Here at The Old Rectory St Juliot we aim to give you a luxurious stay without compromising our green credentials.
We will wash and air dry any clothes that guest may like washed during their stay - free of charge.
We produce
Our own fruit, served fresh for breakfast, or as compote using our frozen fruit. So in March we serve fresh rhubarb, in June raspberries, and in August peaches.
As many ingredients for breakfast as possible. Including tomatoes, courgettes, peppers, aubergines and potatoes.
Our own free range hen and duck eggs.
Flowers from the garden to perfume your bedroom.
We serve
Locally caught and smoked fish.
Bacon, sausages, and hogs pudding from our local butcher.
Cornish Spring water from less than 3 miles away.
Locally baked bread.
Locally produced cheese.
Local dairy products.
Fair-trade products where possible.
We Reduce waste by
Sorting all our rubbish for recycling, and encouraging guests to do the same.
Using our wormery or compost bins for vegetable waste.
Buying in bulk and trying not to buy products that are over packaged.
We Reuse waste by
Using our old carpets in the garden as weed suppressants.
Drying eggshells and using them as slug deterrents.
Turning old newspapers into briquettes to burn on the open fires.
Using old teabags as a mulch for camellias in the garden.
We Recycle
All our glass, plastic milk bottles, tins, aluminium foil, clothes and cardboard (or compost it).
Unwanted household items and clothing are recycled via our local Oxfam shop.
We support local enterprise / business
By employing local staff in the house and garden.
By hiring local trade’s people to do building, plumbing etc.
By purchasing our electrical items from a family firm in Bude.
By utilising the Post Office for stamps and bill payment.
By being members of Coast (Cornwall Sustainable Tourism).
By applying to be graded under The Green Tourism Business Scheme.
In the garden we
Garden organically.
Use our ducks as slug and snail killers.
Have created woodpiles to encourage beneficial insects.
Are creating a wildlife pond.
Encourage native flowers.
We plant new trees every year to help offset our carbon emissions.
Use peat free compost.
In the house
All laundry is washed on site and hung out to dry in the garden, or dried over the Aga.
We use our open fires and log burners to supplement heating when possible.
We use energy efficient light bulbs.
We use environmentally friendly cleaning and laundry products.
Public Transport
We encourage guests to arrive by public transport.
We can arrange collection from the bus or train.
To help you enjoy the local area.
We keep a wide selection of local maps and guides which you are welcome to borrow.
We encourage car free days for keen walkers, and the use of local buses.
You are welcome to borrow binoculars for seal or bird watching.
