Overview

I have used the beach wheelchairs a few times over the summer at North Berwick. It is a charity who believe that everyone should have access to the beach, it’s run by a group of volunteers. I would advise booking in advance to get the wheel chair that best suits your needs. This can be done via email or phone .They have a number of different wheelchairs for both adults and children, allowing them access to the beach these are manual chairs. You would need someone with you to push you to the beach. They also have one that will go into shallow water. Plus one called the all terrain, this is a battery operated chair. Which is the one I used. The controls are easy to operate. It has three speed levels slow, medium, fast within each level there are also speeds. The chair is very comfortable and can be tilted back as well . Before going out in the chair the volunteer makes sure you understand how it works and asks you to try it out in the car park. I was able to leave my wheelchair or scooter locked in their storage area while on the beach. You can hire the chair for up to half a day at a time. We were given the mobile number of the volunteer in case we had any problems . They also have a hoist should it be needed . All the staff were very helpful. A member of staff phones you on the morning of your hire to check your still coming and to confirm the weather at North Berwick. If it’s not great weather you can change your hire date. There is no charge for the use of the chairs they just ask for a donation of whatever you can afford. There are disabled parking bays by the seafront but we were told we could park next to the hut by the harbour if that made it easier for us. During the summer month it can be busy although there are other disabled parking bays throughout the town. We plan to go back again next summer.

Transport & Parking

Access

Toilets

Staff