Overview

This is a fabulous park and has wonderful smooth, wide paths. The site is virtually flat and should provide a great 'walk' for wheelchair users. There's great facilities - disabled toilets at two locations, two cafes, the Kelpies, a fantastic kids play area which now includes a section for disabled children and the lake. Sadly there are rookie mistakes which make it just that much harder for disabled people or their carers. 1. There are not enough disabled spaces. The nearest disabled parking to the children's play area is more than 300m away. It has three disabled spaces. It also has a gravel surface which is very hard work in a wheelchair. Needs to be more disabled parking, close to the play area. 2. The paths smooth, wide, but are cambered to make nice sweeping curves for cyclists. I am sure they are fantastic on a bike. Unfortunately this makes them much harder work with a wheelchair.

Transport & Parking

Not enough parking. Inappropriate surfaces. Too far from children's play area, lake, Kelpies.

Access

A non-disabled person's idea of perfect access. Almost there but the cambered paths lose it a point.

Toilets

Good facilities but not as clean as they might be.

Staff

Not all staff aware of the issues of for disabled visitors. When a crutches user I was told the overflow parking was "only about 500m away".

Anything else you wish to tell us?

This is such a fantastic place I really wish I could give it a good review, but they didn't quite get it right. I know they consulted with disabled people (I was one!) but they didn't quite get it right.