Mountain trail or medieval city? Deciding what to do in Europe isn’t easy. Add in accessibility needs, and the decision-making gets even more complicated.
It’s no wonder – according to a recent YouGov survey on accessible travel commissioned by Responsible Travel – that after cost, it’s a confidence crisis preventing people with accessibility needs from booking the holidays they want.
Here, disabled travellers and accessible tourism experts share their favourite destinations in Europe; good places to start to build more travel confidence.
The Cairngorms, Scotland: Karen Darke
Adventurer Karen Darke was paralysed in a climbing accident when she was 21. Since then, she’s won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, crossed Greenland by sit ski and handcycled from Canada to Mexico, among other adventures.
