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Marsden Standege Tunnel Canal Boat trip

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  ​ Wheelchair Accessible Canal Boat.   Marsden-Standedge Tunnel     Canal & River Trust   & Accessible Waterways Association    Visited on: -   29-05-2026.   Location: -     The old chapel, Netherton Fold, Huddersfield.                               Sat Nav: -   HD7 6NQ.      There are disabled parking bays available.   There are disabled parking bays available.   Alison, Anne, Mike and Aisha     As you can tell from the photo, my van bears the evidence of the hard work Ali and I put in as we travel across Yorkshire, visiting a variety of venues to personally check their wheelchair accessibility. Far too often, places listed online as ‘wheelchair accessible’ turn out not to be when we arrive, ...

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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  Yorkshire Sculpture Park                                     Visited: 06-04-2026. Location: West Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG. Satnav: WF4 4JX (this takes you to the main car park)   Spring/summer opening times are operational from 28 March.   Open Tuesday–Sunday. YSP will be open on Mondays during Wakefield school holidays and Bank Holidays.    Last entry to YSP is 17:00  Time                 Open      10.00–18.00    YSP Grounds (and toilets at YSP Visitor Centre). Last entry at 17.00, gates locked at 18.00    10.00–17.00   YSP Visitor Centre: Shop, Information Desk, Quiet Room and Upper Space  10.00–17.00  The Kitchen CafĂ© at YSP Visitor Centre. Lunch menu served until 15.00.       11.00–16.00   Chapel and The Weston Gallery (Undergrou...

Centre Vale Park

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  Centre Vale Park Todmorden Visited on:- 28-09-2023 My Experience:- This is my first visit to this park and I must say I am really impressed on how accessible it is. Unfortunately I don't know how accessible the toilets are as we didn't have much time, but the Calderdale website says it does have disabled toilets and you will need a radar key for access. This is such a big park with a play area for kids. It has a skate board playing area and a separate exercise park. They also have picnic benches and single ones too. You can see how well this park has been looked after, with all the beautiful flowers ,trees, butterflies, squirrel and bumble bees etc. There are lots of signs and history information about the wars. It has a bandstand and a bowling area. This is such a beautiful park that we could walk all the way around. there is so much history, which was so interesting. We had a lovely walk around the whole park and I met some new lovely people who joined us on our walk too. T...