We start with the place
We prefer current information from the venue, operator, transport provider or responsible public body. Independent access surveys and disabled travellers’ experience can add useful context, but we keep their role clear.
We keep each note honest
A step-free café, pier or viewpoint does not make a whole mountain, lake or town accessible. Each note should say which route, facility, service or visit it actually describes.
We show uncertainty
When something has not been checked, has changed, or depends on the day, vessel, tide, staffing or individual need, we say so. “Not yet checked” does not mean inaccessible.
We date and recheck
We keep the source and check date with each access detail. Automated checks can identify changes and broken links, but important access details still need a careful review before they are added.
Automation stays in its lane
Where we use automated or AI-assisted tools, they help find sources and flag changes or broken links. They do not approve or publish important access, price, opening-time or companion-ticket details on their own. Those details need a source and a careful review.
You remain in control
Conditions change. Use Roam Pal as a planning starting point, then confirm the details that matter to you directly with the provider before travelling.
Data we use from others
Some of what Roam Pal shows comes from open data. It stays under its own licence, and we credit it here.
- Map positions from postcodes (via postcodes.io): Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Railway stations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport) and the Office of Rail and Road’s station usage estimates, and in Northern Ireland Translink’s rail timetable via OpenDataNI, all licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Station step-free details, maps and nearby facilities: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
- Photos: each photo shows its own photographer and licence beside it.
- Venues’ own words: when we quote a venue, the words are theirs, and we link to the page we read them on.