Peppers Barn offers quality disabled friendly self catering accommodation in the Leicestershire countryside near Loughborough in the East Midlands. This holiday cottage caters for the disabled guest and their family and is ideal for a relaxing holiday or respite break.
This high spec, energy efficient respite holiday home is designed for disabled and terminally ill guests to spend quality family time together with their close family. The light and airy self catering accommodation commands uninterrupted views over the Leicestershire countryside, providing a peaceful setting for the whole family group.
The whole of the downstairs is designed to allow free movement for wheelchairs with all rooms having double doors and no thresholds. All the furniture is on castors allowing the rooms to be organised to suit individual needs. There is a separate cloakroom for boots and coats, and a utility room with washing machine and tumble drier. There is a separate toilet wet room with wash and basin and shaver point. There is a bedroom with 3 single beds.
One end of the holiday cottage has been designed as a disabled bedroom/room which incorporates a wet room with shower and bath with a tracked hoist which runs the length of the room enabling a guest to be hoisted safely from the bed into the bath. There is 1 electric hospital profile bed and 1 electric bed.
The first floor is accessed by an oak staircase onto a galleried balcony with seating which overlooks the lounge/kitchen area below and views of the open fields beyond. This breakout space is ideal for younger members of the family. There is a double bedroom and a second bedroom with 1 double bed and a single bed. There is a shower room with shower, toilet, wash hand basin and shaver point. The mezzanine area has a double bed settee.
The building is highly insulated and energy efficient using solar panels for the building’s electricity; keeping two batteries fully charged up which will allow 6 hours use in the event of a power cut. A ground source heat pump system provides hot water and central heating.
There is plenty of parking, and a car port at the front door so you can keep dry between the car and accommodation in all weathers. There is a landscaped garden with disabled access that includes a barbecue area with seating. There are plenty of attractions in Leicestershire and the East Midlands that you can visit during your stay.
