Overview

With a sense of curiosity we swept in to the car park in search of an accessible bay. Not to be disappointed we found some spaces near to the front entrance to the visitor centre. Once the powerchair was offloaded we were set to explore the visitor centre and beyond. Clear signage, open spaces and a warm welcome made for a good start to our exploring.

Transport & Parking

Parking was good with wide enough bays to accommodate our WAV (wheelchair accessible vehicle) and room to wheel alongside each side of the car. It was as easy roll from the parking to the visitor centre's entrance being only around 50 meters away. Public transport might be more of a challenge as the main road where the buses run was some distance away. Although we did notice that there were some tour buses operating that may pull into the visitor centre complex.

Access

Getting into the visitor centre was easy with a large automated door. Once inside there was a clear main corridor off which all the facilities and services stemmed. Just inside the entrance you could turn right into the shop, ticket area and on to the paid exhibition. Going straight on you pass the education room, the toilets, the accessible toilet and then on to the large cafe area. All spacious, bright and easy to move around in. If you then venture outside you can follow the tarmac walkway that takes you gently up toward the battlefield monuments. If you're a manual wheelchair user you may need a hand. It's a fair distance from the visitor centre to the monuments so you need to be pretty mobile. Once at the main monument the level access route takes you up a lengthy and steep ramp to get into the centre of the monument. Worth the effort as once you reach this point you walk through the core of the circular monument and the dominant and dramatic sculpture of Robert the Bruce comes into view. The surfaces around the monuments is varied but you can get up close and feel amongst the 'action'. The views and the atmosphere were fabulous!

Toilets

A large accessible toilet is located off the main corridor of the visitor centre. It has all the required facilities and was spotlessly clean and tidy.

Staff

The staff we met and particular those in the cafe were welcoming and helpful.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

Our first impressions led us to think there wasn't much to be seen or do. We were soon persuaded once we ventured around the visitor centre and discovered the walkway to the. monuments, the monuments themselves and the great views.

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