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[wheelywendy]

hi is their anyone that knows what wheelchair travel is like in scotland please? i need to get from east anglia to Annan in october for a wedding, anyone know how easy this would be or had any experience of the area, ie how wheelchair accesable the area is, what train travel is like for wheelchairs, any accessable hotels in the area? and what scotland is like for acceptance of assistance dogs? any help tips etc would be greatly apreciated
thanks wendy

[Lucydog]

Just a quick note here Wendy... Annan isnt too far from me and I have travelled on that line. If you like I could take a drive over that way and do a rec. mission for you to check it out.

[furrytractor]

The National Rail Enquiries website is an excellent resource on train station facilities for the disabled:
National Rail Enquiries
Below is the link to the Annan station floor plan. If you hover your cursor over each feature you will be shown a photo of it:
Annan station plan

You'll probably travel North with Virgin Trains who are fully accessible, then change at Carlisle and travel to Annan (probably with Northern Rail). Northern Rail carry a ramp on all their trains as do Scotrail.

Also, don't forget to use a disabled person's railcard.

As for hotels in the area, you'd be best to contact Visit Scotland either by phone or on their website.

I'm not aware that we behave any differently towards assisstance dogs here in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK.

[Doppleganger]

...and if you book your ticket well in advance you can go first class for the price of second (depending on routes/times etc).

Oh and check this page on Visit Scotland It found 1 place just over 7 miles away in Gretna Green, there's a good shopping outlet village there

http://guide.visitsc...Nav,2/home.html

Edited by Doppleganger, 19 March 2010 - 05:28 PM.