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National Trust Cottages Accessibility Guide Strand House

30 Bay Road Cushendun BT44 0PX

Introduction

• Strand House is a double storey detached country house located on the Cushendun Warren,

beside the beach with views across to Scotland.

• The sitting room and dining room look out to the sea and the beach, as do the single and

double bedrooms on the first floor.

• The kitchen has a back door that opens up onto a small and secluded back garden.

• The cottage has oil fired central heating, a stove burner and additional portable oil fired

electric radiators.

• The land immediately around the cottage is reasonably flat.

• There is a stoned, flat and private driveway in front of the cottage secured by a farm style

gate.

• The approach road to the house is a narrowish lane offering access to the beach and to the

Cushendun GAA playing grounds.

The Cottage is arranged as follows:

Entrance hall, sitting room, kitchen, dining room, and bathroom on ground level, double bedroom, one twin bedroom, and one single bedroom on the first floor.

Pre-Arrival

• See the main webpage for booking and location details.

• Please contact us prior to booking if you have any specific access requirements.

• Directions provided with booking.

• Please bring a torch.

Approach

• The cottage is approached via major roads in the direction of Cushendall and then approximately 6 miles of country roads to Cushendun and a 100 meter lane.

Arrival & Parking Facilities

• Parking is on a stoned driveway immediately in front of the house, with secondary parking to the

rear of the property just outside the boundary wall.

• There are two doors leading to the outside, one from the entrance hall and one from the kitchen.

• There is an outside lights over the kitchen door entrance and a photosensitive light at the

front door into the entrance hall.

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Lane way continues past Strand House to the beach

Rear parking to the left of end of boundary wall

Parking at the front of the house

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Getting in (and out) of the cottage • The main entrance is the front door which has a clear opening width of 84cm. There are

two steps from the stoned path way, one small 5cm step on to a concrete second step which is 14cm onto the ceramic tiled floor in the entrance hall.

• The back door has a clear opening of 82cm and is a stable door. The key safe is on the left hand side of the door as you face it, at a height of 99cm (from ground level). It is operated by a combination lock mechanism. There is a small step up from the concrete

path outside the back door (3.2m long) which is 4cm high. Front door Back door

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Getting around the cottage

• There is a ceramic tile floor covering in the kitchen, shower room, living room and hall.

• There is carpet in the dining room.

• There are wooden floors in all the first floor rooms with small rugs.

• All internal doors clear opening widths are 76cm.

• There is a large rug covering the majority of the floor space in the sitting room.

• The stairs have a wooden bannister on the left hand side, the individual stair height is 21cm,

the distance from the top of the individual stair tread to the bannister is 95cm.

• The width of the stairs is 78cm wide.

• There is a large farm gate to the main driveway and parking.

• There is a small red gate to access the narrow side garden 85cm wide.

• There is a wooden gate from the side garden to the public pathways, warren and beach

which is 93cm wide.

• Circulation space in double and twin bedrooms, sitting room, dining room, bathroom and

kitchen is good.

• Single bedroom has limited circulation space.

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Kitchen

• The kitchen is to the rear of the property.

• There is an external door to the back garden

• There is a door leading into the rear hall area 76cm wide

• The height of the worktop is 92cm.

• There is an electric cooker with controls to the front and a ceramic hob with controls to the top which are 94cm high.

• There is a fridge freezer, microwave, washer/dryer, dishwasher, cordless kettle and toaster.

• The sink has a lever mixer tap. • There is a central pedant light.

• The window overlooks the garden and field.

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Dining Room

• The dining room is to the front of the house

• The window overlooks the driveway and has sea views.

• There is a door to bathroom and door to hall.

• There is a dining table and six chairs.

• The table has knee clearance of 62cm.

• The dining chairs are upholstered with a wooden backrest and are 45cm high.

• The internal doors are 76cm wide.

• There is a central ceiling light.

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Bathroom

• The bathroom is off the downstairs hall.

• The height of the bath is 57cm high.

• The WC is 43cm high.

• The basin is 87cm high.

• There is a central ceiling light fitting.

• There is a wall fitted shaving light

• There is a mirrored bathroom cabinet and separate shaving mirror.

• There is a lockable door into the dining room.

• The shower is within the bath and is of adjustable height.

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Rear Hall, Stairs and Landing

• Doors to bathroom, and sitting room access to main staircase.

• Ceramic tiled floor.

• Central light.

• The stairs are hard wood finish and the steps are 21cm high.

• The top of the stair tread to the bannister is 95cm.

• The landing is 109cm at its narrowest width.

• There are 3 bedrooms off the landing.

• There is a low window with sea views.

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Sitting Room

• The sitting room is approached from the entrance hall.

• There is a window overlooking the front garden with sea views and a window to the side overlooking the small side garden and with views of Cushendun harbour.

• There is a central ceiling light.

• There are three winged armchairs with a lowest seat height of 43cm rising to 47cm and one

sofa with a seat height of 43cm. • The ceramic tiled floor is covered with a rug.

• There is a TV with separate DVD player situated on a corner unit.

• There is a nest of side tables lowest in height being 51cm high.

• There is a free standing lamp, coat stand, and dresser.

• There is a small free standing corner unit.

• There is a multi fuel stove.

• There is a digital radio.

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Double Bedroom • Top of the stairs to the left.

• The internal door is 76cm wide.

• There is a centralised double bed 153cm wide x 196cm long x 62cm high.

• Underbed storage hosting extra pillows 5cm off the floor.

• There are two bedside tables 79cm high with table lamps and a ceiling light.

• There is a wardrobe with a clothes rail at 178cm from floor level and a rail at 138cm from

floor level.

• The wardrobe has a full length mirrored door.

• There is a chest of drawers at a height of 124cm with a free standing table top mirror.

• There is a luggage rack.

• There is a hard floor and two rugs.

• There are two windows one overlooking the gardens to the rear and one overlooking the

garden to the front and the sea.

Twin Bedroom

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• Top of stair case first right.

• The internal door width is 76cm.

• There are two single beds 90cm wide x 190cm long x 65cm high.

• There is under bed storage.

• The clearance underneath the beds is 5cm.

• There is bedside table at a height of 57cm at each bed each with a beside lamp.

• There is a central ceiling light.

• There is a wardrobe with a hanging rail at 166cm from floor level and additional shelf storage.

• There is one full length mirrored door on the wardrobe.

• There is a dresser 90cm high.

• There is a table top mirror on the dresser.

• There is a hard floor and two rugs.

• There is a window overlooking the rear gardens.

Twin Bedroom

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• Door at the end of the landing, next to twin bedroom.

• The internal door is 76cm

• There is one single bed 90cm wide x 190cm long x 72cm high.

• The clearance underneath the bed is 5cm.

• There is a bed side table at a height of 55cm with a lamp.

• There is a small chest of drawers 115cm high.

• Hanging space is available in twin room.

• There is a central ceiling light.

• There is a window overlooking the garden, driveway and sea.

• There is a hard floor and rug.

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Garden

• The garden is on three sides of the cottage.

• There is a farm gate at the entrance to the house and garden.

• The garden is large with grass, trees and shrubs.

• The garden can be accessed by both the front and back doors.

• A stoned driveway runs between the front and back gardens

• The side garden is a narrow grassed area accessed by a small red gate 85cm wide.

• There is a wooden gate to then public pathways and beach 93cm wide.

• The land the house sits on runs down on to the beach and is gently sloping and uneven.

• There is a fixed table with bench seating in the garden.

• There is a washing line.

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Additional Information

• Assistance dogs are welcome at all our cottages

• In the event of a fire, it is the responsibility of the guests to evacuate themselves. Vibrating fire/smoke detectors are available if requested at time of booking. Please contact us if you have any other specific access requirements in this respect.

Facilities at all cottages

The National Trust aims to expand the list of accessible /equipment/items available at each cottage and these may include

• Cordless kettle

• Hollowfibre bedding

• Chair with armrests

• Good reading light

• Large handle vegetable peeler

• Easy tin opener

• Non-slip mat for bath/shower

• Non-slip place mat

• Easy jar opener

• Information in alternative formats (on request)

Please note that we cannot guarantee that all items will be available at the time of your visit. Please enquire at the time of booking regarding any particular requests.

Specialist equipment

Other specialist equipment such as wheelchairs, bath seats, toilet frames etc may be available for loan or purchase from the local Red Cross loan centre. Please check this out before booking the Cottage and contact us if you require further information.

http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=89425

Future Plans to improve Access to National Trust Holiday Cottages

• We are currently in the process of writing accessibility guides for all our holiday cottages and improving access over time for all our guests. All feedback is very helpful in informing us of ways in which we can improve access to all our cottages. We welcome any comments or ideas from you about access at this cottage and thank you for taking the time to do this.

Please do this in the most convenient way for you. See contact details below or information on website.

About the Accessibility Guide

• This Accessibility Guide is intended to provide key information about the cottage that may be particularly relevant to guests with disabilities. Please contact us prior to booking if you would like information that is more specific and we will be happy to oblige. Email: cottages@nationaltrust.org.uk

Phone: 0344 8002070

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Access for All at the National Trust

• The Access for All office works to improve access at all National Trust cottages and properties. The office welcomes comments and ideas on improving access. Phone: 01793 818531

Email: accessforall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Date September 2018