The leader of a disability support charity says a vast number of disabled visitors are being excluded from Newstead Abbey due to poor accessibility. Anyone who catches the bus to the historic former home of Lord Byron is faced with a two-mile round trip from the bus stop to the abbey itself.
Currently the only way to reach the abbey from its gates is to either walk or drive along a 1.3 mile-long track. For those who do not have access to a car, or cannot pay for a taxi, their only option to visit the site is via public transport, which terminates at the abbey gates.
During Full Council on July 10, a Nottingham resident raised the issue and said the walk can be “arduous and dangerous” for people living with mobility problems. Charlotte Throssel, who runs the Disability Support charity, agreed and said access to the site is a problem.
