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We had a fabulous day at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Watford. All tickets need to be purchased in advance and, when booking the tickets, you book a specific entry time. Tickets can be purchased online or over the phone. There is a carer’s ticket available, which is free of charge, however this can only be booked over the phone. When tickets are collected, proof of eligibility for a carer’s ticket must be shown. This could be a PIP/DLA letter or blue badge etc.
There is plenty of blue badge parking available. It is advisable to have your blue badge on display in your windscreen when you arrive, so that you can be directed to the blue badge parking area. Security is tight and bags will be checked before entry, and there are also security staff using hand held scanners too. All the staff there are very helpful though.
For visually impaired people, if you phone to book your tickets, you can request an audio descriptive tour. If there is someone available to do the tour then this will be booked for you at no extra charge.
We booked the audio descriptive tour for John. It made so much difference to our experience of the attraction. We had a member of staff accompany us around the tour and explain everything about what we were seeing on the tour. To make it more immersive for John, who obviously was unable to see any of it, there were certain things he was allowed to touch, that most visitors are not allowed to touch. For example, having the opportunity to stroke ‘The Monster Book of Monsters’. If you are a visually impaired person it is definitely worth booking the audio descriptive tour if you can.
It was a fantastic day out and we will most definitely be back!
We are a family of three. George has ASD, EDS and dyspraxia. John is totally blind and partially deaf. Sue is our driver and trip organiser. These are the tales of our adventures. All opinions are our own.
Friday, 21 June 2019
Friday, 14 June 2019
The National Museum of Computing
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We visited The National Museum of Computing, which is on the Bletchley Park estate. It has the largest collection of historic computers in the UK.
There is a charge for entry, however carers do get free entry. It can be quite difficult to get around if you’re in a wheelchair, because the museum is inside one of the original Bletchley Park huts and is therefore a listed building. They do have wheelchair user only days though, so that it makes it slightly easier for wheelchair users to get around. In addition, they also have autism friendly days too. It’s believed that Alan Turing had Aspergers and his work with computers at that time was phenomenal, so they have a policy of trying to make the museum as accessible as possible for all disabled visitors. The staff there are really helpful and friendly, and will happily demonstrate how the historic computers work.
It really is an interesting place to visit and is separate from Bletchley Park, even though they are on the same estate. If you have time at the end of your Bletchley Park visit, this is definitely worth a look.
We visited The National Museum of Computing, which is on the Bletchley Park estate. It has the largest collection of historic computers in the UK.
There is a charge for entry, however carers do get free entry. It can be quite difficult to get around if you’re in a wheelchair, because the museum is inside one of the original Bletchley Park huts and is therefore a listed building. They do have wheelchair user only days though, so that it makes it slightly easier for wheelchair users to get around. In addition, they also have autism friendly days too. It’s believed that Alan Turing had Aspergers and his work with computers at that time was phenomenal, so they have a policy of trying to make the museum as accessible as possible for all disabled visitors. The staff there are really helpful and friendly, and will happily demonstrate how the historic computers work.
It really is an interesting place to visit and is separate from Bletchley Park, even though they are on the same estate. If you have time at the end of your Bletchley Park visit, this is definitely worth a look.
Friday, 7 June 2019
Bletchley Park
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We visited Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, which was the home of the WW2 code breakers. Parking is free and there are plenty of blue badge holder spaces. We paid for John and George to go in, and I went in for free as a carer. After entering the building, there is a place on the left where audio descriptive devices can be collected, so that people can learn more about Bletchley Park as they’re walking around.
It is a large site, so if you’re someone who has difficulty walking any kind of distance, like George, then we would suggest using a wheelchair or scooter. Having said that however, the doorways and corridors in the huts are quite narrow, particularly with other people about too, so that is something to bear in mind as well.
There is a lake on site with seating around it, so on a sunny day it’s a nice place to sit and enjoy a picnic lunch. There are also picnic tables in front of the mansion. If you haven’t brought your own food with you, there is a cafe in one of the huts, which serves the kind of food that would have been available during WW2.
It is a very interesting place to visit and I’m in awe of the people who designed machines to break the German codes that were used at the time. Bletchley Park is definitely worth a visit.
We visited Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, which was the home of the WW2 code breakers. Parking is free and there are plenty of blue badge holder spaces. We paid for John and George to go in, and I went in for free as a carer. After entering the building, there is a place on the left where audio descriptive devices can be collected, so that people can learn more about Bletchley Park as they’re walking around.
It is a large site, so if you’re someone who has difficulty walking any kind of distance, like George, then we would suggest using a wheelchair or scooter. Having said that however, the doorways and corridors in the huts are quite narrow, particularly with other people about too, so that is something to bear in mind as well.
There is a lake on site with seating around it, so on a sunny day it’s a nice place to sit and enjoy a picnic lunch. There are also picnic tables in front of the mansion. If you haven’t brought your own food with you, there is a cafe in one of the huts, which serves the kind of food that would have been available during WW2.
It is a very interesting place to visit and I’m in awe of the people who designed machines to break the German codes that were used at the time. Bletchley Park is definitely worth a visit.
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