Disability access statement

Introduction

Sykeside Camping Park is a 3 pennant family run camping park with 19 pitches for motorhomes, 5 touring pitches for caravans, 100 pitches for tents and a 36 bed bunkhouse. The Brotherswater Inn is a country pub with 7 bed and breakfast rooms located at the entrance to the site. Sykeside Farm Cottage is also located within the grounds.

Pre-Arrival

We have a bus stop about 50 yards from the entrance to the site on the main road. The buses are not wheelchair accessible.
The nearest train station to us is about 12 miles from us in Windermere. A taxi can take guests to our site.
We can be contacted via our email, phone or fax.
Our site is set in the countryside; the nearest supermarkets are in either Windermere or Penrith. There is a small shop on site open during the summer; the next nearest store is Patterdale Post Office 3 miles away.

Arrival and Car Parking facilities

There is a car park area to the front of reception where the main door opposite.
The top of the main car park is tarmac and then the rest is gravel. The driveway down to the campsite is stone chippings.
The overflow car park and bunkhouse parking is also gravel.
We can assist guests arriving for the bed and breakfast with luggage.

Shop and Reception

The front door to the reception has a large lip. The door is not a standard size, and is a little narrow. Staff can assist with opening the door.

Bunkhouse

The bunkhouse can be accessed by 2 doors. One is up a flight of stairs behind the Barn End Bar. The other entrance has a concrete step up to the kitchen area. The kitchen has a level concrete floor.
All dogs including guide dogs are welcomed on the campsite site and in bunkhouse rooms.
Bunkhouses 1, 2, 3 and 4 have four wooden steps up to the landing in front of the rooms.
Bunkhouses 6, 7 and 8 have a small step down to their entrance.
Bunkhouse 7 has a flight of stairs once inside the room.
Bunkhouse 8 is level except for a small step into the shower room.
Bunkhouse 6 is level.
Bunkhouses 1, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 all have bunk beds. Bunkhouses 2, 3 and 7 have a sloping ceiling so have single beds.
Bunkhouse 9 has an entrance outside the kitchen. There is a slope down to the door and then 1 step.
Bunkhouse 10 is located next to the laundry room. There is 1 step to the entrance.
All of the rooms have a toilet and wash basin. The entrances to all the toilets are narrow and may be constricting to those in a wheelchair. Only bunkhouse 8 has a shower. All other bunkhouses share shower facilities with the campsite. The shower block is round the front of the bunkhouse building.
Bunkhouse parking is approximately 30 yards from the bunkhouse and it can be accessed by a set of 10 stone steps or via the sloped driveway.

Sykeside Farm Cottage

The parking for the cottage is tarmac. The entrance is through a wooden gate and on a cobbled pathway. There is a step into the entrance hall.
The lounge and kitchen are open plan and all on one level. The bathroom is also downstairs. There is then a flight of stairs with a banister up to the two bedrooms on the first floor.

Campsite and CL

The campsite has a grass surface and can be very soft at times. There is a gravel track around the edge of the site. All of the motorhome pitches and CL pitches and on gravel and are level.
Access between the campsite and Brotherswater Inn is via a steep driveway. Reception is located at the Inn during the winter months.
The toilets and shower block are located between 20 and 500 yards away from the pitches. There are accessed via the stone steps on the driveway.
We do not have full disabled access to the showers and toilets. The floor is on a slight incline and is made of none-slip tiles.
The laundry room and pot wash area are located next to the toilets and showers. There have a step just before the entrance then the concrete floor is level.

Barn End Bar

Entrance is through two doors. Patio doors can also be opened to allow access to wider wheelchairs. Access to toilets is up 1 step. Otherwise access is level.

Brotherswater Inn

Main entrance from car park is up 9 wide stone steps. Level access can be allowed through the side entrance which can be opened by a member of staff on request. Side entrance is accessed through the overflow car park.
All the bed and breakfast rooms are accessed via a flight of narrow stairs with a hand rail.

Additional Information

On site, there is an appointed member of staff trained in first aid.
We can store medication in a fridge at The Brotherswater Inn which staff only have access to.