Sense holidays Summer 2015
Amazing holidays for deafblind people
Getting it right for you
Welcome to the 2015 Sense Holidays Brochure
This year, we have 22 exciting holidays on offer. Whatever your interests, we have something to suit you. • Take care of a horse, learn to ride and do tricks • Travel along the Grand Union canal on a canal boat • Experience the buzz of the big city • And much more Our new, improved brochure gives you all the information you need to choose your perfect holiday.
We have over 40 years’ experience running holidays for deafblind people
We provide holidays for people with very diverse abilities and needs, including sensory impairments, physical and cognitive impairments, complex medical needs, lifelimiting conditions, autism and related communication difficulties. We specialise in supporting people with multiple complex needs.
Applications We accept applications from people with dualsensory impairments. Occasionally, we can offer a place to someone with a single-sensory impairment and additional disability. Our holidays are very popular and people with a dual-sensory impairment will have priority. In the adult range, priority will be given to those living at home with their families. To apply, please complete our application form and return it to us by Friday 13 February 2015. After this date, any applications we receive will be offered a place on our waiting list. We keep emergency spaces available for short-notice placements.
Holidaymakers are supported by trained and experienced holiday leaders and volunteers
Each holiday is managed by one or more experienced leaders, supported by a team of volunteers. The ratio of holidaymaker to volunteer is at least one-to-one. Our personalised approach to planning holidays means that we can support people to do what they want to do – however simple or complex this seems.
“We specialise in supporting people with multiple complex needs.” We want to provide the right holiday for you and will try our best to offer you one of your three choices. However, this may not always be possible. For this reason, we find out about your needs, abilities and interests. This helps us to find you a suitable alternative. Depending on the number of applications, the holidays – as advertised here – may change slightly.
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We have marked the venues as either wheelchair accessible or easy walker. The wheelchair accessible icon means the venue has been adapted for someone who is a wheelchair user. However, the level of access varies from purpose-built accommodation to venues that offer minor adaptations such as wider doorways and ramps. All easy walker venues have at least one downstairs bedroom and may be suitable for occasional wheelchair users. This brochure gives you an idea of the age group of each holiday. Children’s holidays are for holidaymakers up to age 11. Young people’s holidays are for people aged 11 to 18. Young adults’ holidays are for people aged between 16 and 25. Adults’ holidays are for people aged 19 and above. However, these age ranges are flexible.
Holiday map Week 1 1 Holton Lee 2 Oak Lodge 3 Chestnut Lodge 4 Clynfyw Farm
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Cottage
Camping
Youth hostel
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Fri 24 – Fri 31 July 2015
Poole, Dorset
7 adults
Age group
Children
Young adults
Location
Seaside
Group size
Small
Accessibility
The volunteers and leaders were all fabulous with me!
Join a friendly group of holidaymakers and try lots of exciting activities. You can explore the stunning Dorset countryside, relax on a beautiful beach and then help to make your favourite foods for dinner. After a comfortable night’s sleep in a specially-adapted room, have breakfast on the terrace and get ready for another great day.
• Relax in a beachside café Boat
Horse riding centre
Activity centre
Young people
Adults
Large group
Wheelchair access
City/town
Medium
Countryside
Large
Wheelchair access
www.holtonlee.org
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
Easy walker
Possible highlights Holiday village
Countryside
Week 4 14 Beamsley A 15 Manchester and Peak District 16 Church Farm 17 Macaroni Wood C 18 Conygre Farm Week 5 19 Beamsley B 20 Ribby Hall A 21 Ribby Hall B 22 Canal Adventure
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Cottage
Adults
Week 3 10 Broadstairs Folk Week 11 Barnstondale 12 Macaroni Wood B 13 Bradbourne Riding Centre
What do the symbols mean? Accommodation
Week
Week 2 5 Coldwell Activity Centre 6 Canadian Fields 7 Hall Farm 8 Macaroni Wood A 9 Ty Glyn Davis
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5
Holton Lee
• Rooms on one level • Each bedroom has a spacious en-suite wet room with roll-in showers
• Try ice skating (wheelchairs are the quickest!) • Ceiling mounted hoists in all bedrooms and wet rooms • Learn to play African drums • Wide corridors and doorways • Create a work of art in the on-site pottery • Accessible communal areas and gardens workshop
Week
1
Oak Lodge
Chestnut Lodge
Week
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Fri 24 – Fri 31 July 2015
Rosliston Forest, Derbyshire
3 children
Fri 24 – Fri 31 July 2015
Rosliston Forest, Derbyshire
3 young people
1
Cottage
Countryside
Cottage
Countryside
Small group
Wheelchair access
Small group
Wheelchair access
Children
Young people
I liked doing new things and gaining confidence
www.roslistonforestlodges.co.uk
Rosliston Forest is perfect for anyone with bundles of energy! Each morning, you will set out on new adventures, exploring the mysterious trails and pathways in the forest. This woodland is home to many interesting animals, including owls, bats and butterflies. How many will you discover? You might even see peacocks in the back garden of our forest lodge!
Possible highlights
Facilities
The holiday made me feel more confident about trying new things
www.roslistonforestlodges.co.uk
A holiday at Chestnut Lodge will suit young people who like to explore and try new activities. You can perfect your archery skills and try other fun pursuits with expert support from trained staff. You will stay in a cosy and accessible forest lodge, nestled deep in the woods. Remember to keep an eye out for interesting wildlife! In the evenings, play games and have fun with your group.
Possible highlights
Facilities
• Bounce down a huge inflatable slide
• Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
• Ride in a cable car
• Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
• Go wheelchair skiing and ice skating
• Rooms on one level
• Rooms on one level
• Stroke a horse and ride on its back
• Good bathroom access: support rails and roll-in shower
• Conquer an assault course and fly on a zip wire
• Try to stay dry on a fun boat trip
• Equipment available: hoists, shower chairs, profile beds, all-terrain vehicles
• Paint and decorate your own piece of art
• Good bathroom access: support rails and roll-in shower
• Go bowling with your new friends – try to get a strike!
• Equipment available: hoists, shower chairs, profile beds, all-terrain vehicles
Week
1
Clynfyw Farm
Coldwell Activity Centre
Week
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Sat 25 July – Sat 1 August 2015
Boncath, Pembrokeshire
4 adults
Fri 31 July – Fri 7 August 2015
Briercliffe, Lancashire
8 young adults
2
Cottage
Countryside
Activity centre
Countryside
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Large group
Easy walker
Young adults
Adults
I liked everybody on the holiday. They took time to understand me.
www.clynfyw.co.uk
This is an ideal holiday for nature lovers. Clynfyw Farm (pronounced ‘Klin-view’) is located in the beautiful Welsh countryside. You can explore the farm, see the animals and collect home-grown fruit and vegetables to cook for dinner. Experience the textures, sights and sounds of the sensory trail then head back to our comfy cottage for a barbeque with your new friends.
Possible highlights • Travel back in time by visiting an Iron Age Fort • Try sensory activities like basket weaving and cooking bread • Feed a shire horse and go on a carriage ride
Facilities
Didn’t want to go home, the best holiday I ever had
www.coldwell.org.uk
Get ready for an action-packed week full of exciting activities. Can you conquer the giant ladder and attempt the leap of faith? Trained instructors will support you at your own pace. In the evenings, you can play video games, pool and table football in the games room with your new friends.
• Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users • Rooms on one level • Good bathroom access: support rails, nonslip flooring, roll-in showers
• Have a group party
• Good kitchen access: wheelchair-accessible cooker, sink, cupboard and work surfaces
• Go to the beach and paddle in the shallows (all-terrain wheelchairs available)
• Equipment available: mobile hoist, shower chair, bed sides
Possible highlights • Fly on a zip wire
Facilities
• Take a trip to a theme park for more thrills
• Choice of single beds and bunk beds in bedrooms
• Visit Blackpool for a fun-filled day at the seaside
• Wheelchair-accessible lift
• Have a big group party
• Wet room with roll-in shower and support rails
• Profile bed and hoists available
Week
2
Canadian Fields
Week
Hall Farm
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Fri 31 July – Fri 7 August 2015
Helmsley, North Yorkshire
5 young people
Sat 1 – Sat 8 August 2015
Horning, Norfolk
4 children
2
Camping
Countryside
Cottage
Countryside
Medium group
Easy walker
Medium group
Easy walker
Children
Young people
I enjoyed making new friends… and meeting old friends again
Enjoy the camping experience with all the comforts of home in these luxury tents. Join a group of friendly holidaymakers and take advantage of all the space on your doorstep by inventing stories, adventures and games. In the evenings, have a barbeque under the stars, tell ghost stories and settle down for a comfortable night’s sleep.
www.canadianfields.co.uk
www.hallfarm.com
Every day at Hall Farm is non-stop fun! You will visit lots of exciting places and try new activities. Ride a rollercoaster, meet funny looking animals and go snow tubing. You and your new friends will stay in a lovely cottage in the Norfolk Broads. You will play games, do arts and crafts, watch films and make tasty food and cakes!
Facilities • Luxury tents with proper beds and wooden floors
Possible highlights
I was very happy. Awesome holiday
• Electricity • Comfortable living area with tables, chairs and sofas
• Paddle on Whitby beach, ride a donkey and play in the arcades
• Cooking facilities: oven and fridge
• Have picnics in the beautiful countryside
• Private bathroom for each tent
• Get soaked at Waterworld, ride the wave machine and rapids
• Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms close to tents
• Spend a day in the treetops at Go Ape
• Laundry facilities
• Ramps available
Possible highlights • Make friends with raccoons, lemurs and miniature horses at an animal amusement park • Bring your bucket and spade for a day at the seaside • Race down a hill in snow tubing • Visit the magical Bewilderwood and meet the strange inhabitants: Swampy, Mildred the Crockelbog and the Parasquawk!
Facilities • Cottage has ramp access and some ground floor rooms • Good bathroom access with roll-in shower • Hoists are available • No other special adaptations
Week
2
Macaroni Wood A
Week
Ty Glyn Davis
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Sat 1 – Sat 8 August 2015
Eastleach, Gloucestershire
5 young people
Sat 1 – Sat 8 August 2015
Ceredigion, Wales
5 young people
2
Cottage
Countryside
Cottage
Countryside
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Young people
Young people
I had an absolutely fabulous time!
Explore the beautiful Cotswold countryside at Macaroni Wood. The site has been designed to be fully accessible for wheelchair users. You can race around the obstacle course and play games in the purpose-built play area. Friendly volunteers will support you to get the most from all the activities. Your group will also set out on trips to fun local attractions.
www.macaroniwood.org.uk
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
Possible highlights • Pick strawberries to make jam and cakes • Scramble up a wall at a climbing centre • Make popcorn and watch a film with your new friends • Become an expert go-kart driver
• Good bathroom access: roll-in showers, support rails, non-slip flooring • Equipment available: profile beds, bed sides and mobile hoists • Rooms on ground floor • Fully equipped sensory room • Safe and secure site
Lots of new experiences!
www.tyglyndavistrust.co.uk
Be part of a fun group and explore the stunning Welsh landscape. Ty Glyn Davis is specially adapted for wheelchair users so the whole site is yours to explore. You can investigate the mysterious walled garden, which is full of flowers, waterways and secret hideaways. After each exciting day, you can hang out with new friends and get ready for the next adventure.
Possible highlights • Explore the rugged Welsh countryside, go climbing and ride on zip wires (all abilities) • Visit theme parks and experience exhilarating rides • Learn to ride a horse • Catch a glimpse of dolphins swimming in the sea
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users • Good bathroom access: roll-in showers and ceiling mounted hoists • Mobile hoists available • Profile beds • Accessible grounds
Week
3
Broadstairs Folk Week
Barnstondale
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Sat 8 – Sat 15 August 2015
Broadstairs, Kent
5 adults
Sat 8 – Sat 15 August 2015
Barnston, Wirral
4 young people
Week
3
Camping
Seaside
Activity centre
Countryside
Medium group
Easy walker
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Young people
Adults
I liked making new friends and listening and dancing to music
www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
Broadstairs Folk Festival is a huge music festival by the seaside with live music and unique activities happening all over town. At our campsite, you can try circus skills, get singing and learn new dance moves. You can help to decorate our tents and chat to the festival-goers. There’s plenty of time for ice creams by the sea too!
Possible highlights • Try Morris dancing and singing workshops! • Play music with a real band • Have barbeques in the sunshine • See lots of live music
Facilities • Accessible wet room on site with roll-in shower, toilet and support rails
It was an opportunity to get out and broaden my horizons with people similar age to me
At Barnstondale, you can scale a climbing wall, conquer the abseiling tower and try to hit a bulls-eye in archery. The experienced instructors will provide all the support you need. After all that excitement, you and your new friends can visit local attractions, play games and chill out in our comfortable log cabin.
Possible highlights
www.barnstondale.org
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users • Ceiling mounted hoist and mobile hoist
• Level ground in campsite
• Go ice skating (wheelchairs are really quick!)
• Separate cooking facilities
• Invent your own ice cream flavours!
• All bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms with roll-in showers
• Electricity access in separate buildings
• Race your group in a canoe
• Profile beds
• The tents themselves have no special adaptations
• See and touch strange fish at the aquarium
• Wheelchair accessible lift
Week
3
Macaroni Wood B
Bradbourne Riding Centre
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Sat 8 – Sat 15 August 2015
Eastleach, Gloucestershire
5 children
Sat 8 – Sat 15 August 2015
Sevenoaks, Kent
4 young people
Week
3
Cottage
Countryside
Horse riding centre
Countryside
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Medium group
Easy walker
Children
Young people
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I liked swimming, eating, playing with the others, mud painting and snow tubing
www.macaroniwood.org.uk
At Macaroni Wood, you can explore woodland trails and take in the fascinating sounds, sights and smells of the natural world. You can feed the pigs and collect eggs from the chickens for your breakfast. In the evenings, you can create some art and enjoy a campfire with roasted marshmallows.
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
Possible highlights • Meet the funny, hairy pigs and feed them breakfast • Bounce really high on a trampoline • Ride a friendly horse • Go swimming and ice skating (suitable for wheelchair users)
• Good bathroom access: roll-in showers, support rails, non-slip flooring
It is nice to be with people who understand my disabilities
www.bradbourne-rda.org.uk
This is a chance to have your own horse for a week! You will be taught how to ride by experienced instructors. You can make your horse look smart by brushing its coat and decorating its mane. At night, you will put them to bed and make sure they are comfortable and warm. At the end of the holiday, you can help to put on a riding show. Whatever your ability, the riding team will support you to get involved Facilities in your own time.
Possible highlights
• Equipment available: profile beds, bed sides and mobile hoists
• Make friends with the horses – Dudley, Finn, Icky and others
• Rooms on ground floor • Fully equipped sensory room
• Brush their coats and give them cool hairstyles
• Safe and secure site
• Impress your new friends with tricks
• Accommodation in comfortable caravans with ramp access • Wheelchair-accessible wet room with roll-in showers • Access to a club house with cooking facilities and communal space • Experienced RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) team
Week
4
Cottage
Countryside
Large group
Wheelchair access
Beamsley A
Manchester and Peak District
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Fri 14 – Fri 21 August 2015
Skipton, North Yorkshire
7 adults
Fri 14 – Fri 21 August 2015
Manchester then Buxton
4 adults Youth hostel
Town
Adults
www.beamsleyproject.org
Visit the river valleys and rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales for an exciting week at the Beamsley Project. You will join a friendly group of holidaymakers and try a range of interesting activities. These could include a boat trip through a city and then lunch on the riverside. You will stay in a converted church, which is fully accessible for wheelchair users.
Possible highlights
Facilities
• Visit the historic and beautiful city of York
• Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
• Ride on a steam train
• Good bathroom access: roll-in shower and toilet, non-slip flooring
• Unwind with a relaxing massage • Get creative at a pottery workshop
• Mobile and ceiling-mounted hoists available • Profile beds • Wheelchair-accessible lift
I had a fantastic holiday, doing lots of fun activities
www.yha.org.uk/hostel/manchester
Cottage
Adults
www.hargate-hall.co.uk
This is the perfect holiday for adventurous travellers who want to get the best of the city and the countryside. First stop: Manchester. Spend the weekend in this unique city with its fascinating culture and buzzing atmosphere. Then travel across the dramatic hills of the Peak District to finish your holiday in the countryside. Breathe in the fresh air and get muddy with fun outdoor activities.
Possible highlights
4
Countryside Medium group
Easy walker
It was wonderful and did me good
• Go bowling
Week
Facilities
• Manchester youth hostel: private rooms, • Choose from Manchester’s wide range of wheelchair-accessible bathroom with attractions: shopping, museums and galleries roll-in showers, private communal space, • Experience the city’s famous nightlife accessible lifts • Take a scenic drive through the stunning • Peak District self-catering apartments: Peak District ramp access, wheelchair-accessible • Explore caves, go climbing and race in canoes bathroom with roll-in showers
Week
4
Church Farm
Macaroni Wood C
Week
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Sat 15 – Sat 22 August 2015
King’s Lynn, Norfolk
4 young people
Sat 15 – Sat 22 August 2015
Eastleach, Gloucestershire
5 children
4
Cottage
Countryside
Cottage
Countryside
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Children
Young people
I can’t wait to go again next year!
www.nd-fc.co.uk
Take a break at Church Farm and feel refreshed. You can relax in our accessible cottage and then head out to fun activities in the local area. The venue is close to the north Norfolk coast so your group can pack a picnic and spend the afternoon by the sea. Stroll along the accessible promenade and enjoy an ice cream in the breeze.
Possible highlights • Go for a dip in a hydrotherapy pool
Loved the fact that there was a sensory room where I liked to chill
Come and have fun in the countryside. Macaroni Wood is full of go karts, playgrounds, swings and play equipment. The site is completely accessible so everyone can play together. You could try the obstacle course or relax in the sensory room. Your group will visit local attractions and try fun activities. Volunteers will support you to get the most from every experience.
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users
Possible highlights
www.macaroniwood.org.uk
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users • Good bathroom access: roll-in showers, support rails, non-slip flooring
• Spacious roll-in showers
• Splash around in a swimming pool
• Equipment available: profile beds, bed sides and mobile hoists
• Hoists available
• Visit a theme park
• Rooms on ground floor
• Ride on the steam railway
• Open plan living areas
• Stroke a friendly horse
• Fully equipped sensory room
• Spend a sunny afternoon at the beach
• Lift
• Explore a woodland trail
• Safe and secure site
• Visit a rare breeds farm and encounter unusual animals like a Suffolk Punch and a giant rabbit
Week
4
Conygre Farm
Beamsley B
Week
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Sat 15 – Sat 22 August 2015
Pewsey, Wiltshire
4 children
Fri 21 – Fri 28 August 2015
Skipton, North Yorkshire
7 young people
5
Cottage
Countryside
Cottage
Countryside
Medium group
Wheelchair access
Large group
Wheelchair access
Young people
Children
I liked the people who looked after me and meeting the other children
www.hideaways.co.uk
Conygre Farm is full of places to explore. You will be surrounded by beautiful meadows where you can play and have picnics. You might even spot some interesting wildlife because barn owls, hares and deer live here. You will go on lots of trips and try fun activities. In the evenings, relax in our comfortable, wheelchair-suitable cottages and get creative with arts and crafts.
Possible highlights
• Swim in the on-site swimming pool • Discover the exotic wildlife at ‘The Living Rainforest’
www.beamsleyproject.org
The Beamsley Project is a great place for active young people to have fun. Your group will experience new activities and explore interesting attractions. You could feel the water gently moving the boat on a fun sailing trip or hear the roar of an old-fashioned steam train. Volunteers will support you to get the most from each unique experience.
Possible highlights Facilities
• Have a picnic in a wild flower meadow • Go sailing on a boat (suitable for wheelchair users)
I liked everything. The people, the location, the activities
• Go on a sailing boat (suitable for wheelchair users)
• Two comfortable cottages: The Burrow and The Warren
• Have a barbeque in the sun
• Cottages has level access
• Experience unique sensations at the sensory SPACE centre
• One ground floor, wheelchair-accessible room • Open plan living / kitchen areas
• Get creative with flavours at the ice cream factory
Facilities • Venue is very accessible for wheelchair users • Good bathroom access: roll-in shower and toilet, non-slip flooring • Ceiling-mounted and mobile hoists • Wheelchair-accessible lift
Week
5
Ribby Hall A
Ribby Hall B
Week
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
DATE
LOCATION
GROUP SIZE
Fri 21 – Fri 28 August 2015
Near Blackpool, Lancashire
4 children
Fri 21 – Fri 28 August 2015
Near Blackpool, Lancashire
4 adults
5
Holiday village
Countryside
Holiday village
Countryside
Seaside
Medium group
Seaside
Medium group
Easy walker
Children
Easy walker
Adults
The holiday made me feel adventurous and brave
www.ribbyhall.co.uk
Ribby Hall Village has lots of fun activities all under one roof. Every day you can try something new. You can play on the outdoor adventure playground and scramble up the climbing wall. Explore the fun woodland trails and see all the creepy crawlies at the mini beast mansion. You can even have a big party with your new friends.
Possible highlights • Go to a disco and show off your dance moves
I liked going on the big wheel and making friends
www.ribbyhall.co.uk
You can do so many exciting things at Ribby Hall. You could challenge yourself to learn new skills like archery, horseriding and kayaking. Experienced instructors will support you at your own pace. After that you can swim in the pool or relax in the Jacuzzi. For more excitement, your group will visit nearby attractions and fun places like Blackpool.
Possible highlights Facilities
• Visit Blackpool for a night on the town
Facilities
• Have a donkey ride on Blackpool beach
• All the rooms in our villas are on ground level
• Get lessons in kayaking and canoeing
• All the rooms in our villas are on ground level
• Visit the aquarium and see funny sea creatures
• Open plan living / kitchen areas for ease of access
• See live music and show off your skills in karaoke
• Open plan living / kitchen areas for ease of access
• Try face painting and cake making
• No other special adaptations
• Try horse riding
• No other special adaptations
Week
5
Canal Adventure DATE
LOCATION
What happens next GROUP SIZE
Fri 21 – Fri 28 August 2015 Hemel Hempstead, Herts 3 adults/3 young people Boat
February Send us your application form by Friday 13 February
Countryside
From February to March We will build the holiday groups Small group
Wheelchair access
Young people
Adults
In April We will write to you and let you know if we are able to offer you a holiday. Our holidays are extremely popular so unfortunately we cannot offer everyone a place. If we cannot offer you a holiday, we will add you to our waiting list. If we can offer you a holiday, we will ask you to confirm your place as soon as possible.
Overview We have two le cessib he w elchair-ac s at bo l na ca Liked the boat. Liked helping with the locks
www.wexp.org.uk
Travel along the historic Grand Union Canal in a wheelchair-accessible canal boat. Every day is full of new sights and experiences. On your journey, you will pass through beautiful countryside and encounter interesting wildlife. Your group will stop off at various points along the route to visit local attractions and try fun activities.
Possible highlights • Learn to steer the boat and help to work the locks
Facilities
• Go on day trips to activities like skiing (all abilities)
• Wheelchair-accessible bathroom and shower
• Pass through peaceful villages and stop for a pub lunch
• Portable hoist
• Make cakes, jewellery and have a party
• Easy access throughout boat
Cost We do not seek donations from holidaymakers and their families, but we appreciate any donations made. Sense heavily subsidises the cost of the holiday programme. With your permission, an approach will be made to your social worker to fund the remainder of the cost. Transport We are unable to help with transportation so please keep this in mind when making your choices. If you have problems with transport then it may be a good idea to plan these journeys well in advance. Unfortunately, we cannot help with covering costs to get to the venue.
About us Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. We provide tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. We also support people who have a single-sensory impairment with additional needs. Other Formats If you would like a copy of this brochure in any other format, e.g. braille or audio CD, please contact the Holidays Team. Tel: 0300 330 9250 Text: 0300 330 9252 Email: holidays@sense.org.uk
Want to get involved? There are many ways to support our holidays programme, from volunteering on a holiday to helping transport equipment and vehicles. To find out more, email holidays@sense.org.uk or call 0300 330 9250
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Holidays Team Tel: 0300 330 9250 Text: 0300 330 9252 Email: holidays@sense.org.uk