This new Hidden Platform Lift allows the corridor and steps leading up to the entrance to be used as normal when the lift is in its resting position but the lift features an on platform handrail with controls to allow the restaurant and hotel guests to move between the two levels. The lift has been supplied with remote control key fobs for use by members of staff too if any guests want assistance.

The lift has been neatly finished with wooden floorboards to match the surrounding floor and steps and is already in use.  To make things even simpler, we have ordered all the signage, which should be delivered and fitted within the next few weeks.

Steve was committed to this investment to improve accessibility for our guests, “we knew we needed a better solution to provide easier access, particularly between the hotel and the bar and restaurant and it took some time to find the right solution and it is part of an ongoing journey”.

Steve added “A coaching inn in 1788 was never designed for modern usage or to modern standards and we continue to invest to improve accessibility whilst maintaining the character and history of the place. Visitors will have seen the original stone with 1788 engraved in it in the bar and they love the original features.”

Talking about our history…