Environmental statement

Exmoor House gained a Green Tourism Silver Award in December 2008. We also achieved a Best Performer 2008 award from Green Tourism, making us one of the top 12 out of 425 accommodation businesses assessed by them that year.

In December 2010 we were the first accommodation provider on Exmoor to achieve the Green Tourism Gold award.

At Exmoor House we are committed to working in a sustainable way – for example we:

* Minimise waste and reuse/recycle as much as we can
* Monitor our use of energy and water and reduce this wherever possible
* Use environmentally-friendly cleaning products (some of which we make ourselves)
* Use refillable bottles for shampoo, shower gel, etc
* No longer stock bottled water
* Buy food and drink from local producers and suppliers
* Grow herbs, wild strawberries and some salad crops in the garden
* Provide information on local attractions and public transport
* Provide facilities for walkers and cyclists
* Support local and environmental associations (e.g. The Exmoor Society, Forum 21, CareMoor for Exmoor, Garden Organic, Transition Minehead & Alcombe, Snowdrop Valley). Donations to CareMoor and Snowdrop Valley very welcome
* Bank with The Co-Operative, which follows ethical policies

Much of this also helps keep our costs down, and in turn helps us to keep our prices good value! It’s not an exhaustive list but gives an idea of the kind of actions we're taking. If you have any comments, ideas or questions, we'd be pleased to know.

You can help us by:

* Turning off lights in your room when you go out, and in the sitting room if you’re the last to leave there in the evening (the electric heater too, if it’s on)
* Making sure you turn taps off fully; telling us about any dripping taps or leaks
* Only leaving towels in the bath/shower tray/basin if you would like them changed
* Not putting anything other than toilet paper in the loo (you’ll find a supply of sani-bags, if required, in the bathrooms)
* Only putting as much water in the kettle in your room as you need
* Letting us know if you don’t need milk in your room
* Putting used teabags on the little ‘teabags’ holder on your room tray instead of in the bin (this means that we use fewer plastic bin liners, keeps any newspapers clean so we can make them into paper logs - and we can also put the teabags straight in the composter)
*Keeping the windows closed when the heating is on (if you do want to open a window, please turn the radiator to the * setting first)
* Unplugging any chargers for mobile phones, etc, if you’re not actually charging anything up (you might be surprised by how much energy they use)

More details on how we're trying to do our bit: find them here

To check availability or make a booking, just call Rosi & Frank on
01643 841432, or email us: info@exmoorhouse.com

Exmoor House at Wheddon Cross (Exmoor's highest village) offers excellent guest accommodation and great food. Whether you want to walk, cycle, explore Exmoor or simply relax, it's a very special place to stay. If you book several nights dinner, bed & breakfast there are various special breaks packages

For further information about the Green Tourism Business Scheme, visit www.green-business.co.uk

Exmoor House • Wheddon Cross
Exmoor National Park
Somerset TA24 7DU
tel (01643) 841432 • e-mail: info@exmoorhouse.com