Introduction

We have a self catering bungalow with easy access and features that will be welcomed by those with mildly limited mobility. We provide initial basic supplies (tea, coffee, milk and bread etc). Guests may also use our nearby beach nut for at least two days per week of their stay.

Before you arrive

There are limited trains to Lymington (7km, 4 miles) and wider connections to New Milton (10km, 6 miles) from either of which there are bus services to Milford on Sea village (0.7 km, ½mile from Milford Croft). South West Trains are on 0845 6000 650, Textphone 0800 692 0792 and Wilts & Dorset Bus Company at 01202 673553. National Express operates a daily coach service from London to and from Milford on Sea via Heathrow Airport. A taxi service (with wheelchair friendly vehicle) is available from Milford Taxis – 01425 612211. Shopping (with a bill in excess of £10) can be delivered by the village delicatessen ‘Hollands’

On Arrival

There is a private parking on tarmac adjacent to the property with access through the kitchen door via a two steps (130mm, 5" and 100mm, 4" grab handle fitted); alternatively, the front door may be accessed via a ramp. External and internal doorways are all 900mm, 33" wide. Kitchen and bathrooms have tiled floors; the rest of the property is fitted with carpet.

An additional parking space for a second car is available on our driveway next door and there is a large public car park on the other side of Hurst Road (90m, 100yds) chargeable in season.

Living Accommodation

There are no steps or stairs within the bungalow. The rear garden may be accessed from the conservatory by two 125mm, 5" steps (grab handle fitted) or from outside by a gentle slope.

The dining table is 900mm, 35", square extendable to a maximum of 900mm x 1500mm,(35"x59") with four legs inset by 60mm, 2½"; the clearance underneath is 710mm, 28", there are six dining chairs.

In the kitchen there is a breakfast bar 900mm, 36" high and a round table (740mm, 29“ high, and 800mm, 32“ diameter) with four chairs. This room also has a washer/dryer, fridge, freezer, ceramic hob, two ovens (one of which is also a microwave) and a digital TV. In the lounge is a three seater sofa, three reclining chairs and a ‘comfy’ leather chair. In the conservatory is a suite being two chairs and a settee. The lounge and conservatory are each equipped with a flat-screen digital TVs (including Free View), plus DVD players.

In the hall we have a PC with broadband connection for which no additional charge is made. There are three bedrooms (one with en-suite WC and shower, in which there is a grab handle) with king size bed plus a ‘standard double and a twin room, all with fitted wardrobes. The bathroom has a tiled floor and walls with a shower over the bath, (grab handle fitted), a shower stool or utility chair are available on request. The WC seat is 400mm, 16" high and has a gap of 300mm, 12" to its right hand side from where a partial shallow obstruction is presented by the basin.

Sleeping accommodation

The beds have an approachable gap of at least 600mm, 24" with a space of at least 450mm, 18" at their feet.

Contact and where we are

The address is 3 Hurst Road Milford on Sea LYMINGTON Hampshire SO41 0PY. Approach from the village centre by Sea Road (signed ‘to the beach’); on reaching the T junction by The ‘Needles Eye’ café, turn right and our drive is in about 2000m, 220 yds on the right. Those with ‘SatNav’ might be guided in via Westover Road, this becomes Hurst Road as one gets to the coast; our drive is opposite the Bowling Club’s  large white hut chub-house.

We may be telephoned on 01590 644014, 08.00h to 21.00h. We have a website at www.milfordcroft.co.uk. Mobile telephone reception on Vodafone, O2 and Orange is good from most parts of the property.

Beach Hut 'Westover 161'

Our Beach Hut is just 280m, 310yards from Milford Croft. It may be approached from the Milford promenade by a ramp near to the front of the ‘Needles Eye’ café. There is a water tap by the playground adjacent to the café and a gas hob, water carrier and kettle in the hut. Our hut is fourth in from the end of the terrace. Apart from negotiating dropped kerbs when crossing Hurst Road the entire journey can be achieved without having to negotiate steps. Guests with limited mobility could go by car to the eastern sea-front car park from the nearest point of which the beach hut is just 75m, 83yds.

In front of the beach hut is a path/apron made of concrete and 1500mm, 5’ wide upon which tables and chairs may be placed. To enter the hut there is a doorway 900mm, 36“ wide and two steps each of 125mm, 5“. A single grab handle is fitted to the doorway. The hut equipment includes a step/stool that should be used to reach the padlocks at the top of its window shutters if they are to be opened; care should be taken with this operation and reasonable agility is necessary.

The key with which guests are provided fits only the bottom and centre locks; the top lock will not be normally be used. Access to the beach hut is provided on a complimentary basis to Milford Croft guests at any time from 6am to 10pm on Tuesdays and Fridays and on Saturdays with priority given to arriving guests. So, if you arrive earlier than our 3pm ‘entry time’ it will be possible to park (by Milford Croft if you wish) and use the hut while we finish changeover cleaning. If you wish to take this option we must be told by the Wednesday prior to your arrival; otherwise the previous guests might be given the facility to use after their 10am departure it might be available on other days – please ask if required.

Storms, typically first occurring in the late autumn regularly deposit pebbles on the path to the front of the beach huts. These may be of significant depth and will be cleared by the Council prior to Easter each year as part of the hut owners’ license agreements with them. Access to the beach hut may be restricted or impractical in the winter

We would welcome your comments on the quality of this access statement

Our paperwork is available in large format on paper by phoning 01590 644014.