Sustainability

Our achievements so far:

We are committed to eliminating single-use plastics by replacing plastic straws with paper and removing all single-use water bottles from the hotel. 

In 2019, we invested in a state-of-the-art water filtration system to provide still and sparkling mineral water from our mains supply. Our guests are provided with complimentary water bottles in their rooms. With over 5,000 room nights per year, we have prevented the use of 10,000 single-use plastic bottles, additionally removing the carbon emissions that were previously required to transport and recycle the bottles.

Conventional lighting has been replaced by energy-efficient LED lighting. Dusk-to-dawn and movement sensors have replaced the conventional on-off switches throughout the hotel wherever possible.

If you’re one of the forward-thinking and carbon emission-reducing EV crowd, our state-of-the-art, Pod Point charger* provides the required juice for your drive home.

In Summer 2020, we purchased an electric Nissan ENV-200 Combi, replacing the last petrol vehicle from our fleet.  We’re proud to be fully electric!

The expansion and continued establishment of our on-site herb garden means that most of the herbs used in our dishes and by our mixologists behind the bar are homegrown. We source most of our other ingredients from local suppliers and use seasonal, sustainable produce wherever possible.

We reuse our Christmas Trees! Some of our smaller trees are kept on site and looked after in-house; the larger trees are brought to us in December and taken away in January, expertly looked after and brought back to us the following Christmas.

Our new relationship with a local brewery to produce ‘Sammy’s Ale’ is allowing us to support the RSPCA, with 50p from every pint being donated to them. Sammy the Seal has been a valued member of our team for 10 years. Unfortunately, both Sammy and his gang of friends have needed support from the RSPCA, mostly due to plastic waste and other pollution problems.

Please note that our Electric POD charger incurs a standard charge of £25