Access For All

Access For All Making our beaches in North Devon accessible and enjoyable for ALL Add a disability and it can be even more so. So I have created the group ‘Access for All'.

How Access For All started -

Beach Access is challenging for many people at the best of times. There is so much to think about - where is there disabled parking, can I get down to the beach, what if I need a beach wheelchair and what if I need to use an accessible toilet? My name is Nicki & I live in Braunton and this is the case for my family. Our teenager is disabled and a full time wheelchair

user. When he was little it was easy as we could lift him onto the beach and we could change him in the boot of the car. When our son started adaptive surfing with The Wave Project 4 years ago, he was still small and so I didn’t really think about it. But now he’s a young adult and things have changed. He can’t lay in our car boot, he can’t fit in the tiny disabled toilets (some don’t even have toilet seats) or fit in a standard changing room. So we have to try and get him out of a wetsuit (not easy for anyone) in a beach wheelchair, in front of everyone and its just not very dignified. And if he needed the toilet we would be in big trouble. So we scoop him up wet and sandy, into the car wrapped in a Dryrobe and drive home. This got me thinking, in 2021 is it right that disabled people are kept from our beaches because the challenges they face are too stressful.....no its not! It’s time for change, wouldn’t it be fabulous if North Devon became the best place to come to a beach that’s fully inclusive. To have decent size parking spaces, decent access to the beach, beach wheelchairs at all the beaches (please note some of our beaches like Saunton Sands already have beach wheelchairs to hire) and ‘Changing Places’ toilet facilities. My dream is for us to work with the beach owners and council, see what is already in place and what could be improved. I am realistic, some locations are just too tricky to make completely accessible....that’s the natural coastline for you. But let’s make North Devon beaches accessible and enjoyable for ALL who wish to enjoy them.

*This page will be updated as the campaign progresses*

Whilst on my family holiday in mainland Spain I've really looked out for their accessible beach facilities. Having recen...
03/06/2026

Whilst on my family holiday in mainland Spain I've really looked out for their accessible beach facilities. Having recently been in the House Of Commons discussing our lack of accessible UK beaches and alot of emphasis on Spain & France and what they offer. It struck me that in all the years we've been coming to mainland Spain, using the beaches wonderful walkways, gazebos and lifeguard assisted beach wheelchairs, I realised that this isn't always available on all our holidays. So I've really taken note this holiday and most certainly here in the Costa Blanca all these wonderful facilities are only available from mid June to mid September, when the Spanish have their summer and the children are off school for 3 months. Outside of these times everything is removed along this coastline 🤷‍♀️ As you can see the walkways are currently being put in place but all the wooden slats are stacked in the disabled parking spaces at this beach we mainly visit 🙄 There are no disabled toilets open unless you go to the beach bars, they dont have Changing Places and a few have portaloos 😝 So I still do belive that what we offer in North Devon, especially Croyde is pretty good 👍👍 I wonder if the offerings in other areas of Spain are seasonal or available all the time......
📸 taken now not when all facilities are back in place!

Please remember to fill out our feedback form after using our equipment, thank you 😊
01/06/2026

Please remember to fill out our feedback form after using our equipment, thank you 😊

31/05/2026

I got over 250 reactions on my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

27/05/2026

Play the lottery from just £1 a week this May, and you could win a £1,000 IKEA Gift Card (or cash alternative) in our Super Draw on Saturday 30th May

🎉Thank you, we've hit 1006 followers, I'm delighted 🎉Welcome to the group everyone 👋For full details on our equipment av...
25/05/2026

🎉Thank you, we've hit 1006 followers, I'm delighted 🎉

Welcome to the group everyone 👋

For full details on our equipment availability and where it's located please check out our website

Planning a beach trip shouldn’t be a guessing game. That’s why we’ve created our free online checker tool, designed to put essential accessibility information right at your fingertips.

24/05/2026
24/05/2026

We're nearly at 1000 followers, thats very exciting 😁 Please share our page and help us get the word out 🙏 Access to All on our gorgeous North Devon beaches, especially on these hot sunny days 😎🌞

Please vote for our wonderful Changing Places at Ruda in Croyde 🙏 Our Changing Places, the only one right at a beach in...
24/05/2026

Please vote for our wonderful Changing Places at Ruda in Croyde 🙏 Our Changing Places, the only one right at a beach in North Devon was designed by us carefully with beach wheelchair use in mind. It's slightly larger than standard and we added a shower with a drop down seat as extras, even including a shower curtain that can easily be moved around by an individual to prevent personal wheelchairs getting wet for those who self transfer. Meeting the needs of as many people as we can 😁

🌟 Changing Places Toilet Awareness Day – 19 July 🌟

To mark this year’s Changing Places Toilet Awareness Day, we’re celebrating the incredible facilities that support dignity, access, and inclusion across the UK.

Just like last year, we’re asking you to vote for your favourite Changing Places
toilet in:

➡England
➡Scotland
➡Wales
➡Northern Ireland

Let’s highlight the venues and organisations that are setting the standard for incLOOsive spaces across the country

Vote here: https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/YF62T7J

Deadline - 30th June.

Your vote helps us celebrate excellence and highlight the importance of Changing Places Toilets.

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