News (June 2019) - Accessible Holidays - Tourism For All

In one of her final acts as Prime Minister, Theresa May has announced a game changing new deal for the tourism sector that will revolutionise the industry. The deal outlines a number of ambitions the Government has for the UK to become the most accessible destination for disabled visitors through improvement of disabled facilities and access to destinations across the country.

The team at Stubcroft Farm on the South East Coast are no stranger to winning awards, the campsite located near some of the east coasts’ best beaches, Chichester Harbour and the South Downs National Park has received many accolades over the years including The Beautiful South tourism awards, TripAdvisor’s certificate of excellence and several rewards celebrating their commitment to green tourism.

Why? Because it’s good for us – especially for those with deafblindness. Fresh air and gentle exercise can help us to reduce stress and anxiety, sharpen short-term memory and concentrate better. At times, the everyday challenges of deafblindness can leave you feeling a little low. So, let’s get out and about to feel great again!

Greater Manchester has launched its project to become the first Autism Friendly city in the UK, as promised in the mayoral manifesto put forward by Andy Burnham back during his election campaign. The strategy is now in effect with autistic people and their families, as well as the Greater Manchester Autism Consortium working together to produce and deliver the project across the whole region.

A FREE day of fun activities for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or a Disability (SEND) and their families takes place in Street next month, delivered by Somerset County Council’s Short Breaks Team.

Earlier this year Sir Richard Branson urged employers and educators to “do more to make the most of the untapped potential” of people with conditions like autism “to allow people to flourish”.

Autistic Pride Day is on 18th June each year, it was created by Aspies For Freedom, a group that promotes events and projects for autistics to celebrate their neurodiversity and differences.

Did you know that the UK is home to the world’s first ‘Surf Therapy’ project?
The Wave Project began in Cornwall and now runs courses at a variety of locations across the UK helping young people with mental health conditions to improve their confidence and connect to the world around them. Since 2010, the team and their volunteers have been helping people with a range of mental health conditions from schizophrenia to anxiety to autism grow in confidence.

Monkey World the internationally-acclaimed rescue centre in Dorset is home to over 250 primates and has recently welcomed four more infant primates to the park in 2019, all of whom are at risk of extinction in the wild. Three have been born at the park, and one is an orphan, adopted into a group here, but all are endangered and their lives are pivotal for their species as a whole.

At Tourism for All, it is our aim to connect our users with the best organisations and establishments for those with additional needs, which is why we thought we’d offer a helping hand in finding things to do once the warmer weather really kicks in. So, we thought we’d pull together our favourite accessible gardens across the UK.