High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Accessibility

We know that visitors to High Wycombe need might need access to information to ensure their stay is memorable for all the right reasons – especially if they have specific needs due to disabilities or medical conditions. Check below for the latest information and support for those with additional physical access needs.

Eden Shopping Centre and High Wycombe Shopmobility are good places to start. Open from 9.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm to 3.45pm on Sundays, Shopmobility is a registered charity offering the free daily loan of electric scooters as well as manual and powered wheelchairs.

Disabled toilets are located in Eden Shopping Centre in the Welcome Hall adjacent to the Customer Services desk and also in the bus station. There are four in total in Welcome Hall and two at the bus station. High Wycombe Shopmobility also provides disabled toilet keys for sale for £3.50 at the office. These keys will open any locked public wheelchair accessible toilet.

Adult changing facilities are also located in Eden Shopping Centre. These changing rooms are specifically designed for disabled adults who require care. The room includes a bed and hoist, the key can be obtained from the Eden customer service desk which is located just outside the toilets on the ground floor.

There are three baby changing rooms located in the customer toilets in Eden Shopping Centre adjacent to the Customer Services desk. Two of these rooms include a toilet along with a brand new comfortable baby feeding facility. The third room includes facilities for baby changing and feeding but doesn’t include a toilet.

There are a variety of parking spaces across the town centre reserved especially for disabled visitors. Details about the number and location of these spaces can be found on our transport and parking page.

https://mywycombe.com/accesibility/ 

Brief description

"High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe, is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is 29 miles (47 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Aylesbury, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Reading and 8 miles (13 km) north of Maidenhead.

According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, High Wycombe's built up area has a population of 127,856, making it the largest town in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. The High Wycombe Urban Area, the conurbation of which the town is the largest component, has a population of 140,684. Part of the urban area constitutes the civil parish of Chepping Wycombe, which had a population of 14,455 according to the 2001 census – this parish represents that part of the ancient parish of Chepping Wycombe which was outside the former municipal borough of Wycombe. There has been a market held in the High Street since at least the Middle Ages. The market is currently held on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe 

Address

Postcode district: HP10-15

Email

Phone

Dialling code: 01494

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe

https://www.visitbuckinghamshire.org/article/high-wycombe

Directions

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

Amenities

Things to do in High Wycombe:

• See the belongings of the Victorian Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, at the beautiful country home, Hughenden Manor.
• Make a memorable visit to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre - an award-winning family museum located in nearby Great Missenden and dedicated to the wonderful and quirky children's author.
• Head nearly 300 feet underground into a former chalk mine at the Hell Fire Caves

High Wycombe Accommodation:

If you're looking to stay in High Wycombe then the town offers plenty of places to stay. Clifton Lodge Hotel offers friendly, family run guest accommodation close to commercial centres in High Wycombe. The character Edwardian hotel offers a large garden, restaurant and bar for guests use as well as ample onsite parking and easy access to main roads and the town centre.

https://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/places-to-visit/high-wycombe-p92351