Your visit

2024 season

Open Saturday and Sunday.

Weekdays available by booking.

Location

Balmedie Beach Wheelchairs are located in the Balmedie Country Park  in Aberdeenshire, about 10 miles north of Aberdeen. 

Our wheelchairs

We have a range of all terrain wheelchairs which are free to hire to people of all ages with disability or mobility issues. 

Each hiring sessions last up to 3 hours so you can really enjoy the beach and the park.

You can find out more about our wheelchairs, hoist, changing facilities and temporary beach pathways on the website.

Using the wheelchairs

We have a hoist to help you transfer between your own chair and our beach wheelchairs.  Please bring your own sling to use with the hoist. 

All our wheelchairs are manual, so they will need to be steered by a family member, friend or paid carer.  We strongly recommend chairs should be managed by two people.

Help and advice

Our volunteers will be there when you pick up the chair you have booked.  All our volunteers are Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme checked.  They will issue the chair to you and they can offer advice and support. Please note, our volunteers are not responsible for any manual handling.

Facilities at the bunker

We are based in an old bunker in the Country Park.  At the bunker we have a hoist (please bring your own sling), an adult length changing table and a privacy screen. 

Toilets

There are public toilets, including a disabled toilet in the Country Park car park, but not at the bunker itself. 

Changing places facility

We have a Changing Places facility, accessible with RADAR key in the Country Park car park.  The refurbished disabled toilet includes a ceiling hoist and adult size changing table and a wheelchair accessible sink. Access to the disabled toilet is with a RADAR key.

The Sand Bothy

The Sand Bothy (a community building next to the car park) provides tea, coffee, soft drinks and snacks at weekends from March to October.  There are also picnic areas surrounding the Sand Bothy and in the dunes.  See The Sand Bothy website for more information about when it’s open and the facilities available. 

Play area

There is an inclusive play area next the Sand Bothy in the Balmedie Country park.  The play park includes inclusive swings, which have bucket seats and harnesses and a wheelchair accessible roundabout.

Opening hours

We are open from April to October on Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon to 3pm.

Baby Buggies and Rollators will also be available from the Sand Bothy during these hours.

If you would like to come on another day, please let us know and if we have volunteers available, we will do our best to meet your needs.

Booking our wheelchairs

You can book our wheelchairs by calling 07864 350989 or 07541 112377

Please contact us to book your wheelchair(s) before your visit.  We cannot guarantee that there will be wheelchairs available without prior booking, but we will do our best to accommodate requests made on the day.

Pick up point for the wheelchairs

The wheelchair pick up point is the “Bunker” in the Country Park.  what3words: snipped.whites.crispier

To find the bunker park at the main car park in Balmedie Country Park, near the Sand Bothy (the wooden community building). Follow the footpath signs to “All Access route to beach”, and you will find the Bunker on the left of the path.  

More information

• Book a wheelchair 
  
  
• Facilities at the Sand Bothy 

Contact us

Phone: 07864 350989 or 07541 112377 

Email:  info@balmediebeachwheelchairs.co.uk

How to find us

Park at the main Car Park in Balmedie Country Park, AB23 8XG, near the Sand Bothy.  Follow signs to All Access route to beach, and you will find The Bunker on the left of the path.

Opening hours

Saturdays & Sundays 12 noon to 3pm.  Other days and times may be possible depending on availability of volunteers – give us a call to discuss.

Balmedie Beach Wheelchairs

The project is managed by the Belhelvie Community Trust.

Registered charity number SC045563

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