Robbie’s Barn Holiday Cottage Policies
Accessibility Guide for Robbies Barn Holiday Cottage
debbieclarke522@btinternet.com, 01789741930, www.robbiesbarn.co.uk
Contact for accessibility enquiries: Debbie Clarke
Welcome
Robbie’s Barn is a two bedroom, single storey holiday cottage in rural south Warwickshire. Close to Shakespeare’s Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick Castle and the Cotswolds.
At a Glance
Level Access
⦁ The main entrance has 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.
⦁ There is level access from the main entrance to:
⦁ Robbies Barn Lounge
Access with steps
⦁ There are steps from the main entrance to:
⦁ Robbies Barn Terrace
Visual
⦁ The walls and the doors have high colour contrast.
General
⦁ Staff are available 24 hours a day.
⦁ We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.
Getting here
Robbies Barn @ Cottage Farm House
Fulready
Stratford-on-Avon
CV37 7PE
Travel by taxi
⦁ You can get a taxi with ideal taxis by calling 01789290444.
⦁ car essential
Parking
⦁ We have a car park. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is free.
⦁ There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.
⦁ From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. The route is 900mm wide, or more.
⦁ The car park area is gravelled
900mm gate way
Arrival
Path to main entrance
⦁ From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
⦁ The path is 900mm wide, or more.
⦁ The path is sloped.
Main entrance
⦁ The door is 1200mm wide.
⦁ The main entrance has 1 steps.
⦁ The main door is side hung and manual.
⦁ When you arrive, we can help carry your luggage.
patio doors
Getting around inside
Visual Impairment – General Information
⦁ We have high colour contrast between walls and doorframes.
Bedrooms
⦁ All bedrooms have windows.
⦁ Bedrooms have ceiling lights, bedside lamps, desk or table lamps and natural daylight.
⦁ Lights are LED. All bedrooms are non-smoking.
⦁ No bedrooms have fitted carpets.
⦁ We can move the bedroom furniture, to improve accessibility.
Self catering kitchen
Robbies Barn Kitchen
⦁ We have an open plan kitchen.
⦁ From the main entrance to the kitchen, there is level access.
⦁ The route is 720mm wide, or more.
⦁ The door is 720mm wide.
Robbies Barn Kitchen
Lounge
Robbies Barn Lounge
⦁ From the main entrance to the lounge, there is level access.
⦁ The main entrance goes direct into the lounge
View from lounge to patio doors
Getting around outside
Terrace
Robbies Barn Terrace
⦁ To get to a table, there are no steps.
⦁ From the main entrance to the terrace, there is 1 step.
Terrace
Customer care support
Accessibility equipment
⦁ Field behind cottage or wide grass verge outside cottage on quiet lane
⦁ We have an area to charge mobility scooters and battery powered wheelchairs.
⦁ There is and outside 13amp socket on the patio outside the main entrance to the cottage
outside socket
Customer care support
⦁ Staff are available 24 hours a day.
Grounds and Gardens
There is a private patio area accessed through the patio doors from the living room with table and chairs.
There are around 10 acres of farmland that can be accessed by guests, though these are not yet wheelchair friendly.
Additional Information
Photographs on the website will help further with information regarding access.
If you require assistance at any time, the owner’s telephone number is provided in the information folder.
In the event of fire, evacuation procedures are provided in the information folder; please read these as soon as possible.
A Fire Blanket and Fire Extinguisher can be found in the kitchen.
There is network coverage for mobile telephones
Important telephone numbers
The Information Folder at the property gives telephone numbers for doctors, dentists and other services that may be required during your stay.
Guide last updated: 2 November 2020
Also see guide on – https://www.accessibilityguides.org/content/robbies-barn-holiday-cottage
Fire Risk Assessment
Address of Property Assessed:
Robbies Barn Holiday Cottage
Cottage Farm House
Fulready
Warks
CV37 7PE
Person Undertaking the Assessment –
Name: Debbie Clarke
Position: Owner
Date of Assessment:
16/07/18 (to be reviewed annually)
Fire Risk Assessment
Step 1 – Identify Fire Hazards and Fire Risks.
1.1 Sources of ignition
a) Electrical – wiring and appliances
Electric wiring installed and maintained by a qualified electrician. All bulbs are low energy so low heat output and plugs are all fitted with appropriate fuses.
Cables/adaptors to a minimum
b) Cooking – especially deep-fat frying
No deep fat frying
Appliance operational equipment provided
Appliances/equipment in working order and tested
Extraction grease free
c) Smoking
No smoking in the cottage
d) Candles
No candles or naked flames
Candles for ornamental purposes only
e) Heaters and boilers
No gas to the property. No electric fires in the property
Heating and hot water by ground source and heat pump.
f) Open fires
Wood burning stove. Instructions for lighting and control in the information file.
Chimney swept regularly
g) Others
Barbeques are discouraged adjacent to the property. An area away from the cottage has been identified in the information pack for guests to use.
1.2. Fuel present
Small basket of logs in the living room.
h) Elements of structure
Mixed construction of brick, stone and wood. Rebuilt to current building standards in 2011.
i) Furniture and furnishings
All furniture and soft furnishings comply with current regulations
There are no fitted carpets in the property. All the floors are of slate tiles with one cotton rug in the living room.
j) Domestic waste
None stored in the property
k) Other items – e.g. petrol for lawnmowers, cleaning materials etc
Nothing flammable stored in or at the property
1.3. Activities that might cause a fire, including work processes/procedures etc.
None
Step 2 – Identify Persons at Risk.
2.1 Number of guests
1 – 4
2.2. Number of staff/employees
Owner only – no staff or employees
Step 3 – Evaluate the Risks.
3.1. Means of escape
a) Detail the type of property:
Ground floor cottage
b) Detail the number of exit doors and where they are:
Exit doors from kitchen and living room. Both bedrooms have windows that open fully for exit in an emergency, as required for building regulations.
3.2. The fire alarm and fire detection
c) Describe what fire alarm and fire detectors have been provided:
Mains powered smoke sensor in the central lobby area and heat sensor in the kitchen.
3.3. Fire fighting equipment
d) Detail what fire extinguishers/blankets are provided and where they are.
Fire blanket and extinguisher in the kitchen.
3.4. Escape lighting
e) Detail areas covered by emergency lighting (if any):
None
3.5. Evacuation procedure
f) Describe the evacuation procedures
In case of emergency call 999 and vacate immediately using either door or any window.
The expectation is that guests would have at least one mobile phone between them but
the owner lives across the yard from the cottage and would be on hand in an emergency.
Health and Safety
Fire Safety
The cottage is recently renovated and means of escape are in compliance with current building regulations. There are hard wired smoke alarms in the living areas and an interlinked heat detector in the kitchen.
A dry powder fire extinguisher is provided in the kitchen as well as a fire blanket by the hob.
Care should be taken with the wood burner. Please leave it with the doors closed.
In case of fire please leave the cottage, ensure everyone is safe and call 999.
Inform Roger or Debbie
The Grounds
While we would like all our guests to be able to enjoy the grounds around our home, we must make you aware that there is a large pond. Please on no account try to paddle or swim in it. The bottom is very muddy and the banks are very slippery. I know, I’ve been in and had a job to get out.
Please do not let your children near the pond unaccompanied.
If you have children who need to ‘let off steam’, we own two fields beyond the pond where they can run around and play football….preferably the one the sheep are not in!
Please follow the countryside code i.e. if you have to open a gate please close it again behind you.
DATA PRIVACY NOTICE
1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (the “GDPR”).
2. Who are we?
Robbies Barn Holiday Cottage is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3. How do we process your personal data?
Robbies Barn complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes: –
- To administer records
- To maintain our own accounts and records
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about your holiday rental.
5. Sharing your personal data
Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential.
6. How long do we keep your personal data1?
We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018
Specifically, we retain data while it is still current for up to 12 months.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –
- The right to request a copy of your personal data which Robbies Barn holiday cottage holds about you;
- The right to request Robbies Barn corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
- The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for Robbies Barn holiday cottage to retain such data;
- The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
- The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable) [Only applies where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and in either case the data controller processes the data by automated means].
- The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
- The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable) [Only applies where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority); direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics]
- The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
8. Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
9. Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact Debbie Clarke Cottage Farm House, Fulready, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire CV37 7PE
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.