WITH many of us holidaying closer to home this year, there has never been a better time to embrace the eco-friendly staycation.
From a secluded Welsh bothy to glamping on the Isle of Wight, an eco-friendly holiday doesn’t have to cost the earth to help you save it.
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There has never been a better time to embrace the eco-friendly staycationCredit: Studio_M
As part of the Sun’s Green Team campaign, which aims to help you save the environment and money too, Jacob Lewis looks at six fantastic sustainable staycations from across the UK.
The Isle of Wight
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Tom’s Eco Lodge on the Isle of Wight offers beautiful safari tents, wood cabins, moduLogs, and eco pods
SAIL to the Isle of Wight aboard England’s first hybrid ferry for a back-to-nature glamping adventure.
Tom’s Eco Lodge offers beautiful safari tents, wood cabins, moduLogs, and eco pods in a glorious setting at Tapnell Farm.
Electricity comes from solar panels and heating from a biomass boiler, while the family-run farm has given a boost to the local environment by planting more than 30 acres of woodland and hedgerows.
To up your eco impact, travel from Portsmouth to Fishbourne aboard Wightlink’s flagship vessel, The Victoria of Wight, which combines batteries and conventional engines to save on emissions.
Three nights’ self-catering in a wood cabin is from £61.13pp.
See tapnellfarm.com/stay/toms-eco-lodge.
Loch Leven, Scotland
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Earth Ship close to Loch Leven is powered by turbines and home-made solar panels
EARTH SHIP is a dog-friendly site on a working farm close to Loch Leven with eco-credentials to spare.
With a south-facing design allowing it to catch plenty of sunlight, the accommodation was built using reclaimed materials including part of the gym floor from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Electricity and heating are sourced from turbines and home-made solar panels, while grey water is treated on the farm’s natural botanical wetland, which helps nature to thrive.
On top of that, the accommodation is sleek and stylish, while the hot tub offers views over the picturesque loch.
Three nights’ self-catering is from £97pp. Two dogs welcome, £20 supplement each.
See caninecottages.co.uk or call 01237 459 821.
The Lake District
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Quiet Site in the heart of the Lake District is the first UK holiday park with a zero-waste shop
THE carbon-neutral Quiet Site, in the heart of the Lake District, offers everything from underground Hobbit Holes to luxury cottages and caravan pitches, all with great views of Ullswater Valley.
It is also the first UK holiday park with a zero-waste shop, selling all the essentials but with no plastic packaging.
Last year the Quiet Site became the first holiday park to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
Two nights’ self-catering in a Hobbit Hole is from £26.66pp based on six sharing.
See thequietsite.co.uk.
Dorset
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Silverlake’s waterways encourage biodiversity and provide safe habitats for endangered species
A FORMER quarry, now a nature reserve, Silverlake’s waterways encourage biodiversity and provide safe habitats for endangered species.
Guests at the Lakeside Spa can experience the wildlife on nature walks or on the water in a kayak or canoe.
Unwind at the spa with its 20metre outdoor heated pool, roof terrace, sauna and gym along with relaxation lounge and treatment rooms.
Silverlake’s self-catering properties can host up to 12 guests (when rules allow).
A week’s self-catering stay costs from £104.08pp based on 12 sharing.
For details see habitatescapes.com.
Heath Farm, Oxon
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Heath Farm Holiday Cottages is filled with furniture and fittings made by local craftsmen in English hardwoods
WITH lined avenues, woodlands and wildflower meadows, there’s no better place to remind you why nature is worth looking after than Heath Farm Holiday Cottages.
Awarded Gold for the Green Tourism Business Scheme since 2014, this tranquil base for exploring the Cotswolds is filled with furniture and fittings made by local craftsmen in English hardwoods, much from the farm’s own trees.
The site also features EV charging, an eco-laundry room, biomass and solar panels, recycling, composting and LED lights throughout.
Three nights’ self-catering is from £192.35pp based on four sharing.
See premiercottages.co.uk or call 01608 683270.
Cranmer County, Norfolk
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Cranmer Cottages is equipped with a luxury heated indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, games room and children’s adventure play area
THE luxurious cottages on a former Victorian dairy farm in Norfolk offer spacious accommodation restored by local craftsmen using traditional materials.
On site is a luxury heated indoor swimming pool, two all-weather tennis courts, games room and children’s adventure play area.
All of the energy comes from onsite renewable sources, while foods, toiletries and services are ethically and locally sourced.
They are also committed to responsible tourism practices with an ongoing hedge and…
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