HMS Unicorn — Attraction in Scotland

My partner and I went to HMS Unicorn for disabled access day. When we arrived, at the boat, we were welcomed by the staff and a dog who were very friendly and welcome. Couldn't do enough to help us. We were there to try out the new VR headset. That allows you to take a tour of the whole ship from the comfort of an armchair or Wheelchair. This was why then picked disabled ac-cess day to see how it works for people that struggle to get around the ship, unfortunately, the VR headsets didn't work for me, and I could see problems with other wheelchair users using it be-cause you had to move your head and body around to get around the ship. This was no problem as a staff member had the program on her laptop and was able to give us a guided tour through the boat. The Museum hopes to put the computer tour onto a big screen in the future it is a very new thing that they've just got it, but I think it's going to be an excellent thing for all museums with ac-cess ability problems In the future. The VR tour was amazing for me because I'm a vast maritime history Enthusiast and there not lot of ships that are wheelchair accessible. I've seen myself drag-ging my body around the boat so I can experience the history. The lady that was giving us the tour of HMS Unicorn one of the best trips I've ever been on she had Items from the ship so we could feel and touch them she had sense so we could smell what certain things like gunpowder and tar. She was very knowledgeable in her maritime history. After we finished our virtual tour of the ship, she took us rounds the gun deck and told us more about the ship and her cannons this deck is completely wheelchair friendly. They have some heart-warming and cracking stories which I will not spoil for you. They have a lovely gift shop with lots of exciting books and gift toys and cute uni-corn. There is no wheelchair toilet during the offseason, but there is in the summer. I'd highly rec-ommend a visit here as it is one of the best-preserved sailing ships...

The ship is unique and interesting and I highly recommend visiting it. Full of history preserved for us luckily by an enthusiastic group of volunteers. The volunteers (in our case especially Bob) were a bank of useful information which made the visit feel very real, and helped us understand life on board and ships around at that time. The volunteers were interesting and relaxed and made me feel I could easily ask questions and get quick answers, sometimes which were quite funny. Never made to feel my question was a stupid one, and I was therefore happy to ask more questions and able to find out a lot more than on other similar experiences. I now understand how a cannon was loaded, positioned and fired. I was able to touch things, lift a cannon ball or try and fail in some cases. Find out where the saying ‘get knotted’ originated. I’d say this is for an able bodied fairly fit person as only the deck you enter into would be possible for anyone with physical disabilities. There are fairly steep steps to go up and down. The lower down the decks you go the less height there is and by the bottom I had to walk bent double (I am...

Had a great day exploring this nearly two hundred year old wooden vessel. The toilets are outside and you get a code to open the door. There is also a short video to watch about the vessel. You can watch it before or after you have finished.It split over 4 levels. The top 2 levels are easy to walk about but as you go down to the lower levels and you are tall your back takes a bit of a beating with bending over. The staff are very knowledgeable and enjoy being asked questions even if it is about captain Jack Sparrow. There is lots to see and do. You can try lying in a hammock or sitting at the captain's table with his hat on looking at charts etc. On the top deck is a bell. It does say tap gently but it's not easy and both kids and adults were struggling to do it including me. The member of staff instead of coming over and showing you how to do it decides to shout and roar. To me it felt unprofessional and was not called for. He did have people asking him questions but it would have taken a few minutes to come over and show you how to do it. There is only off street parking and it cost £3.10...