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For overview of our Bed and breakfast, near Alton Hampshire,
click Accommodation, Home page.
Green Tourism Policy:-
Our definition of 'responsible tourism' is offering guests a level of comfort and indulgence over and above what they expect at home while managing the affects on the environment. All to often eco-friendly accommodation is viewed (by proprietors as much as guests) as a way of using less water, using less heating, doing less washing, etc, this begs the question why go away in the 1st place?
By contrast, our strategy is of managed continuous investment in green credentials, where guests can have little participation, and certainly will not notice any impact on the quality of our 4 star, silver award accommodation.
Our impressive environment friendly Hotel's credentials speak for themselves without needing green tourism logo's as only a marketing tool.
So please 'indulge yourself in one of our large walk in showers with an individual 3 bar pump through a 12" sunflower head - knowing the energy used is 100% carbon neutral!'
Our Green Credentials - latest technology coupled with best practice:-
We have set aside 3 acres of mixed:- willow, horse chestnut, hawthorn, sycamore, and beech woodland within Hampshire as a renewable supply of carbon neutral fuel.
Our 60 Kilowatt wood gasification biomass boiler, turns logs into charcoal, then burns the gas coming off @ 1200 deg C. The carbon dioxide generated by Biomass is offset by the carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere from growth of replacement trees. The net carbon emission of our biomass boiler is therefore zero by simply managing and replanting the 3 acres woodland. We believe we are the only eco tourism accommodation in southern England providing 100% of our 'ample' hot water and central heating requirements using this technology and growing the fuel self-sufficiently.
The strength of biomass over other renewable energy is that supply can be adjusted to meet demand - essential for a hotel or bed and breakfast, winter always the most demanding season for heat, is when solar energy is at its weakest. To get the same energy as our Biomass gasification unit during winter, we would need 120 square metres of solar thermal panels or 850 square metres of solar PV cells at an installation cost of approximately £400,000.
Other Environmentally friendly considerations we make :-
Electrical energy is sourced through renewable suppliers.
Rainwater collection in several points around the Holybourne b&b for outside use.
Waste water managed locally, using the hotel water treatment plant.
All toilets (except disabled) are low flush.
Low energy lighting in all areas, with automatic switching in 'pass through' corridors.
Uncooked food waste is used as compostable material, once you've tried our gorgeous freshly prepared breakfast, you will realise why there is very little cooked waste!
Refuse waste is recycled into paper, metal, plastic, glass and general.
Responsible Tourism - some simple steps for guests:-
When disposing of personal waste, the bathroom bin is for general waste, the bedroom bin is for paper, plastic and metal, please leave unbroken glass next to the bedroom bin provided.
For guests staying longer than 1 night at our accommodation, if you wish your towels to be changed please place them in the bath or shower, or we will re-present them on the heated towel rail.
For bed and breakfast availability, or to book your stay, please telephone
UK 01420 542908 or click bnb, availability.
Accommodation, Home Bed and breakfast, near Alton Hampshire, home page.
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