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 Manor House Stables (The)
based: Lincolnshire, UK
website: www.manorhousestables.co.uk
Quality self-catering accommodation in stables restored using natural earth-friendly materials, including cotton, hemp and woodfibre insulation; wood and brick floors and natural paints and stains. The accommodation is warm and welcoming with wood-burning stoves, wool rugs, cotton sheets, organic wool mattresses, wood bath and more. Underfloor heating, cast iron radiators and hot water provided by solar panels and wood pellet boiler. Chemical-free soaps and welcome hampers containing local organic produce provided.

YermoYurts
based: Tarragona, Spain
website: YermoYurts.com
Self-catering yurt lodges sited in a beautiful valley in Catalonia. Surrounded by mountains, pine woodlands and olive groves. The accommodation is eco-friendly, using turbine and solar power generation and a reed-bed water cleansing pond which is also a magnificent swimming pool. Very secluded and peaceful, ideal for nature lovers, walkers etc.

 Adventurer's Escape
based: Perthshire, Scotland, UK
website: www.adventurers-escape.co.uk
Luxury hostel in Weem, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. The hostel displays an impressive 'Eco Code' detailing its green credentials which include the construction of the building, energy supply and conservation, recycling and waste management.

 Ballimony Cottage
based: Islay, Scotland, UK
website: www.ileach.co.uk/ballimony
A renovated traditional self-catering property in a stunning location with uninterrupted views across the island. Ballimony Cottage strives to be 'green' and visitors are encouraged to adopt the same approach. Well water and recycling facilities are provided, wildlife is encouraged, and eco friendly toilet paper, soap, washing powder, washing-up-liquid etc. are included.

 Blackpark Farm
based: Inverness, Scotland, UK
website: www.blackpark.co.uk
Luxury self-catering cottages on an environmentally friendly working farm located just 5 minutes from Inverness. See their ecotourism page for full details of their green approach. Member of the the Green Business Tourism Scheme.

 Briar Rose Bed and Breakfast
based: Colorado, USA
website: www.briarrosebb.com
A member of the Green Hotel Association, Briar Rose encourages and promotes ecological consciousness in the running of their B&B. Their 'Green Hotel' page lists the eco policies they have adopted which include, recycling, composting, low energy lighting, eco friendly cleaning products etc.

 Bryn Bella
based: Betws-y-Coed, North Wales, UK
website: www.bryn-bella.co.uk
Eco-friendly B&B accommodation, awarded the Green Dragon Environmental Award in recognition of efforts made to minimise impact on the environment. Using renewable electrictity and metered water, recycling, local and Fair-trade food etc.

 Chez Sven
based: Massachusetts, USA
website: www.chezsven.com
B&B accommodation in a choice of properties in Cape Cod promoting eco-tourism, committed to conserving energy, reducing waste and and offering a healthy, chemical-free environment. They particularly welcome eco-tourists and provide an environmental shelf in their library.

Cottages On the Creek
based: Queensland, Australia
website: www.cottagesonthecreek.com.au
Two self contained one bedroomed cabins with private verandas. The cabins have been designed for minimal environmental impact using termite resistant timbers. They have environmentally friendly toilets, compost waste, encourage native wildlife and indigenous plants and are members of a voluntary nature conservation program, Land for Wildlife.

Cree Village Ecolodge
based: Ontario, Canada
website: www.creevillage.com
Environmentally advanced eco-friendly accommodation in Canada, located in the rugged beauty of the Canadian sub-Arctic. The Ecolodge is operated by the MoCreebec people with a focus on traditional Cree values and cultural and ecological sustainability. Featuring triple-glazed windows, rooms taking advantage of natural wind conditions, natural fabrics and furnishings, low emission paints, composting toilets, biodegradable toiletries in dispensers etc.

EcoBooley
based: Co. Tipperary, Ireland
website: www.ecobooley.com
Two bedroom, eco-friendly holiday cottage, part of a project to develop ecologically friendly holiday accommodation in Ireland. Offers: power from water driven electric turbine, wood burning stove, walls insulated with a hemp and lime mix, local sheep's wool insulation in roof, and modern compost toilet.

 Ecocabin
based: Shropshire, UK
website: www.ecocabin.co.uk
Comfortable, purpose-built self-catering holiday cabin in Shropshire offering environmentally friendly holidays. Ecological building design and construction, renewable energy, solar power and wood pellet stove, minimising waste by recycling.

 Eco-lodge (The)
based: Lincolnshire, UK
website: www.internationalbusinessschool.net/eco-lodge.htm
Comfortable, self-catering, two bedroomed, wood lodge near Boston in Lincolnshire. The lodge has been built from wood grown and harvested locally. Energy sources are wind power and wood-burning range. Mains drinking water is supplied and filtered rain water is used for washing.

 Greenacres Bed & Breakfast
based: Perthshire, Scotland, UK
website: www.bedandbreakfast-perthshire.co.uk
A comfortable, environmentally friendly bed and breakfast set in rural countryside just a few miles from Perth. Their eco friendly credentials include solar heating, low-energy light bulbs, composting, organic vegetable garden, free-range hens and support for Fair Trade products.

 Greenbrae Bed and Breakfast
based: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
website: www.greenbraefarm.co.uk
An extended and modernised 19th century farmhouse providing excellent ground floor accommodation. The aim of Greenbrae B&B is to provide comfortable accommodation and facilities while making as little environmental impact as possible. Wherever possible energy will be conserved and local products used. Their mantra is 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle'.

Green Hotel (The)
based: Karnataka, India
website: www.greenhotelindia.com
The restored Chittaranjan Palace is now an award-winning hotel set up as a model of sustainable tourism. Their pledges include preserving historic buildings, incorporating energy saving and environmentally aware practices, to use local Indian craft items, to offer equal and fair opportunities etc.

GreenSpace
based: Christchurch, New Zealand
website: www.englishpark.co.nz
Choice of comfortable, inviting bed and breakfast rooms in an energy efficient and environmentally friendly house. The house uses solar water heating, untreated timber frame, non-toxic painted surfaces, triple glazing, on-site organic vegetable and herb garden, recycling schemes, planting of native trees, use of chemical-free and eco-friendly cleaning products etc.

Hanging Rock Chalets
based: Queensland, Australia
website: www.hangingrockchalets.com.au
Located on the rim of an ancient volcano in the Queensland/New South Wales border, Hanging Rock self-catering rainforest chalets offer environmentally friendly holiday accommodation and have Advanced Ecotourism Accredited by the Ecotourism Association of Australia.

Hotel Villa Rosa
based: Alsace, France
website: www.villarosa.fr
Small hotel in Alsace with 'Hotel au naturel' classification which requires meeting of criteria on the preservation of the environment such as use of renewable energy, waste recycling, water preservation, and reduction of noise and light pollution.

Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
based: Jamaica, Caribbean
website: www.hotelmockingbirdhill.com
Luxury, award-winning, environmentally friendly hotel in the foothills of the Blue Mts, near Port Antonio and close to the beach. This boutique hotel is committed to highest levels of environmental management and conservation, including it in all aspects of its operation.

 Huntingtower Lodge
based: Lochaber and Argyll, Scotland, UK
website: www.huntingtower.co.uk
Bed & breakfast in a stunning position overlooking Loch Linnhe, Druimarbin, Fort William. Gold-rated in the Green Tourism Business Scheme the Lodge has already implemented a wide range of 'green' measures and are committed to expanding on this in the future.

 Ivy Bank Bed & Breakfast
based: Windermere, Cumbria, UK
website: www.ivy-bank.co.uk
Comfortable bed and breakfast accommodation in Windermere in the English Lake District. Their environmentally friendly credentials include the use of low energy lighting and recycled paper products where possible, thermostatically controlled radiators, recycling and composting of waste and the use of environmentally friendly cleaning products. The B&B is also an associate member of 'The Lake District Tourism & Conservation Partnership', which aims to raise funds to help maintain and enhance the Lake District.

L'Ayalga
based: Asturias, Spain
website: www.terrae.net/layalga/indexI.htm
Environmentally aware guest house in the area of Redes Nature Reserve (Asturias), Spain, Members of The European Centre of Eco-Tourism (ECEAT), a European network of sustainable and environmentally friendly accommodation providers; members follow a eco/green code of conduct and take an active part in preserving the environment.

Ökotel
based: Hamburg, Germany
website: www.oekotel.de
Comfortable modern ecological hotel in Hamburg offering singles, doubles and suites. The hotel was built to a low-energy building standard and uses solar energy, waste recycling, rainwater flush system, centralised vacuming to reduce dust levels, environment friendly cleaning products etc.

 Palace Farm Hostel
based: Kent, UK
website: www.palacefarm.com
Self-catering hostel style B&B on a family farm in a rural village in north Kent, offering accommodation for walkers, cyclists, groups and families. Member of the 'Green Tourism Business Scheme' they use low energy lighting, recycling, thermostatic radiators, solar water heating and a 'clean burn' log stove etc.

 Sandhurst Farm Forge
based: Kent, UK
website: www.sandhurstfarmforge.co.uk
Working forge and bed & breakfast in a converted stable block; they have been awarded silver 'Green Tourism Business Scheme' accreditation and are committed to re-cycling and saving environmental damage.

 Strattons
based: Norfolk, UK
website: www.strattons-hotel.co.uk
Family run boutique hotel in the historic market town of Swaffham. The hotel adheres to its own unique environmental policy which includes eco friendly waste disposal, low energy lighting, replacement of luxury bathroom miniatures with pump dispensers, water management, wildlife friendly gardens etc.

 TYF Eco Hotel
based: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
website: www.tyf.com
Guests enjoy comfortable bedrooms and excellent organic food at this relaxing converted windmill, located just 5 minutes walk from the stunning coastline and centre of St. David's – the ancient spiritual capital of Wales. The hotel is organic certified, carbon neutral and run on green electricity.

Wanaka Homestead Lodge and Cottages
based: Wanaka, New Zealand
website: wanakahomestead.co.nz
Luxury bed and breakfast lodgeÊor self-catering cottage accommodation in Wanaka, New Zealand. Offering solar hot water, under-floor water heating system, low energy electrical devices, environmenatlly friendly landscaping, recycling andÊuse of bio-degradable products, and an environmentally friendly build using local building materials, reclaimed timber and a high standard of insulation.

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