Accessible Attractions in St Andrews

More often than people assume, though rarely in the way the word suggests. St Andrews West Sands is wide and flat, but sand defeats most wheels and the route down to it usually involves a slope or steps. Families often go for the view, the air and a seat above the sand rather than for the sand itself. Ask what can be reached without descending.

The museums, generally: a small footprint, and chairs dotted about in most rooms. St Andrews Museum and British Golf Museum both carry the flag. Check which floors are in use, whether a lift serves every one of them, and where the toilets sit — in older buildings that last answer is sometimes further away than you would like.

Distance from parking to entrance, the number of steps on the way in, and whether there is seating partway round rather than only at the end. Ask about the return leg too. A route that feels comfortable on the way out can be hard coming back, and that is exactly when a tired group is least able to cope with it.

Definitely not. Five listings reflects how many venues completed a facilities field, not how many places in town would welcome your family. Small independents often skip it entirely. Work out what you need from these five, then put the same question to anywhere else that appeals — an answer from a person always beats a blank field.