Take an eco-friendly break at Bluestone
If you're looking to avoid the carbon cost of flying this year, there are more 'green' holiday destinations than ever, right here in the UK. Conscious of the limitations placed on UK holidaymakers by the weather, many of these are laying on lots of activities to take care of rainy days, and one exciting development is the opening of Bluestone; an eco friendly holiday village set in the ancient woodland of Pembrokeshire Coast.
Due to open in July, Bluestone bills itself as a 'luxurious retreat away from it all' and will comprise of 355 sustainably-built lodges, cottages and studios for self-catering guests. The park is run according to ecologically sound principles, with energy for its attractions coming from an on-site Biomass plant.
Water in the lodges is solar-heated, the resort uses local produce to keep down the food miles and every effort will be made to preserve the local flora, fauna and wildlife. There's a spa for grown-up types to relax in and a water park, Blue Lagoon, for the kids.
Stays at Bluestone cost from £921 for one week staying in a two-bedroom Caldey Lodge or £1,690 staying in a luxurious six bedroom Skomer Lodge on a self-catering basis this summer.
There is nothing green about having an artificial snow dome or a tropical dome ,even if it is powered from biomass. The lodges were imported from eastern europe and certainly do not fit in with the landscape.
Posted by: Robin Elliot | August 11, 2008 11:42 PM