FRASER  HOUSE GUEST HOUSE

ACCESS  STATEMENT.

Introduction.

Our Guest  House is located in the Avon valley 1 mile  north of Ringwood.

We offer  guests 6 en-suite guest rooms on a bed and breakfast  basis.

Whilst we  aim to meet the needs of our guests, there are  steps at the main entrance and the bedrooms are all located on the first floor  approached via a single flight of stairs this would not be suitable to  wheelchair users

Pre  -Arrival.

We are  located and set well back from the A338 Salisbury Road at Blashford approximately 1 mile north of the market town of, Ringwood.

The  nearest shops and banks and supermarkets are approximately 1 mile  away.

The  nearest bus stop with a displayed time table attached is just outside our  pedestrian gate. the buses generally run every half  hour during the day to Ringwood and on to Bournemouth, on the opposite side of  the road slightly south of us is the Bus stop for Fordingbridge and Salisbury , again these run at half hour  intervals during the day.

The buses  are less frequent during holidays and weekends.

The  nearest railway station is at Bournemouth some ten miles away taxis are  available at the station as is the main bus service to and from Ringwood the  Salisbury bus  will stop on request at Blashford  .

There are  several taxi companies operating generally from Ringwood, we can book any of  these in advance if you require.

We take  well behaved dogs as long as they have their own bedding, they are not allowed  on the furniture or in the dining room and must not be left on their own in the  bedrooms, we make a small charge for  dogs.

Brochures  can be provided, the information is also available on our website .

Our  website is www.fraserhouse.net  this provides pictures a location map and further information of the services we  provide.

You can  contact us by telephone fax or e-mail. Please see the Contact Information section of this document for full details.

Arrival  and Car parking.

Please  advise us of your anticipated arrival time so that we can be sure we are here to  welcome you.

Guests will be given a bedroom and front door for use during  their stay.

To ensure  your accommodation is ready we ask that our guests do not normally arrive before  2 pm . Earlier arrival may, however, be possible by  prior arrangement.

Parking is  on a level pea gravelled area opposite to the front  door. Please park within the white marked bays as indicated on the kerb stones with the back or front of the vehicle facing the  road.

We offer  assistance with luggage.

The Main  Entrance.

There are  three steps each of 6 inches high up to the front door with a grab rail on each  side.

The front  door is normally locked, please ring the bell on your  arrival.

Guest  accommodation-public areas.

The  entrance hall leads to the dining room, guest lounge and  cloakroom

The  hallway has a small reception area  .

There are  14 stairs (straight flight) to the first floor, with a handrail on either side  of the stairs. The stairs are 7.5 inches high 9.5 inches deep and 30 inches wide  and are fully carpeted.

The  downstairs cloakroom has a toilet, wash hand basin and shaver point and is  available for guests use, particularly if guests have  to wait for collection for a later travel or appointment  option.

We have  six en-suite bedrooms located on the first floor. (  please see section bedrooms for more  information)

The guest  house is centrally heated throughout. Temperatures can be adjusted in each guest  bedroom to suit individual requirements.

Lounge and  Dining room.

Guests are  welcome to use the lounge at any time especially if you are waiting for a taxi  or friends to arrive.

The lounge  has four fire side chairs and a window seat, 3 dining chairs and table.

There is a  television with free view channels.

The lounge  is fully carpeted.

There is  as selection of local information in the rack and placed around the  lounge.

Breakfast  is served in the dining room and during busy times especially for larger parties  in the guest lounge as well.

The dining  room is fully carpeted with five individual farmhouse polished tables and ten  chairs with padded seats.

We are  unlicensed for the sale of alcohol.

Bedrooms.

All the  bedrooms are on the first floor and are carpeted  throughout.

There are  en-suite facilities to all bedrooms consisting of two bedrooms with bath/shower  w/c and wash basin and four bedrooms with shower w/c and  washbasin.

Tea and  coffee making facilities are provided.

We also  provide a hair dryer, cooling fan, colour television,  clock radio alarm.

Basic  first aid equipment is located via the owner, in the kitchen  downstairs.

Our beds  are normally made up with sheets and blankets, spare blankets are  available, there is a spare blanket in the  wardrobe or chest of drawers.

All  pillows are synthetic.

There is a  wardrobe, chest of drawers, mirror, chair, bedside chest two overhead reading  lights in each room, some rooms dictate a different  layout as they are all different in style.

Each room  has tourist and local information folders, including emergency contacts  including doctors and hospitals.

Bedroom  one.

Bedroom  one is straight ahead at the top of the stairs and last on the right hand side  there is a slight slope on the floor approaching the room.

This room  has two 3 foot single divan beds each of which can be accessed from one  side.

Bedroom  two.

Bedroom  two is first on the right from the top of the stairs.

This room  has a 4ft 6 in double divan bed of which can be accessed from both  sides.

Bedroom  Three.

Bedroom  three is first on the left from the top of the stairs.

This room  has a 4ft 6 in double divan bed of which can be accessed from both  sides.

Bedroom  four.

Bedroom  four is straight ahead from the top of the stairs and last on the left, there is  a slight slope on the floor approaching the room.

This room  has two 3 foot single divan beds which can be accessed from both  sides.

Bedroom  Five.

Bedroom  five is ahead from the top of the stairs turn left down the corridor and is  straight ahead there is a slight slope on the corridor floor approaching the  room.

This room  has a 4ft 6 in double divan bed of which can be accessed from both  sides.

Bedroom  six.

Bedroom  six is ahead from the top of the stairs turn left down the corridor and is  straight ahead, and entered on the right hand  side, there is a slight slope on the corridor floor approaching the room  .

This room  has a 4ft 6 in double divan bed of which can be accessed from both  sides.

It also  has a single 3 foot divan bed of which can be accessed from both  sides.

Garden.

Guests are  welcome to use the front garden which has a flower border and ornamental lamp  standard, two picnic benches complete with ash trays for the  smokers.

There is  (lit at night) an exit to the footpath and nearby bus stop, this can be accessed  from the right hand side of the car park area, going down the steps, there is a  3 inch high kerb, then there is a 5 inch high step  then three 7 inch high steps down to a half landing, take a right turn  down a further two 7 inch high steps to the bottom step which is 5  inches high ( all the steps are approximately 4 foot wide),  you will be  then on an asphalt pathway.

There is a  more gradual access to the footpath down the vehicular access  drive.

Additional  Information.

There is a  fire extinguisher in the entrance hall and at the top of the stairs on  the landing.

In the  Kitchen there is a CO2 fire extinguisher just inside the kitchen  entrance door off the hallway and a fire blanket above the radiator also in the  Kitchen

We have an  alarm system that operates throughout the building with emergency call points at  the top of the stairs and by the front and back doors.

In an  emergency the payphone can be used to dial 999 to summon  help.

In the  event of a fire a continuous ringing of bells will be heard. Please  advise us if you have a hearing impediment and might not hear  this.

The  building can be evacuated via the front entrance door at the bottom of the  stairs.

In an  emergency there is also an exit via our kitchen off the entrance hall, which is  to the right at the bottom of the stairs then ahead past the dining  room.

We do not  permit smoking in the house, but you may smoke in the front  garden,

There are  ash trays provided for this purpose on the picnic benches.

We are  happy to cater for special diets or any particular likes or dislikes. Please  advise us of these before your arrival.

We are  happy to refrigerate any medication. We can keep any perishables (such as  clotted cream!) in our fridge for a limited period.

Mobile  phone reception at Fraser House is generally good, we  have a payphone in the entrance hall.

Contact  Information.

Address:  Fraser House, Salisbury  Road, Blashford, Ringwood,  Hampshire.

BH24  3PB.

Telephone/fax  number: 01425 473958

Mobile  phone number is: 07840 107615

E-mail  address: mail@fraserhouse.net

Website:  www.fraserhouse.net

We are  open all year except during our annual holidays.

If you  require further details or have any comments about the services we provide do  not hesitate to contact us.