Accessibility Statement

1066 Country Marketing is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to the 1066 Country website - www.visit1066country.com.

This website is run by 1066 Country Marketing. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

Compliance status

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

• WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content: Images must have alternate text - Some images and functionality buttons do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We will always add text alternatives for images added after October 2025. When we publish new content, we’ll make sure our use of images and functionality meets accessibility standards. Our team are working their way through older images and videos on the website to add alt text and this is a work in progress.

• WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships and WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value - Some of our forms do not have labels. Our team are working their way through older forms on the website to add alt text and this is a work in progress.

• WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible - Keyboard focus is not available after tabbing from 'show details' in the cookie banner.

• WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible - Some content and functionality of our website page is not currently accessible using a keyboard (for example, the hamburger menu, the search and favourite icons, map filter buttons).

• WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible - The keyboard focus is not visible across some webpages and not fully functional on some elements of our website. This includes the Cookie Banner, some elements of the hamburger menu and favourites icon.

• WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text - Once the magnifying glass icon has been expanded, the 'Search' button is no longer visible at 200% zoom.

• WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow - At 400% zoom, once expanded, content within the hamburger menu is confusing for users and keyboard focus is not clear.

• WCAG 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) - Some elements across the webpage do not have sufficient size or space between them.

• WCAG 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) - Some elements (including the search banner and hamburger menu) fail WCAG focus not obscured as elements cover links across the webpage that receive keyboard focus.

We are working with our website developers and internal teams to fix these issues and add accesibile text across our website. We last tested our website on 18th December 2025.

Disproportionate burden

None

The content is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

• The Accessibility regulations 2018 do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

• Some of our resource documents, such as the maps and guides, are designed to be downloaded and printed, so these may not be fully accessible.

• Pre-recorded audio and video published before 23 September 2020.

• Some maps, however, essential information (like an address) is in an accessible format.

• Third party content that’s under someone else’s control if you did not pay for it or develop it yourself - for example, social media ‘like’ buttons

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact: visit1066country@rother.gov.uk. We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

You can get alternatives to non-accessible content by:

• Viewing PDFs by getting the latest free Adobe Reader software.

• Using the Accessibility tool (Audio Eye) that is installed on our website.

• AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 18th December 2025.

Our website is checked using the AXE DevTools tool. This is a recommended tool on the government website. They check to a WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

This website was last tested on 17/12/2025.

The test was carried out by 1066 Country Marketing. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

We continue to monitor issues that arise and we aim to fix them as soon as we are able to.

The statement was last reviewed on 18th December 2025.

Feedback and contact information

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of the 1066 Country Marketing website.

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: visit1066country@rother.gov.uk.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, please email us for directions.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’).

If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).