Eco Tourism

Eco Campsite

The campsite has a modern environmentally friendly toilet and shower block, all lighting uses low energy LED bulbs and lights in toilets and showers are switched on by PIR sensor and automatically turn off when all movement has stopped for several minutes so we don’t waste any electricity. The lights on the outside of the block are switched on and off by a light sensitive switch, the total consumption is just 160 watts, that is six and a quarter hours per unit of electricity. We have 10 solar panels on the roof which provides much of the electricity for the hot water.

More Information about Environmentally Friendly practices at Palace Farm Campsite.

We sell logs that we buy from our local woodsman, all of the logs are sourced from coppiced woodland and typically from wood that can’t be used for manufacturing fencing products. Coppicing has been used as a way of sustainably managing some woodland for centuries. The process involves harvesting the trees every 12 to 15 years, cutting them close to the ground which allows a healthy regrowth to occur. This practice provides a rotational range of woodland habitat and supports a wide range of wildlife including birds, mammals, butterflies and bees, and many other invertebrates.

At the campsite we encourage all of our guests to recycle glass, plastic, metal and paper. To make it easy we have recycling bins as well as bins for general waste at the camp site.