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Accessible self-catering cottages in Wexford

We are delighted to accommodate and welcome guests who have a disability or mobility issues, including wheelchair users and the older generation. Kilmore Cottage is proud to have been awarded the ABLE Tourism Award, the Q mark for accessibility in a tourism business, reflecting our commitment to providing holidays for those with disability. We have been providing holidays for the disabled since 2000, and are pleased to assist with our practical experience of accessible holidays in Ireland.

Accessibility

Disabled Friendly Features

Both cottages can provide an accessible holiday for you and your family or group. A downloadable summary outlines the accessible bedrooms and bathrooms in each (see Downloads, below). Features include:

  • Level concrete set-down area at the front door: no ramps or steps, grounds raised for level access
  • Tarmacadam runs from the public road to set-down areas at each cottage
  • Ground floor bedrooms: Kilmore Cottage has one bedroom downstairs with an accessible ensuite; Teach Eile is single storey throughout
  • Wooden framed beds so a hoist can be slid under (most beds 21in/52cm high, doubles 23.5in/60cm; wooden blocks available to raise beds by 3in/7.5cm). We don't provide hoists ourselves; see Equipment Hire, below, for hire options
  • One large ground-floor accessible bathroom per cottage: wet room style shower (not a tray, open on two sides with curtains) with grab rails, shower chairs and toilet seat raisers on request, ample turning space, lever taps
  • Ample turning space throughout main rooms; hard floor finishes (tile, wood, laminate)
  • Wide doorways in Teach Eile, suitable for power chairs (Kilmore Cottage has standard width doorways). For some wheelchair users, Teach Eile works best, as it's entirely on one level
  • Kitchen surfaces at normal height, lever taps; Teach Eile's sink unit can be removed to create wheel-under access on request
  • Complimentary shower chairs and toilet seat raisers on request
  • Low level light switches and sockets throughout
  • Irish Wheelchair toilet master key available on request
  • Guidance on accessible beaches, restaurants and attractions: Mary Barry's pub is wheelchair accessible with an accessible toilet; free beach wheelchair hire in Kilmore Quay and other Wexford beaches

Both cottages can provide an accessible holiday for you and your family or group. A downloadable summary outlines the accessible bedrooms and bathrooms in each (see Downloads, below). Features include:

Accommodation Summary (PDF):

Full bedroom and bathroom breakdown for both cottages

Download

Equipment Hire

For anything beyond what we provide, such as a hoist or a hospital bed, here are two companies our guests have used before. This isn’t something we have expertise in ourselves, so please check directly with the rental company that their equipment suits your needs. We’re happy to facilitate delivery before you arrive and collection after you leave.

Mobility Direct for mobility equipment hire

Note that if you hire a hoist from Mobility Direct for Kilmore Cottage (the 3 bedroom cottage), it should be about 4ft 5in / 135cm or less wide to get over the door saddle

O'Flynn Medical

Mobility Direct, who supply hospital beds and hoists, have also written about accessible holidays at Kilmore Cottage:

Kilmore Cottages Accessible Accommodation

Equipment Hire

The best person to decide if our cottages will suit you is you. We understand it can be difficult to make a holiday choice, particularly if one or more guests have a disability, so we’re happy to discuss your individual requirements: for care home service users and carers, families where an adult or child has a disability, couples where one partner has a disability, wheelchair users, and guests who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired.

Two children visiting Hook Lighthouse
Bride and groom with a guest on their wedding day

Jackie and Jim's Wedding

A guest story: regular guests Jim & Jackie from Staffordshire, England chose Kilmore Cottage as their honeymoon destination, pictured on their wedding day.