Articles in Accessibility

Articles in Accessibility

BuDS staff and volunteers wearing masks stand around the statue of Sir Ludwig Guttmann at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

BuDDy Tours

Ben Clark

A BuDDy Tour is an escorted tour by a mixed group of disabled people to a visitor attraction, to assess how accessible and inclusive the place is for disabled visitors. BuDS, through our Fair4All Visitor project, carries out several BuDDy Tours every year. The aim is to give constructive feedback to the visitor attraction, and to help them continually improve their disabled accessibility and inclusion.

So far in 2022, BuDS has arranged BuDDy Tours to the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Waddesdon Manor, and the Chiltern Open Air Museum. Further BuDDy Tours are planned to other leading visitor attractions across Buckinghamshire.

BuDS welcomes disabled people to join us on these Tours. We like to make sure that all impairment groups are included. As well as a guided tour of the attraction, we usually include refreshments, and we can help with transport too. Carers can be included if necessary. If you are interested in joining a future tour, please contact volunteering@buds.org.uk, leave us a voicemail on 01494 211179, or message us through social media.

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BuDDy Tours of Waddesdon Manor & Chiltern Open Air Museum

Ben Clark

As a mark of respect for HM The Queen, BuDS has postponed our planned BuDDy Tours of Waddesdon Manor and the Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM). The Tours will now take place on Saturday 24 September (Waddesdon Manor) and Sunday 25 September (COAM).

A BuDDy Tour is an escorted tour by a mixed group of disabled people to a visitor attraction, to assess how accessible and inclusive the place is for disabled visitors. If you’d like to be part of either or both Tours, please e-mail volunteering@buds.org.uk straight away. Admission is included, along with a meet and greet with the site managers. BuDS Representatives will accompany the tours and be on hand at all times.

The BuDDy Tours were organised to support the Visit Buckinghamshire Boost, Boost Accessibility project. The BuDDy Tours were delivered by BuDS volunteers, in partnership with Visit Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Business First, and Buckinghamshire Council. The Visit Buckinghamshire Boost programme was funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund.