Berkshire Respite Holidays

“The whole group had a brilliant week, and fully engaged in all activities. Many overcame significant fears, which massively boosted their confidence. Spending 5 days away from their usual routine contributes to independence and encourages everybody to try new things in a safe environment.”

“One of the activities that most of our group enjoyed was swimming: a warm pool, a hoist and accessible changing rooms make this easy for everybody to join in with. It provides such freedom for so many, allowing them to leave their wheelchairs and move around on their own – so important for them.”

“The courtyard garden was lovely – well-kept and attractive. Wi-fi was much appreciated and worked well. The availability of lots of space, various rooms, all-day refreshments etc was amazing.”

“One of our travellers lost her mum a couple of years ago and struggles with finding independence due to her needs. She was able to sit on a horse and ride unaided, which was wonderful to see. She was so excited afterwards that she literally couldn’t speak.”

“Another lady is completely blind and has little self-confidence. She was terrified of abseiling as she also struggles with physical co-ordination.

For at least an hour beforehand, she had been generally panicking. She stood at the top of the rock with her carer, saying that she couldn’t start the descent. With encouragement from the brilliant and patient instructors, she and her carer were able to start moving steadily down the wall.

By the half-way point, she was laughing and enjoying herself, and successfully got to the bottom. This gave her confidence such a huge boost; she was still talking about it days later.”