Outdoor Activities
Solent Ski Club for Disabled
Our club caters for people with any disability and we meet on the first Saturday of every month (expect August) at the Southampton Alpine Centre from 2 - 4pm. Friends and family can join in too! We also need skiers and non-skiers who are willing to help us. If you are interested, come along for a taster session and have a go or contact us for a chat. Annual membership: £5 junior, £10 adult, £15 family plus £4 per session.
| | Solent Ski Club for DisabledSouthampton Alpine Centre, Bassett Sports Centre, Southampton, SO16 7AY | ||
| 023 8089 4545 | |||
| ccb@otsystems.co.uk | |||
Country Parks
Itchen Valley Country Park
440 acres of woodland and water meadows beside the River Itchen. Trails, picnic sites, play areas and BBQs. Visitors centre is accessible to wheelchairs and has a cafe, exhibitions and gift shop. Forest trail is wheelchair accessible.
| | Itchen Valley Country ParkHigh Wood Barn Visitor Centre, Allington Lane, West End, Southampton, SO30 3HQ | |
| 023 8046 6091 | ||
| ivcp@eastleigh.gov.uk | ||
Royal Victoria Country Park
Adjacent to the café and toddlers’ playground there is a special play area for disabled children. The roundabout and swing are designed to take wheelchairs which are locked with a RADAR key (available from Office above café or the chapel). The park also has a sensory garden.
| | Netley, Southampton SO31 5GA | ||
| 023 8045 5157 | |||
| : | www.hants.gov.uk/countryside/rvcp | ||
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre
Provides specialist courses and accommodation for disabled people. Activities available include canoeing and launch trips, climbing and archery, problem solving and raft building, horse riding and environmental studies. Day or residential.
| | Manor Farm Country Park, Pylands Lane, Bursledon, Southampton SO31 1BH | ||
| 023 8040 4844 | |||
| info@qe2activitycentre.co.uk | |||
| : | www.qe2activitycentre.co.uk | ||
Horse Riding
Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy
Residential Further Education College for young people with special needs. 16 - 25 years. Learning through horses.
| | Avon Tyrrell, Bransgore, Christchurch BH23 8EE | ||
| 01425 673297 | |||
| info@fortunecentre.org | : | www.fortunecentre.org | |
Hampshire Riding Therapy Centre
We provide riding and therapy for children and adults with special needs. Currently we cannot provide lifting equipment. Riders up to 14 stone in weight.
| | Hampshire Riding Therapy CentreHensting Lane, Fishers Pond, Eastleigh, SO50 7HH |
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| 01962 777714 | |||
| : | www.hampshire-riding-therapy-centre.org.uk | ||
Riding for the Disabled - Bramshaw
Organised horse riding for disabled young people.
| | c/o Ford Farm Stables, Burley Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7TB | |
| 01794 323019 | ||
