Visited October 2023
Car Park – the car park is large, but it is all fine gravel which is not too difficult to negociate in a wheelchair. As it is a large car park there are no specific blue badge parking spaces. Everyone has to pay for parking.
Toilets – a fully accessible toilet on the first floor, with music coming on when one entered it. It is a lightly frangranced toilet.
Wheelchair availability – they have several wheelchairs available for visitors.
Cafe – very accessible, no steps, light and roomy, wide gangways to allow entry.
Pathways outside – cobbled path leading to the monument outside. The cobbles were flat and not too bumpy. Around the monument it’s fine gravel.
Ease of movement in building – generally the floor was level and even allowing good ease of movement. There is a lift. We had a problem with one doors that were automatic, but they didn’t work and we had to open them by hand. This door was heavy.
Lighting – in the main exhibition room on the ground floor it is quite dark, but still manageable, just need to be careful and slow. The rest of the Bomber Command centre was well illuminated – many large windows and lights.
Sound – in the main exhibition room there were many videos about and from the 2nd World War, so it had loud bombing sounds. When old recordings from the time were playing and one has to focus and pay attention to hear them.
Atmosphere – it is a reflective and thoughtful atmosphere, dealing with a very sensitive subject, with a lovely natural atmosphere. It deals with the sensitive subject respectfully.
Colours – all quite muted colours of grey scale.
Signage and information boards – signage and information boards were at appropriate levels and easy to read.
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