Access Statement for Iffin Farmhouse Grounds and Accommodation

Entrance

Iffin Farmhouse is located on Iffin Lane, a small country lane. Access into the main drive is sign posted by a high level swinging sign board. The drive opens out on to a paddock and has two Cattle grids, one at each end of the drive. On foot access is possible via gates either side of the cattle grids.

The drive is approximately 80m and opens up on to a gravel Car park. For disabled access there is a tarmac parking bay with ramp that leads to our other disabled facilities.

If you are unsure please call the farmhouse and someone will be happy to meet you on the drive.

The barn – Accessible Apartment

The barn is located next to the car park and can be accessed via a tarmac path leading to a flat paved path. Double doors for wheelchair users or families with push chairs can be easily opened using the clasps at the top and bottom of the adjacent door. There is a small lip of 2cm over the threshold but ramps are available if this is problematic. Once inside this is a one storey barn conversion (54 square meters) with a fully working kitchen with adjustable work surfaces for wheelchair users, a wet room with built in shower chair and hand rails, extra wide doors and walk ways and a double bed of height 53cm. There is also an assist alarm in the bathroom which is connected to the main house in case of emergency and a bell in the bedroom to alert people if there is a problem. 

Barn 2

Barn two is located in the middle of the barn conversion which is a single storey unit, accessible via the paved pathway that follows on from the access to Barn one. The main entrance to barn two is accessed via a single door that sits on a step of approximately 25cm which opens into the main living area.

The barn unit is approximately 54m squared and has one wide corridor to access the one bedroom and bathroom that is contained within the unit. The bath/ shower unit is fitted with a suction door that allows the user to get in and out with ease but to also fill the bath. There is two outward opening doors in the bedroom which lead to a shared conservatory area which itself has outward folding doors to the paved pathway outside. The conservatory can also be accessed by two outward folding side doors in the main living area.

The dining room can be accessed via the paved pathway past Barn unit 1 and down towards to the main house- following the entrance sign on the five bar gate.

Orchard Pickers Cottage (studio apartment)

The Orchard Pickers Cottage is at the end of the garden by the car park. It is accessible via an uphill winding pathway through the garden. Approximately 50m walk from the car park. 100m walk from the main house and breakfast room. It has a small lip through the door of 3cm, the rest is all one level. The cottage is small (21m squared) has a basic kitchenette (190cm by 170cm) with oven and grill, microwave, sink, kettle and crockery. There is a small wet room with toilet, sink and shower (150cm by 130cm). The king sized bed sits in the middle of the cottage with a wood burning stove at the foot of the bed, there is a small walk way between the end of the bed and wood burner (35cm) which allows you to access the kitchenette and bathroom. There is also a reasonably sized summer house adjacent to the cottage which is accessible by three wooden steps and houses a sofa, chairs, a book case and a TV/ DVD player.

Classic Double & Superior Double

The annex houses two rooms, a standard en-suite double and a twin en-suite. It has a separate entrance to the main house which allows access to both rooms via a lobby. To access the annex there is one step of 17cm and a small lip on the door frame of 3cm. Both rooms are single storey and have two sets of fully opening windows overlooking the grounds. The twin room is 35m squared and has two single bed of height 65cm (twin beds can also be made into a Super king bed). The Double room is 25m squared and has 1 double bed of height 65cm.