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New Eco-Facilities for 2024!

After two years of planning, we have finally installed our new eco-toilet and washing-up block!

Drone image of the toilet pods

Due to the campsite’s sensitive location by the River Wye, traditional toilets with septic tanks aren’t feasible because all waste must be taken off-site. As a result, we’ve upgraded our facilities from portaloos to an eco-friendly vacuum toilet system!

This system, similar to those on planes and trains, uses vacuum pressure to transport waste to above-ground tanks located in the carpark. It uses just ½ litre of water per flush, compared to 5-10 litres for regular toilets, and avoids chemicals.

We’ve also added new hand wash and washing-up pods, as well as a disabled toilet and shower. The ‘grey water’ from these, and from our office and catering trailer, is now collected and properly disposed of.

This new technology allows our visitors to enjoy our beautiful countryside with minimal environmental impact!

Environmentally Friendly

Reduces Water Consumption

Uses Zero Chemicals

Reduces Pollution Risk

Funding Received

This project has been part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund*.  The Rural Enterprise Fund is a capital grant scheme that has been funded by the UK Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF). Their aim is to support new and existing businesses to develop new products and facilities that will be of wider benefit to the local economy. This includes farm businesses looking to diversify outside of agriculture.

Fridge Trailer

We are also grateful for the support of UK Rural England Prosperity Fund for a ‘Herefordshire Visitor Experience’ grant received in early 2024 to purchase a refrigerated trailer to help us keep our food and drink stock for the cafe cool.  This fantastic asset has enabled us to reduce our energy usage and business carbon footprint by consolidating our numerous fridges into one large unit.  It has also helped Martin & Tracey to keep smiling through another busy season! 🙂

* The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit here.