Access Statement for Forda Farm Bed and Breakfast
Forda Farm is a traditional, working Sheep and Beef farm. We run 3 farms as one unit.
Our bed and breakfast consists of two en-suite bedrooms, each with a separate entrance and a dining room within the main farmhouse, where guests are invited to enjoy breakfast each morning. Evening meals can also be eaten here.
Parking is on a gently sloping concrete farmyard. Please park in front of the name of your room, either Torridge or Tamar.
The two parking spaces are out of the way of any farm vehicles.
Be aware of any farm animals which may be roaming around loose.
There are 3 steps which give access to the main Farmhouse front door. The first is quite high at 24 cm, the next one is 18 cm, and the third is 17 cm.
The Torridge Room
This is a spacious room to the right of the front door as you face it.
It is 3 metres away from the front door. It has a step into the room of 24 cm in height.
The room contains a 6ft double bed, which is 6ft 6 inches in length. ( Ideal for taller guests. )
It also has a standard 3-foot by 6-foot 3-inch single bed.
Note: None of the beds has a footboard.
The ensuite shower has a step into the shower that is 30 cm high.
This room is 8 metres from the dining room door, which is beyond the front door on the same level. There are a couple of steps into the dining room. The first is 15 cm high and the second is 18 cm.
This is where you have your meals and Cream Tea.
The Tamar Room
This room is to the rear of the house, through a gate in the garden.
It has 2 low steps into the porch, the first is 20cm, the second is 19 cm
The front door of the room is 69 cm wide with a doorstep x cm high.
The second door is 79 cm wide and the doorstep is 14 cm high.
The door into the bathroom is 66 cm wide, and the shower lip is 10 cm high.
The bed is 6ft wide by 6ft 3in long when a double.
Or 3 ft wide by 3ft 3in as a twin room.
The bed has no footboard for your comfort.
The Dining Room
This room is accessed from the Torridge room by walking across the front of the farmhouse.
This is 8 metres from the door of the Torridge room.
There is a step after 7 metres, which is 15 cm high.
The dining room door has a step into it, which is 18 cm high.
This is where you will have all your meals and your cream tea.
To access the Dining room from the Tamar, walk 7.2 metres out through the garden gate. At the end of the farmhouse are five steps that are 12 – 14 cm in height.
The dining room door has a step into it, which is 18 cm high.
If you have any mobility issues, I can offer an alternative route into the dining room.
When you come down the steps from the Tamar porch, take a few steps to your left.
This is the back door to the house and will bring you into the dining room.
The 2 steps here are 14 cm and 3 and a half cms in height. The door is 74 cm wide, and the inner door is 73 cm wide.
If you are tall, please let me know at the time of booking, and I will aim to get you into the longer bed in the Torridge room.
I can supply a couple of aids for the shower room.
These are a chair and a toilet seat raiser.
They are available on a first-come, first-served basis.