
Group Description
Meet and learn from travelers with disabilities and welcoming locals, offering tips on accessible hotels, wheelchair-friendly attractions, and transportation in the United Kingdom. From London’s Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace to Edinburgh Castle, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, and Cardiff’s historic sites in Wales, whether it’s your first visit or a return trip, this is the place to ask about accommodations, getting around, or inclusive activities in the UK – someone here has likely experienced it before. You’ll find personal stories, travel tips, and recommendations for cultural, historical, and nature experiences. This group welcomes mobility aid users, plus travelers with sensory sensitivities, low vision, and hearing loss, helping you enjoy a more accessible United Kingdom adventure.
Reply To: Ibis Hotel, Cardiff, Wales
Yes the door was the main issue; the rest was just that it didn’t live up to expectations.
The railway station is very accessible, there is a disabled access loo in the underpass after you pass through the ticket barriers. The tracks are up from the station, from the underpass there are two lifts to each platform, I think it would be rare to find both lifts to a platform out of order (in the years I’ve been going to Cardiff I’ve not seen a lift out of order.)
After a rugby international there is a queueing system outside the station for various destinations but there is a special ‘accessible’ queue for disabled and you are allowed to go wait on the platform for your train. After the rugby there are always LOTS of staff on the platforms to assist everyone not just disabled.