 (0)1896 823 258
Email : info@eildon.co.uk
Web : www.eildon.co.uk
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