Consultancy
Consultancy services providing practical advice and solutions, based on experience and backed by the latest research.
Make your venue, facilities and activities more accessible and inclusive and increase your team’s confidence in welcoming disabled visitors.
What you can expect from us:
- A knowledgeable, friendly and experienced consultancy team
- Bespoke advice and recommendations, tailored to your needs
- Real-world solutions, grounded in over 45 years' experience in working with disabled people in the outdoors
- Access audits carried out by our CAE (Centre for Accessible Environments) trained team
- Post-consultancy support including resources and toolkits
"Working in partnership with Beyond Bendrigg is fantastic. Your expertise is invaluable in helping us increase accessibility and inclusion for children and young people with learning disabilities across North Wales. The support, training and resources we have received has been amazing and we look forward to continuing our partnership."
Sioned Williams
North Wales Together, Flintshire County Council
"As Property Operations Manager at Sizergh, I’ve seen firsthand how the training provided by Bendrigg has truly empowered our staff and volunteers. It has given them the confidence and skills to better support our disabled visitors, ensuring that everyone can enjoy the special experiences Sizergh has to offer. Beyond the workplace, many of our team have found that the knowledge gained through this training has positively impacted their personal lives and relationships, fostering greater understanding and inclusion in their everyday interactions."
Sean Fletcher
Property Operations Manager at Sizergh, National Trust
How we can help:
- Recommendations on simple, low-cost changes that can make a big difference
- Site visits and access audits
- 'Secret Shopper' visits by our network of disabled people to give feedback on your facilities
- Advice on pre-visit information and resources including development of sensory stories
- Training and advice in specialist equipment and adaptations including hoists, seating and harnessing
- Spend time with us at Bendrigg or invite our staff to your venue for tailored advice and recommendations'
- Keynote speeches, workshops and specialist content for your conferences, blogs, podcasts and publications
Recent consultancy clients:
Organisations we have recently worked with include North Wales Together at Flintshire County Council, The National Trust, Barnstondale Outdoor Centre, Capitals Coalition and Greenhill YMCA Outdoor Centre.
"Thank you so much for your time, your expertise and your insight! The day was incredibly useful. I have already put much of what we talked about into practice and feel much better equipped… I also have an action plan! It was a fantastic day, and I really appreciate it."
Mary Dawson
Chief of Staff, Capitals Coalition
Bendrigg were amazing in the planning, preparation and delivery. Their expertise in inclusive, accessible adventures made the event a massive success, and we look forward to a long partnership with our university through placements, research, education and knowledge exchange.
Sam Pywell
Mental Health Research and Knowledge Exchange Lead, University of Central Lancashire
