Great Green England Accommodation Offers
Monday, 08 Sep, 2009
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The White Horse Inn
Leading the way for pubs and inns, the historic White Horse Inn has constructed their own ‘Green’ brewery in the grounds of their pub – and they use sustainable methods as much as possible.
• low embodied energy materials to lay the foundations and erect the plinth.
• The foundations are lime, sand and airated clay for damp/insulation.
• The plinth is reused bricks with lime mortar.
• The structure is a timber frame.
Energy requirements are supplemented by their very own wind turbine, generating on average 6KW daily.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Kelling Heath is internationally recognised for its contribution to eco-friendly tourism and is situated within 250 acres of outstandingly beautiful woodland and rare open heathland which provides a huge diversity of flora and fauna. Visitors can stay in one of the woodland lodges or luxury caravan holiday homes or for those with their own touring unit or tent select a pitch amongst the woodland and heathland. Kelling Holiday Park has also developed a wild flower meadow which attracts a diverse range of wild flowers, grasses, and creatures such as dragonflies, butterflies, bees and beetles, plus reptiles like adders, lizards and slow worms.
Old Chapel Forge is a Bed & Breakfast located in the Sussex countryside near the historic city of Chichester. The owner, Sandra Barnes-Keywood, passionately believes that being green should not compromise the quality of the customer offer – Old Chapel Forge has received a 4 star rating from the AA for five years in succession for high standards in service, cleanliness, food quality and furnishings, and also holds a Gold Award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Upper Neatham Mill farm is a converted 17th Century barn on the borders of Hampshire & Surrey. The 4 star accommodation services executive business customers for Alton, Farnham, Farnborough and Basingstoke as well as catering for tourism. Boasting a river side location with 11 acres of gardens and woodland this property is ideal for a sustainable project.
Straw Bale Caravan The Howden family behind the UK’s first straw bale caravan have just completed Yorkshires first straw bale home.
From start to finish, it has taken mother and son team Carol and Sam Atkinson nearly 16 months to complete the super-insulated holiday cottage. Natural materials used in the construction include local wheat straw, local hemp, both local timber and timber from managed forests, sheep’s wool, lime render, clay plaster and natural finishes.
Having invested £60,000, the County Hotel, Chelmsford now have a net monthly saving on costs and their co2 emissions overall have dropped by 40% – the results could hardly be more beneficial in costs and environmental impact.
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