How accessible is the UK?

How accessible is the UK?

7. Airports

6. Beaches

5. National Parks

4. Restaurants

3. Hotels

2. Free Attractions

8. Train Stations

1. Paid Attractions

Index

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and ZSL London Zoo both received perfect accessibility scores.

Paid Attractions

2/10 of the UK’s most-visited paid attractions received a perfect accessibility score. 7/10 of these paid attractions don’t offer reduced ticket prices for disabled visitors.

Tate Modern, Natural History Museum, The British Museum, and the Horniman Museum & Gardens all received perfect accessibility scores.

Free Attractions

Half of the UK’s top 10 most visited free attractions do not have accessible parking available on site. 6/10 of these attractions didn’t receive a perfect accessibility score.

The Royal Lancaster London is the only hotel to receive a perfect accessibility score.

Hotels

4/10 of the top 10 highest rated hotels couldn’t be described as wheelchair accessible. 7/10 of the hotels do not offer an emergency cord in the bathroom.

Core by Clare Smyth, Ynyshir, Moor Hall, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Restaurant Sat Bains and Pollen Street Social were all joint-winners as they offer two of the four accessibility factors the study looked at.

Restaurants

None of the top 10 best restaurants in the UK offer a perfect accessibility score. Only 5/10 of the restaurants offer an accessible toilet.

National Parks

11 of the 15 national parks in the UK received a perfect accessibility score. Of the four national parks that didn’t receive a perfect accessibility score, they still offered 5 out of the 6 accessibility factors the study looked at.

Bournemouth Beach and Brighton Beach both received a perfect accessibility score.

Beaches

Only 2 of the highest -rated beaches in the UK received a perfect accessibility score. 9 out of 10 of the beaches have accessible toilets and offer wheelchair access to the beach.

Airports

Out of the 10 busiest airports in the UK, every single one received full marks in terms of accessibility. The 10 busiest airports all have accessible entrances, accessible toilets, accessible parking, and wheelchair hire.

London Liverpool Street, Clapham Junction and Birmingham New Street received the best accessibility scores.

Train Stations

None of the UK's busiest stations received a perfect accessibility score. Only one train station has an Induction Loop available.