Dun Ringhyll Access Statement
Introduction
Dun Ringhyll is a pebble dashed, stone built three bedroom semidetached town house on a quiet cul-de-sac on the main road into
Sedbergh. We have tried to provide as much information as
possible in this statement, if you have any queries please do call.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Pre-Arrival
 We have an extensive website, with pictures of most rooms.
 Enquiries can be made directly from the website via email, or
via telephone or by letter.
 All guests are provided with written directions to the house
(available in different font size and dyslexia friendly font)
 The nearest bus stop is on the main road-50m away.
 The nearest train station is Oxenholme, Kendal approx 8
miles away.
 The nearest RADAR toilet is on Loftus Hill car park-1/2 mile
away.
 Sedbergh taxi firms are available to hire via telephone
 This access statement is available in the information file in the
house.
Arrival & Car Parking Facilities
Car parking for one car is available directly outside the house on
level tarmac which is flat & even. Further space on the roadside of
Busk Lane.
Parking is 18cms away from the steps.
The entrance at the front has 3 steps –
 1st (15cm high,32cm deep, 92cm wide),
 2nd (15cm high,30cm deep, 92 wide)
 3rd (16cm high, 92cm wide 132cm deep) to a level landing.
It has a hand rail (102cm high) on the right. There is a doorstep up
into the house of 19cm high, 19cm depth, 86cm wide.
The main door is 78cm wide & hinged on the right opening
inwards.
Main Entrance & Reception
The main entrance is the front door from the cul-de-sac. The key
for this door is issued to our guests before arrival.
The front door is 80cm x 202cm, with the hinge on the right. There
is a skylight 20cm w x 28cm h, 152cm from the bottom. The
keyhole is 92cm high.
The door opens into the hall. There is a light switch on the wall on
the right hand side (136cm high, 112 cm from the door) for the
Hall, Landing & Outside light.
There is a mat inset into the floor at the front door then a hall
runner covering cream coloured wool carpet.
There is a cloakroom on the left immediately as you step through
the door, 57cm wide, 203cm high with handle at 100cm high
Public Areas- General (internal)
Décor is contrasting with skirting’s and doors (dark pine stained
skirting & doors, light painted walls. Carpets are cream coloured
80% wool (short pile). Downstairs WC, bathroom & kitchen have
lino tiles.
Fire alarms are situated over door to kitchen & dining room, and on
the upstairs landing.
Hall is 390cm long by 95cm wide. There is a plug 30cm high
154cm from the door on the left wall.
Public Areas-WC
At the end of the hall is a wall mirror 88cm wide, 203cm high.
Door to WC is 71cm wide by 163/204cm high.
Toilet seat height is 43cm.
Distance to the left of the toilet is 18cm.
Distance to the right of the toilet is 20cm.
Sink height is 85cm, with separate taps.
Free space is 80cm x 70cm.
There is a fan on the left wall, there is a strip light on the right
(switch is on the outside to the left of the door 135cm from the
floor). There is a radiator 38cm wide,30cm high on a wooden ledge
18cm from the floor on the rear wall.
There is a radiator 64cm wide, 61 high, 8cm from the wall on the
right wall of the hall opposite the WC door.
Stairs
The staircase is off to the left of the hall, with 3 steps turning to the
right then 6 straight ones.
 1st step - 20cm high x 78cm wide x depth ranging from 496cm
 2nd step- 20cms high x 110cm maximum width x depth
ranging from 59-6cms
 3rd step – 20cm high x 89cm maximum width x depth ranging
from 48-6 cms
 Steps 4-9 – 20cm high x 79cm wide x 28cm depth.
Landing upstairs is 110cm x 316cm, with a radiator 48cm wide x
30cm high, 8cm from wall between bedroom 3 & bathroom doors
at skirting floor height.
There is a handrail on the right 92cm from the treads.
Dining Room & Lounge
Door from the hall leads into the lounge area. There is a brown
leather 3 seater settee,(94cm wide,56cm deep, seat height of
40cm and backrest of 50cm high) and 2 armchairs,(50cm wide,
seat height of 40cm and backrest of 50cm high), all moveable.
There is a TV with remote control, DVD player & a hi-fi unit with CD
player & auxiliary jack for mP3 players & iPod players. There is a
main ceiling light, controlled by a dimmer switch on the left hand
side wall by the door to the hall, and two floor standing standard
lamps.
There is a radiator under the living room window 64cm high, 60cm
high, 11cm from the wall. Through the lounge to the left is an
opening of 142cm wide, 203cm high.
There is a pine side board 50cm deep, 145cm wide, 85cm high to
the left of this opening with 3 drawers & cupboards underneath.
Also a CD cabinet shaped as a green post-box (19cm wide 83cm
high x 19cm deep, with a handle at 30cm)
There is a rectangular pine dining table (moveable, legs on each
corner), 80cm wide x 150cm long x 77 high) with underspace
(lowest point of table) of 60cm. Free space between table &walls is
at least 45cm all around.
There are 6 pine dining room chairs 2 with armrests.
There is a cupboard with spare glassware to the right of the door to
the kitchen (96cm wide x74cm high x 41cm deep)
There is a radiator under the window (96cm wide x 49cm high,
13cm from the wall)
Door from kitchen to the dining room is hinged on the left 72cm
wide by 198 high, handle at 92cm and with 2 panes of clear glass
from 90cm up.
Fire extinguisher is on the right wall between dining room & kitchen
120cm high.
There are further chairs in the dining room area.
 One of seat height 36cm, seat of 50cm wide x 42cm deep and
backrest height of 46cm.
 A wooden rocking chair 39cm high, 44cm deep,40cm wide,
height of backrest 73cm
 2 faux leather footstools 40cm x 40 cm x 40cm
 2 bean bags
There is a nest of 3 occasional tables
 25cm x 27cm top x 33cm high
 29cm x 37cm top x 39cm high
 33cm x 48cm top x 46cm high
Laundry
There is a front loading washing machine available in the kitchen
underneath the gas boiler. The machine is 60cm wide x 88cm high.
Drying racks and iron are available in the cloakroom cupboard.
Shop
Not applicable
Treatment Rooms
Not applicable
Leisure Facilities
Not applicable
Outdoor Facilities
In the dining room there is a patio door leading to a small walled
garden area.
The door, (slides to the right) is 82cm wide x 195cm high with
handle & keyhole at 105cm. The key is kept on a hook behind the
curtain to the left.
There is a switch to an outside light 136cm high behind this curtain.
The step is 5.5cm high, 86cm wide by 14cm deep. The second
step onto the patio is 183cm wide by 27 deep. The patio is built
from paving flags & gravel and therefore is an uneven surface.
Patio furniture is available for guests to use. The garden leads to
the pavement to the road of Rawthey Gardens, via a gate hinged
on the right (80cm wide x 115cm high) with a step up to the
pavement (ranging from 16-25cm high)
Conference & Meeting Rooms, Banqueting, Clubs,
Entertainment
Not applicable
Upstairs Bedrooms
General
Carpeted with cream, short pile 80% wool carpet
All bedding is Egyptian cotton or percale with non feather pillows &
quilts.
Décor is contrasting with skirtings and doors (dark pine stained
skirting & doors, light painted walls.
In all bedrooms additional pillows are available.
Opposite bathroom door is an airing cupboard with 2 Louvre doors
(38cm wide x 198cm high, pull handles at 96 cm high) containing
the hot water cylinder and shelves at 135cm, 183 cm & 210 cm
high.
Bedroom 1
Door 82cm wide x 204 cm high-hinged to the left..
There are 2 single beds (with electronic controls to raise the head
& feet, remotes on the side of the divans). Mattress size 90cm wide
x 195cm long, mattress height 53cm from floor, (180cm wide when
set up as a Super King).
Space to the left of the bed is 160cm wide when set up as a twin.
Space to the right is 16cm.
Free floor space is 150cm x 200cm
The main room light has a switch at the door and two reading lights
available by each side of the beds. There is a 3 drawer bedside
cabinets beside each bed.
Built in wardrobes (with a mirror in the middle one) along right hand
side wall, height to handles 98cm.
There is a pine towel rail 76cm high x 73cm wide x 20cm deep.
There is a pine 5 drawer unit behind the door for storage (96cm
high x 34cm wide x 39cm deep) and a linen bag.
Radiator under the window is 60cm high, 120cm width, & 13cm
from the wall
Bedroom 2
Door is 82cm wide x 203 cm high hinged to the left. There is a
switch to the main light 50cm from the door on the right wall,
136cm high from floor.
There is a King Size bed (with oak headboard, 99cm high &
footend 51cm high) 6’7”long x 5’wide, 54 cm from floor to top of
mattress, with a memory foam topper on.
Space to the side of bed to the walls is 86cm & 15cm to bedside
cabinets.
Free floor space is 140cm x 320cm.
There are 2 bedside cabinets with 3 drawers 66cm high x 49cm
wide x 41cm deep with two separate reading lamps.
Wardrobe is light oak 104cm x 189cm high with 2 doors 47cmwide
x 149cm high, right side opening first, with drawer (94cm wide x
23cm high x 45cm deep) at bottom with spare pillows in.
4 Drawer oak unit to the right of wardrobe of 88cm high x 99cm
wide x 43 cm deep with mirror above.
There is a pine towel rail 76cm high x 73cm wide x 20cm deep.
Radiator under the window is 60cm high, 120cm width, & 13cm
from the wall.
Bedroom 3
Door 83cm wide x 203cm high- hinged to the right.
There is a sofa bed 54cm wide
Space to the left of the bed is 36cm
Space to the right is 100cm
Free floor space is 270 cm x 160cm
Radiator below window is 60cm high x 64cm wide, 7cm away from
the wall.
Shower room
Accessed from the landing, door 82cm x 203cm high hinged on the
left. Handle is at 103 cm high. Locking bolt on inside at 89cm.
Toilet seat is 41cm high- the space to the right is 23cm and to left
28cm.
The sink height is 79cm with mixer taps.
The step into the shower cubicle is 17cm high, width of shower
door open is 51.5cm.
Height of power shower unit switch is 126cm, shower head height
variable from 160-203cm.
Radiator to the right of toilet 61cm high, 64cm wide, 8cm away
from wall. There is a wall fan above.
Free floor space is 180cm x 175cm.
Along the right side of the wall is a mirror 109cm high x 180 cm
wide at 102 cm high from floor.
Self-Catering Kitchen
The kitchen is entered from the dining room, door is 198cm high x
72cm wide hinged on the left, handle at 92cm with 2 panes of clear
glass from 90cm upwards.
On wall on right of door is fire blanket at 170cm high, 100 cm away
from door.
The worktops are 93 cm high, 67 cm deep. The space between
worktops & underside of wall cabinets is 48cm. There is a boiler on
outside wall above washing machine (controls at 23 cm from work
top beneath).
Electric oven door can be accessed from both the front and both
sides, door drops down, height of 74cm off floor 60cm wide x 47
cm deep, height of lowest shelf is 90cm,highest shelf 110cm from
floor.
Microwave door drops down, 134 cm from floor x 60cm wide x
35cm deep.
Kitchen is evenly lit by ceiling lights, and above work
surfaces,(switch to these being in the dining room to the right of the
door. Flooring is lino tiles.
Hob is 58cm wide x 51 cm deep 4 gas burner with extractor unit
above and has 3 drawers for pan storage underneath.
Crockery is provided, (glasses & cups in the wall cupboards, oven
dishes in cupboards beneath work surfaces).
The fridge (with freezer beneath) is behind doors to the left of the
oven. Highest shelf in fridge 170cm, lowest drawer in freezer is
57cm.
Free floor space is 208cm x 240cm.
Additional Information
A welcome leaflet is produced in dyslexia friendly font, plus
separate folders for all manufacturers instruction leaflets and
places of interest folders.
Good mobile phone reception.
Dogs are welcome, subject to conditions- please inform us on
booking.
Dun Ringhyll is a totally non smoking establishment.
Contact Information
Address: Rob & Gill Wright, 5 Arnian Way, Rainford, St Helens,
Merseyside WA11 8BX
Telephone: 07775 778581 or 07831 094276
Email: robwright@blueyonder.co.uk
Website: www.sedbergh.me.uk
Grid Ref: SD651918
Lat 54.32118 (54:19:16N)
Lon -2.5369 (2:32:13W)
Hours of operation: open all year.
Emergency numbers 07775 778581 & 07831 09476
Future plans
Plan to repaint outside walls & windows - to be completed by end
of 2010. Completed Jul 2010.
Re-decorate inside walls – to be completed Summer 2011.
To install an extra TV with freesat & DVD player in bedroom 3 by
2011.
We welcome your feedback to help us continuously improve. If you
have any comments please phone 07775 778581 or email:
robwright@blueyonder.co.uk. Alternatively you can write to us at
our home address.