The Hen & Chickens Guest House Access Statement
It is our aim to provide an equal welcome to all of our guests.
The Hen & Chickens Guest House was one of Ludlow’s many 18th century Inns and was only converted 11 years ago. The bedrooms are spread over the first and second floors and there is a large lounge and dining room on the ground floor. Most dietary requirements can be catered for with advance notice.
Secure off road parking is available through the gate to the side of the property. If you travel by train or bus both stations are within 7 minutes walk, we will try and collect you if you inform us with several days notice. There are many local taxi firms.
Access to the B&B is from the car park along a gravel drive, up three wide steps with handrail and through a secure door with keypad entry system. Upon entry we have a 8 metre corridor of level quarry tiles.
The bedrooms are accessed from the end of the corridor by a half winder staircase. Due to the age of the building the stair riser heights are slightly uneven but all are securely covered by carpet. Rails are provided on the right hand side with a smaller rail on the left which leads to the first floor landing and room 2. Rooms 3 and 4 are accessed by a further narrower staircase, again with a good handrail on the right. Please note that this is an old building and, particulary rooms 3 and 4, have uneven floors. Apart from the ground floor corridor the staircases and rooms are all carpeted. All ensuites have warm vinyl flooring which is soon to be replaced by modern antislip vinyl. All ensuites and private bathrooms have showers which are raised by one step, room 2 by a 720mm door width and room 3 and 4 by a corner entry of approximately 600mm.
The bedrooms have tea and coffee making facility and TV with remote control.
The lounge is available for guests to use and during the winter months has an open log fire. At the rear of the lounge is a display rack with local tourist information and an office desk area for guests’ use. Ring binders are on display giving further details on local dining, walking and cycling routes.
For anyone with personal laptops Internet access is free, please just ask for the WEP code.
We do not use background music within our premises.
Smoke alarms are situated in all bedrooms, lounge and hallways and there is an audible fire alarm system with extinguishers on all floors. Emergency lighting is situated in all the emergency routes.
No smoking is allowed within our public areas or rooms, you can smoke in our car park.
For walkers we have a bootrack by the front door and a drying room on the first floor.
In the front Lobby there are a number of unbrellas you may use if the weather becomes inclement!
Help is available if you require assistance carrying luggage.
We endeavored to make this access statement as comprehensive as possible, however, if there is any further information that you require, please call us on 01584 874318.