{"id":324,"date":"2015-11-16T15:25:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T15:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/?page_id=324"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:44:39","slug":"information-for-disabled-visitors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/visitor-information\/information-for-disabled-visitors","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.8em\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image2-e1774451842108.jpg\" alt=\"Man cycling with dog on towpath - surface showing compacted limestone\" width=\"256\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image2-e1774451842108.jpg 803w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image2-e1774451842108-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image2-e1774451842108-626x600.jpg 626w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image2-e1774451842108-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image2-e1774451842108-640x614.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We want everyone to enjoy their visit to the Grand Western Canal Country Park. This page provides essential <strong>Grand Western Canal accessibility<\/strong> information, covering towpath access, disabled facilities, toilet locations, and support for wheelchair and mobility\u2011buggy users.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Towpath Accessibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 11\u00bc\u2011mile towpath is mostly flat, even and surfaced with compacted limestone, making it suitable for a wide range of mobility needs. This is one of the key strengths of <strong>Grand Western Canal accessibility<\/strong>, especially for users with wheelchairs or mobility buggies.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Accessible Facilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Step\u2011Free Routes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiverton Canal Basin has <strong>ramps and handrails<\/strong> offering step\u2011free access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Disabled Parking<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Five designated disabled parking bays are available at the Basin car park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Accessible Toilets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiverton Canal Basin<\/li>\n<li>Sampford Peverell village car park (<strong>RADAR key required \u2013 national key scheme<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Wheelchair\u2011Accessible Fishing Platforms<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: 400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2019\/03\/Fishing-by-Greenway-Jo-Robertscropped.jpg\" alt=\"Wheelchair\u2011accessible fishing platform at Greenway Bridge \" width=\"271\" height=\"219\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Located at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crownhill Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Tiverton Road Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Greenway Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Ebear Bridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These platforms form an important part of <strong>Grand Western Canal accessibility<\/strong> for anglers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/IMG_2390-scaled-e1588087348855.jpg\" alt=\"lady in wheel chair on canal path\" width=\"224\" height=\"263\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Areas Requiring Extra Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Narrow paths<\/strong> under some bridges<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steep slopes<\/strong> at Waytown Tunnel that may challenge wheelchair and mobility\u2011buggy users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Horse\u2011Drawn Barge Access<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wheelchair access:<\/strong> by prior arrangement only<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registered assistance dogs:<\/strong> welcome with advance notice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pet dogs:<\/strong> not permitted on the barge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact Tiverton Canal Co.:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tel:<\/strong> 01884 253345<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> info@tivertoncanal.co.uk<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Accessible Cycling \u2013 Freetrike Rehab Cycling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/04\/Freetrikes-image19-e1588083273127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"424\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>Freetrike offers specialist accessible cycling sessions on traffic\u2011free routes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tel:<\/strong> 07957 647675<br \/>\n<strong>Email: <\/strong>tom@rehabcycling.co.uk<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.freetrike.co.uk<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Need Help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For more advice on <strong>Grand Western Canal accessibility<\/strong>, contact the Ranger Service:<br \/>\n<strong>Tel:<\/strong> 01884 254072<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> gwcanal@devon.gov.uk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want everyone to enjoy their visit to the Grand Western Canal Country Park. This page provides essential Grand Western Canal accessibility information, covering towpath access, disabled facilities, toilet locations, and support for wheelchair and mobility\u2011buggy users. Towpath Accessibility The &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/visitor-information\/information-for-disabled-visitors\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Accessibility\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":920,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-324","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-15 18:00:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3625,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/324\/revisions\/3625"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}