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Accessibility Guide

Contact for accessibility enquiries: Adelle Brown

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Welcome

Commence your sensory journey at Deerness Distillery.

Visit our self-built artisan distillery in the East of the beautiful Orkney mainland.  Sample for yourself our multi-award winning range of spirits and coffee liqueur, browse our carefully curated gift shop and warm up with a take-away tea or coffee.

Level Access

There is level access from the main entrance to:

  • Retail area
  • Distillery toilet
  • Distillery Shop

Hearing

Some staff have disability awareness training.

General

There is at least 1 public toilet for disabled visitors.

Some staff have disability awareness training

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

Deerness Distillery

Newhall
Deerness
Orkney
KW17 2QJ


Travel by Public Transport

Bus

You can get to Deerness Distillery by bus.

  • Bus No 3 from Kirkwall Bus Station takes you to the nearest bus stop which is ‘Lighthouse Corner, Deerness’. The bus stop is 0.5 miles / 0.8 km from Deerness Distillery.
  • There is a regular bus service three times a day on Mondays through to Thursdays. Four buses on a Friday and Saturday and no buses on a Sunday. Download Stagecoach App for more details.

Travel by Taxi

  • You can get a taxi with Orkney Cabs by calling 01856 875000. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
  • You can get a taxi with Orkney Taxis by calling 01856 875511. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Parking

  • We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is free.
  • There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point does not have a dropped kerb.
  • From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. The path is sloped.
  • The route is 1800mm wide, or more.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

  • From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
  • The path is 1800mm wide, or more.
  • The path is sloped.

Main entrance

  • The main entrance has level access.
  • The door is 850mm wide.
  • The main door is side hung and manual.

Getting around inside

Retail area

  • From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 850mm wide, or more. The door is 850mm wide.
  • Some display information is low, for wheelchair users.

 

Distillery Toilet

  • There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
  • From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. The route is 850mm wide, or more.
  • The toilet door is 850mm wide.
  • The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the left.
  • There is 300mm at the side of the toilet. There is 1540mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 500mm high. The toilets have handrails.
  • Fully accessible toilet with emergency pull cord.

 

Customer Care Support

You can hire mobility equipment from Mobility Orkney by calling 01856 870340.

Shop

Distillery Shop

  • From the main entrance to the shop, there is level access. The route is 850mm wide, or more. The door is 850mm wide.
  • The route through the shop is 800mm wide, or more.

 

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Last Updated: 7 May 2024