Access statement
Getting around the house
We want everyone to be able to stay with us comfortably. This statement describes the house in detail, from the car park to each bedroom, so you can judge in advance whether it suits you.
If you have a question it doesn't answer, ring us on 01295 270181 or email enquiries@easingtonhouse.co.uk and we'll help. If one detail matters a lot to you, ask us to check the room you're booking.
Arriving and parking
Easington House is a Grade II listed building in a conservation area. The town centre is about a five to ten minute walk away.
At the entrance there is a gate (normally open). Follow the tarmac drive, which has two tarmac speed humps, to the car park at the back. The block-paved car park is flat and almost level, with marked bays. We can help with luggage.
Signs lead to reception along an uneven flagstone path about 20 metres long, well lit in the evening, then a small step 100mm high and a gravel path about 8 metres long.
Front door and reception
The front door is 930mm wide and is always locked; we give you a door code when you check in. The keypad is 1100mm from the ground and the doorbell 1400mm, with a light above the door.
Inside is the reception area, with the reception desk on the right and a fireplace, low table and two chairs on the left. It has an old tiled floor and measures about 3500mm by 3800mm.
A small step, 90mm high, leads into a carpeted hallway (short pile) of about 1500mm by 1600mm, well lit. From there, twelve stairs (200mm high, 250mm deep, 860mm wide) lead to the first floor, with a handrail on the right.
WC
On the first floor: turn right at the top of the stairs and go up two steps (200mm high, 240mm deep, 780mm wide). It's the first door on the left, with a white suite and a tiled floor.
Breakfast room and residents' lounge
The residents' lounge is on the ground floor, off the hallway, over a timber threshold strip 110mm wide and 30mm high. The door, on the left, is 730mm wide. The lounge has a working Victorian fireplace, a sideboard, a desk, three tables and a three-piece suite. It is well lit and measures about 4300mm by 3600mm.
The breakfast room is on the ground floor along the hallway, through a door 800mm wide. It measures about 4900mm by 6300mm and has a working Cotswold stone fireplace, two sideboards, two tables for two and five tables for four. The tables have 610mm of clearance underneath, and we can move the furniture within reason if you ask.
Fruit, yoghurts, juices and cereals are a self-service buffet; we're always happy to help. Cooked breakfasts are made to order and served at the table, so please allow a little time. Tell us about any special requirements when you book.
Garden and grounds
There are gardens on all sides of the house, with lawns, borders and a patio. It is an old garden with many steps, stone walls and slopes, large trees, two ponds (both covered) and a couple of lawns.
The patio, about 4400mm by 12000mm, has tables and chairs for guests to use.
Other facilities
For room guests there is no laundry, shop, treatment room, leisure facilities, conference or meeting room, or self-catering kitchen. Whole-house groups have the use of the kitchen and a washing machine.
Free wifi covers most areas. Mobile phone reception is generally good.
Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome by prior arrangement.
Bedrooms
We have twelve bedrooms. Room 1 is on the ground floor; rooms 3 to 10 and 14 are on the first floor; rooms 11 and 12 are on the second floor, up a further flight of stairs. Bed heights are measured from the top of the mattress to the floor; toilet heights from the floor to the seat.
Room 1 · Family · Ground floor
Opposite the reception desk, up a small step 75mm high, with a 50mm threshold strip at the door. The door is 760mm wide and opens inwards. A king-size and a single bed; short-pile carpet.
Space: 1500mm at the end of the beds, 600mm on the left and 1m on the right. Bed height 650mm.
Bathroom: up two steps (160mm high, 230mm deep, 800mm wide); laminate floor; door 740mm wide, opening inwards. Bath height 540mm. Toilet height 420mm; 330mm from the left wall and 620mm from the right. Basin lip 780mm.
Room 14 · Family · First floor, top of the stairs
The stairs to the first floor have steps 200mm high, 250mm deep and 860mm wide, with a handrail on the right; the lights are left on. The door is 770mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile carpet.
Space: 1400mm between the end of the bed and the furniture, 1800mm on the left and 1700mm on the right.
A second small room with a single bed (about 1900mm by 3600mm) through a door 1100mm wide, up two steps 300mm high and 300mm deep (780mm wide) with a handrail on the right.
Bathroom: door 740mm wide, opening inwards; laminate floor; a bath with a shower. Toilet height 420mm; 400mm from the left wall and 300mm from the right. Basin lip 800mm.
Room 4 · Single · First floor (turn left at the top of the stairs)
The door is 780mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile carpet.
Space: 900mm at the end of the bed, 1100mm on the left and 500mm on the right. Bed height 520mm.
Shower room: one step 250mm high; door 660mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 720mm by 720mm with a 210mm step in. Toilet height 420mm; 400mm from the left wall and 330mm from the right. Basin lip 820mm.
Room 3 · Double · First floor
Two steps into the room, each 210mm high, 240mm deep and 850mm wide. The door is 750mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile carpet.
Space: 2600mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 600mm on the left and 300mm on the right. Bed height 640mm.
Bathroom: door 740mm wide, opening inwards; non-slip floor. Toilet height 400mm; 450mm from the left wall and 1500mm from the right. Basin lip 800mm. Ask us whether it has a bath or a walk-in shower if that matters to you.
Room 5 · Double · First floor (along the corridor, past one step 150mm high)
Up two steps (130mm high, 360mm deep, 800mm wide). The door is 720mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 550mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 1300mm on the left and 1200mm on the right. Bed height 600mm.
Shower room: door 670mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 1100mm by 730mm with a 280mm step in. Toilet height 420mm; 460mm from the left wall and 480mm from the right. Basin lip 800mm.
Room 6 · Double · First floor
Opposite room 5. The door is 780mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 630mm between the end of the bed and the furniture, 650mm on the left and 1750mm on the right. Bed height 680mm.
Shower room: door 740mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 720mm by 680mm with a 300mm step in. Toilet height 420mm; 420mm from the left wall and 410mm from the right. Basin lip 810mm.
Room 7 · Single · First floor (along the corridor, up a step 160mm high and another 85mm high)
The door is 700mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 600mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 550mm on the left. Bed height 600mm.
Shower room: door 660mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 850mm by 670mm with a 150mm step in. Toilet height 410mm; 440mm from each wall. Basin lip 790mm.
Room 8 · Single · First floor
The door is 800mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 1400mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 900mm on the left. Bed height 600mm.
Shower room: door 650mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 720mm by 680mm with a 150mm step in. Toilet height 420mm; 420mm from the left wall and 320mm from the right. Basin lip 820mm.
Room 9 · Twin · First floor
The door is 800mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile carpet.
Space: 800mm at the end of the beds, 550mm between the beds, 2200mm on the right. Bed height 570mm.
Shower room: door 660mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 740mm by 680mm with a 250mm step in. Toilet height 420mm; 520mm from the left wall and 250mm from the right. Basin lip 780mm.
Room 10 · Double · First floor
The door is 800mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 2400mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 1300mm on the left and 500mm on the right. Bed height 650mm.
Shower room: door 670mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 720mm by 730mm with a 160mm step in. Toilet height 420mm; 930mm from the left wall and 590mm from the right. Basin lip 800mm.
Room 11 · Double · Second floor
The stairs from the first-floor landing are partly curved: twelve stairs 200mm high, 260mm deep and 1000mm wide. The door is 700mm wide and opens outwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 1000mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 500mm on the left and 1300mm on the right.
Shower room: door 680mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Shower tray 760mm by 700mm with a 300mm step in. Toilet height 410mm; 400mm from the left wall and 500mm from the right. Basin lip 800mm.
Room 12 · Double · Second floor
The door is 730mm wide and opens inwards. Short-pile fitted carpet.
Space: 1000mm between the end of the bed and the wall, 2000mm on the left and 600mm on the right. Bed height 650mm.
Bathroom: door 740mm wide, opening outwards; non-slip floor. Bath height 560mm. Toilet height 430mm; 500mm from the left wall and 1000mm from the right. Basin lip 850mm.
In an emergency
The fire alarm sounds continuously if the house needs to be evacuated. We can use the front door and three other fire escape doors.
If you'd like help with evacuation, for example because of a hearing impairment, tell us when you arrive and we'll make sure you're looked after.
Contact
Easington House, 50 Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 9AN. Phone 01295 270181 (answered 7.30am to 10pm). Email enquiries@easingtonhouse.co.uk.