Slades Farm

Access Statement For Quality Bed & Breakfast

Introduction

We cater for visitors in our home with 2 bedrooms provided for bed & breakfast. The following is a summary of our provision, if you have any specific questions call us and we will try to help.

Pre-Arrival

There is a bus route past our front gate: there is usually an hourly service during the day to and from Dorchester. The Dorchester East and West railway stations are 5 minutes away by car.
There are local taxi services.
We have a website : www.bandbdorset.org.uk
You can contact us via phone or email (details below)
We can communicate in BSL.
There is no provision for pets or for smokers.

Arrival & Car Parking Facilities

The road through the village is narrow and bendy, so take care.
There is a wide entrance gateway to the property: it is kept open.
There are six parking bays marked by large pots .
The gravel surface is level.
We can assist guests with luggage.
The property is in a village, a few minutes walk from the Church and public houses.

Main Entrance & Reception

Slades Farm is in a Conservation Area. It was converted from a flint and stone barn in 1998 at a time when current access standards were not required. It is not wheelchair-user friendly. Help with luggage is available.
The front door has two steps 14cm high. No other entrance is more accessible.
The front door is usually locked and guests are given a set of keys on arrival.
There is a door bell in the door frame 130cm above the top step.
There are no specific hours for reception, but guests are asked to advise as to their likely time of arrival.
At night lights illuminate the front step and parking area (PIR).
The door is 84cm wide.
On entry into our home there is hallway over 2 by 2 metres. It has a tiled floor and rug.
There is normally no seating in the hallway, but it can be provided.

Public Areas - General (Internal)

The corridor to the breakfast room is 73cm wide at its narrowest.
The flooring of all corridors, stairs and rooms is light in colour. Other than in the tiled hallway, there are fitted short pile carpets throughout. There is adequate low energy electric lighting throughout the property and a night light is used to illuminate the hallway area when it is dark.
The breakfast room is on the ground floor.
There are 12 straight stairs to the first floor bedrooms. They are 18cm high, 26cm deep, 80cm wide. There is a banister on one side only.
All walls, paintwork and flooring are light in colour. Downstairs doors are light oak and half glazed (where appropriate) and upstairs light pine.

Public Areas - WC

Bedrooms are en-suite. A standard WC is available off the downstairs corridor.

Breakfast

Breakfast is served in the lounge/diner on the ground floor. There are no steps.
Furniture is flexible and can be moved on request.
The dining table provides a space of 175cm by 110cm and height of 60cm (legs at each corner).
There are chairs without arms which can be moved as required.
Cereals, fruit, fruit juices, yoghurt, bread, toaster etc are provided on a help-yourself basis on a sideboard 95cm high. Guests are asked what they would like cooked when they arrive for breakfast and a menu is provided in each room. On booking guests can indicate any special dietary requirements, and these will be met where possible.
We do not play background music.
There is a dimmable light immediately above the dining table.

Laundry

A machine washing and drying service is available on request.

Shop

A village shop and PO is one mile away.

Leisure Facilities

Not provided.

Outdoor Facilities

Guests are free to wander round the gardens and paddocks, but children must be supervised.
There are bench seats at various locations. A range of surface materials provide possible trip hazards.
A river runs along one boundary 100 metres from the house, behind a fence with two small gates.

Conference & Meeting Rooms, Banqueting, Clubs, Entertainment

Not available.

Bedrooms

There are 2 bedrooms on the first floor.

Family Room 6m x 3.5m

Door width (main and bathroom) 76cm, inward opening
Beds:
kingsize - 150cm - medium mattress 50cm high. There is access to both sides.
two bunk beds -90cm - with access to one side only. Heights 50cm (62cm headroom) and 130cm (75cm headroom), with integral ladder to top bunk.
Mattress and pillow protectors are non-allergic. Duvets and pillows do not use feathers. Bed linen is cotton or cotton/polyester.
Furniture is moveable on request.
Colour television with remote control and teletext.
Two armchairs are provided in the room.
Fitted short pile wool carpet.
Child resistant openings to windows.
Carpets, paintwork and walls are light in colour.
Central lights (2), two bedside lights to the double bed and wall lights for bunk beds.
Flex-free kettle.
There is an en suite bath with shower
Door width 76cm, inward opening.
Free floor space 164cm x 164cm
The bath 150cm long, edge is 53cm high, two integral grab rails.
The bath has a shower attachment and shower curtain.
The basin is round fronted and 81cm high.
The toilet has a minimum of 30cm space on each side and is 43cm high.
Non-slip linoleum flooring. Light coloured floor and walls.
Main light linked to extractor. Florescent light and shaving socket above mirror over sink.

Double Room 4m x 3m

Door width (main and bathroom) 76cm.
Kingsize bed 150cm - orthopaedic mattress formed from two single mattresses zipped together - 57cm high.
There is 60-80cm between a wall and each side of the bed.
Fitted short pile carpet.
Mattress and pillow protectors are non-allergic. Duvets and pillows do not use feathers. Bed linen is cotton or cotton/polyester.
Furniture is moveable on request.
Colour television with remote control and teletext.
Two padded armless chairs are provided.
Child resistant openings to window.
Central light and two bedside lights.
Flex-free kettle.
There is an en suite shower room 2.22m x 1.56m
Door width 76cm, inward opening.
The shower is a quadrant 85cm x 75cm with 43cm opening sliding doors and a diagonal grab rail.
The basin is round fronted and is 80cm high.
The toilet has a minimum of 25cm space on each side. The toilet is 44cm high.
Non-slip linoleum flooring. Light coloured floor and walls.
Main light linked to extractor. Florescent light and shaving socket above mirror over sink.
The shower has an external on-off button: a light stops flashing when the set temperature is reached.

Grounds and Gardens

A formal garden and grass paddocks are open to guests. Benches are provided at various points.
A children's playground is within 200 metres but there is no pavement along the whole route.
Alpacas are kept in the property. They are friendly but timid: they must be treated with respect and guests must be aware that they may kick if frightened.
The main gate to the paddocks is padlocked but there is a small side gate from the gardens that may be used: it must always be left bolted shut.

Additional Information

Mobile phone reception is generally poor.
There are mains powered fire alarms. The fire procedures are provided in both rooms and they make provision for the evacuation of all residents.
There is a fridge on the upstairs landing for the use of guests.
Slades Farm is fully centrally heated: guests can adjust the thermostats on their radiators as required.
An electric pedestal fans is in each room: they can be used as required.

Contact Information

Address: Slade Farm, North Street, Charminster, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 9QZ
Telephone: 01305 264032 or mobile 07979017254.
Email: info@bandbdorset.org.uk
Website: www.bandbdorset.org.uk
Hours of operation: Hours flexible as the B&B is our home and occupied 24 hours. The telephone is normally answered 8am-11pm, but an answerphone will be responded to should we be unavailable.

24.05.2008