There is plenty of accessible parking of Heslington Lane and the campus is mainly flat with pretty good paths although some were a bit bumpy where tree roots had pushed up the surface. Nothing my powerchair couldn’t cope with though!

Ducks, geese and squirrels are in abundance and there are lots of interesting trees and plants. There are information boards to identify the wildfowl so I can now tell a Barnacle Goose from a Canada Goose!

This is a modest visit and happens to be just a few minutes’ drive from our house. I have only been out in our Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle a few times and found it very tiring the last time, when we went to a garden centre out-of-town. Therefore, a short trip to somewhere that I knew would be really easy was just what was required and on a sunny, breezy summer afternoon this was really quite idyllic.

I’m hoping that the more I get accustomed to going out in the WAV, the less tiring it will be. It’s brilliant to be able to sit “up front” as the visibility is so much better and you don’t feel like a taxi passenger!