GREEN FEATURES

Bloomfield House provides a working example of sustainable business practice for in-house corporate seminars, the hotel’s core business. "I wanted to create an eco-conferencing centre that walks the talk," says co-owner Robert Barnard-Weston.

He and his wife Karen were co-founders of the UK farmers’ market movement. Robert holds an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice and is a Corporate Social Responsibility consultant.

All food served is sourced locally whenever possible and organic or Fairtrade. The hotel car runs on filtered, used vegetable oil and the garden furniture is made of sustainably grown wood.

Plans are afoot to introduce eco-products and a refuse reduction and recycling system plus schemes to neutralise emissions, the installation of photo voltaic panels and a rainwater harvesting system.

To show its commitment to sustainable tourism, it offers guests who travel there by long distance public transport or bicycle 10% off the standard rate.