Mobility Scooter User Needs Holiday Advice

[ianess]

Where in the UK is the best place to visit for a mobility impaired person, including travel arrangements?

[Tilly2]

Not aware of your disability but this site might help.

https://www.disabledholidays.com/about/disabled-coach-tour-holidays.html

[Buenchico]

Does the "including travel arrangements" part of your post mean that the scooter user hasn't got their own car? If so it will probably then be necessary to check on whether the scooter can be accommodated on trains. This spreadsheet shows the maximum dimensions for mobility scooters to be carried on the train services of different operators:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/All%20TOCs%20Scooter%20Carriage%20Policies.xlsx
(I used to work for a rail company. Smaller mobility scooters could be accommodated on all of our services but bigger ones couldn't. So, if the user plans on travelling by rail it's essential that the measurements of the scooter are known).

What type of place is the user seeking? An historic city? A coastal town? A place with lots of lively bars?

My first thought here might be Whitstable, which is an upmarket coastal town, served by rail, with lots of good bars and restaurants, largely flat and convenient for exploring places like Canterbury (which itself might also be a good place to stay). However such places might be of no interest if the scooter user lives in the far north of Scotland (meaning that it would involve a long and expensive journey to get to them) or if he/she actually lives in Kent anyway.

More information, please!

[Buenchico]

Well we're still waiting for further information but something else that occurs to me is that it might be possible to hire a mobility scooter in the holiday town, thus removing any difficulties with the holidaymaker having to get his/her own scooter there.

Would such a plan be of interest?

[ianess]

Thanks for the answers so far. My intention is to drive to wherever with my scooter in the boot. I wouldn't really be able to move any distance without it and don't think travelling by train would be a realistic option, same goes for coach travel. Have visited Kent several times in the past but would need an overnight stop each way now. I think I would prefer somewhere in the North Midlands with lots of history, good shopping, and close to water (not necessarily the sea). Southport a few years ago was nice, York also but would be more inclined to look for something fairly similar rather than keep returning to the same place.

[Buenchico]

Liverpool would seem to be a possibility then. It's by far the friendliest city in the UK, with plenty of history and culture behind it, loads of great bars and restaurants and plenty to do. The city centre is on the river but just beyond it you can be by the sea. (I've always been very fond of West Kirby. There's not a lot there really but it's extremely pleasant and relaxing on a nice day.). Liverpool and the surrounding areas are largely hill-free too.

https://www.visitliverpool.com/

For somewhere a bit quieter, Harrogate might be worth considering. It's an interesting town in itself but it's also a good base for exploring places like Knaresborough and Ripon. (It's a lot hillier than Liverpool though).

https://www.visitharrogate.co.uk/