National Sporting Heritage Day

As part of our commitment to creating genuinely inclusive learning opportunities at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, we have developed some bespoke pre-visit material so that our visitors can plan their trip to the Heritage Centre.  The offer includes a social story and a sensory map which describe the journey into our sensitively lit accessible museum space.

This National Sporting Heritage Day we invite everyone who has an interest in discovering the history of the Paralympic Games and those who generally find visiting museums and new spaces difficult, to use our pre-visit material to plan their experience with us. Visits are free of charge and can be booked to coincide with quieter times.  Additional extras such as the use of sensory equipment can also be booked which we hope will make your visit as comfortable and rewarding as possible.

To book your visit please complete the booking form before the day to secure your time slot and return it to [email protected] Alternatively you can ring on the day and ask to speak to Fiona who will be very pleased to arrange your visit with you. Please call 01296 489929 between 8.30am and 4.00pm on the day.

Fiona outside of the entrance to the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

Pre-visit material

If you would like any of the materials below in a different format please get in touch with us at: [email protected] 

Contents

• Getting to the Heritage Centre
• Social story
• Sensory maps
• Virtual tour
• Widgit tour

Getting to the National Paralympic Heritage Centre

For help with your journey to the Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Buckinghamshire visit this page

Social story

You can pause and restart this film to give more time for reading or download a pdf of the social story presentation here

Sensory maps

Main Entrance to the Paralympic Heritage Centre

Download a pdf of the main entrance map here

At the National Paralympic Heritage Centre

Download a pdf of the Paralympic Heritage Centre map here

Virtual tour of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre 

Viewing the Virtual Tours

• For optimal performance of the virtual tour please view in full screen.
• To view the highlight reel/thumbnails press the arrow in the bottom left hand corner.
• To view the videos in the hotspots in full screen press the link.

You can find out more about the Paralympic Heritage Centre here

Widgit Tour

The Widgit tour has been developed to use alongside the virtual tour above. Click here to view the full Widgit tour or download as a pdf. Please contact us if you require an alternative format.