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Green Tourism stated: ‘Dale House Barn have done an excellent job
in achieving the Green Tourism
Gold award following their first assessment. The business is engaged and committed to the process and promotion of sustainability throughout their business. Dale House Barn are a progressive business and have a great ethos and an excellent knowledge
and awareness of all aspects of sustainability. Theydemonstrate some superb examples of social and environmental projects as well as
a showcase for local and seasonal produce’.
Dale House Barn www.dalehousebarn.co.uk
Michelin-trained chef, Dominique Ashford, has tuned into the slower rhythms of nature after swapping the top-end restaurants of London for running a small guest house and cookery school with artisan bread and wild food and foraging in the Forest of Bowland.
Dominique sources food from local suppliers as far as possible and many
of her ingredients come from within
a mile or so of the farmhouse. She
also ensures her cleaning and washing products are sustainably sourced and is a huge advocate of cycling and walking to explore the amazing landscapes direct from Dale House.
“We’ve invested in technology like solar panels, an electric car charging point, and a biomass boiler. Our ethos infiltrates everything we do; we strive to use seasonal, local produce and live closer
to nature in a simpler, more sustainable way. Gaining the Green Tourism Gold accreditation is a good way to prove that we are as green as we say we are.”
In 2023 Dale House Barn was the first to achieve a gold award as part of the Eco Escapes initiative. Dominique, owner of Dale House Barn and B&B, said: “We were proud to achieve Gold status because
we feel so strongly about seasonality and sustainability. The self-audit process made us examine our own practices critically, which was ultimately very rewarding and showed how much we’ve achieved since buying the Barn in 2014.”
Discover Dale House Barn linked with the following Eco Escapes itineraries:
l Gisburn Forest & Stocks Reservoir l The Bowland Traverse
l Classic Bowland Hillclimbs
l Coast and Countryside
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