Introduction
Harbourside Retreat is a two bedroom self-catering
holiday home in Poole, Dorset. The house is a modern two storey house
built on level ground in walking distance of many attractions and
amenities.
Pre-Arrival
• We have an extensive website and a paper
brochure, both with illustrations of the property.
• Bookings can
be made by telephone or email and we are happy to answer questions
regarding individual access requirements.
• Poole railway station
is just under a mile away.
• Poole bus station is about 3/4 mile away
on foot.
• Poole town centre is about 1/2 - 3/4 mile away and the
Quay about 1/2 mile.
• The high street is mostly pedestrianised and
is level with drop curbs where necessary. There is a level crossing
in the High Street.
• Poole runs a ShopMobility scheme from the Dolphin
Shopping Centre, see http://www.pooleview.co.uk/mobility.htm for details.
• RADAR Toilets are available in The Dolphin Shopping Centre, the
Bus Station, Baiter Recreation Ground and Poole Park.
• Dial-A-Cab
Taxis will take wheelchairs (Tel 01202 666822).
• This access statement
is available on our website, by post on request, and in the property.
Arrival & Car Parking Facilities
• The property has a single dedicated
off-road tarmac-surfaced parking space about 10-20 metres from the
house. Other visitors' spaces are available nearby.
Main Entrance
& Reception
• The main entrance is the front door in Vallis Close.
Keys are sent to hirers two weeks before booking.
• The front door
is 79cm by 198cm, hinging on the right. There is a step on the threshold
25cm high.
• The front door opens into the carpetted entrance hall.
• An Information Pack can be found next to the CD/Radio.
• Open tread
stairs, 70cm wide, not especially steep and with a banister rail on
the right, lead up to the first floor.
Public Areas - General (Internal)
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Public Areas - WC
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Dining Room & Lounge
• The entrance
hall leads directly to the lounge / dining area.
• The flooring is
short pile carpet.
• There are two two-seater sofas.
• There is a
TV with remote control.
• There is a round wooden dining table (100cm
diameter) with four lightweight wooden chairs.
Laundry
• There is
a front loading washer/dryer in the kitchen.
• There is a retractable
washing line in the patio garden.
Shop
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Treatment room/s
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Leisure Facilities
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Outdoor Facilities
• At the rear of the property
is a patio garden. The area is mostly paved, flat and level.
• This
is accessed via a patio door, 70cm wide. There is a step 26cm high
into the garden.
• Wooden patio furniture is provided.
• A back gate,
80cm wide, leads out onto Furnell Road with no step.
Conference &
Meeting Rooms, Banqueting, Clubs, Entertainment
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