SELF-CATERING HOLIDAYS AT TREVASSACK LAKE
Accessible Holiday Funding & Bursary Support
Planning an accessible holiday can feel overwhelming, especially when cost becomes a barrier. At Trevassack Holidays, we want every family, carer and individual to enjoy a fully inclusive break in Cornwall.
To help make that possible, we’ve created this directory of charities, trusts, and funding organisations that offer grants for accessible holidays, disability holiday bursaries, and financial support for specialist breaks in the UK and these independent organisations may be able to help with funding towards a stay at Trevassack Holidays.
PLEASE NOTE: Each has its own criteria and applications must be made directly to the funder.
Funding Partners & Grant Providers
We are currently building partnerships with charities and organisations that support:
• Children and adults with physical disabilities
• Individuals with sensory needs, learning disabilities or complex needs
• Families of children with SEND
• Carers seeking respite breaks
• People requiring hoists, profiling beds or other accessible equipment on holiday
As new funders confirm they are able to support stays at Trevassack Holidays, we will add them here. Each partner will be listed with clear eligibility information and application links so you can find the right support easily.
Why Funders Recommend Trevassack Holidays
Trevassack Holidays is a not-for-profit, fully accessible holiday destination operated by Children’s Sailing Trust. Our site combines luxury, purpose-built accommodation with accessible lakeside activities and specialist facilities including:
• Step-free site with purpose-built lodges and adapted cabins
• Onsite hoists, profiling beds and Changing Places facilities
• Free use of specialist accessibility equipment
• SEND-trained and disability-confident day staff (not carers or medical staff)
• Accessible sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding and water confidence sessions
• Discounts on watersports for all holiday guests
Because we reinvest every booking into our charitable work, funders can be confident that support for a guest also helps expand life-changing water-based programmes for disabled and disadvantaged children across the UK.
The CS Disabled Holidays Fund
Who they support:
Adults who are severely disabled as a result of a neurological or neuromuscular illness.
Eligibility includes:
• Non-ambulatory wheelchair users (with or without the need for hoisting)
• Individuals requiring mechanical ventilation for 16+ hours per day
• Excludes sleep apnoea
What they fund:
Grants towards specialist accessible holidays in the UK.
Rays of Sunshine Wishes
What they do:
Grant ‘wishes’ as unique as the children themselves, from being a princess for a day to adventure trips and family holidays.
Who they support:
Children between 3 and 18 currently living with a serious or life-limiting illness
Eligibility criteria:
At the moment they can only accept referrals from medical professional online, with the parent/legal guardian’s permission.
Sports Foundation for the Disabled
What it offers:
A 3‑night short break holiday (stay + watersports) for eligible families, staying in fully accessible accommodation, including watersports activities, at Trevassack Holidays.
Eligibility criteria:
• Primary residence in Cornwall
• At least one family member with a physical disability and/or visual impairment
• The family must arrange their own transportation to the holiday site
DISCLAIMER: The third-party funders and grant providers listed on this page are provided for informational purposes only. Trevassack Holidays does not have any legal affiliation or partnership with these organisations. We cannot guarantee funding, eligibility or holiday availability. Engaging with any listed funding partner is solely the responsibility of the applicant and Trevassack Holidays accepts no liability in any form.