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Our Eco-Facilities and New Showers!

After two years of planning, we installed our eco-friendly toilet & washing-up block in 2024, and our shower blocks NEW for 2025!

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, as all waste must be taken off-site and disposed of appropriately.  As a result, in 2024 we upgraded our facilities 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 unlike portable toilets, avoids using chemicals.

We’ve also added new hand wash and washing-up pods, as well as a disabled toilet and shower.

Environmentally Friendly

Reduces Water Consumption

Uses Zero Chemicals

Reduces Pollution Risk

NEW for 2025, we have introduced showers! Because of our proximity to the river, we need to collect, store and dispose of the grey water appropriately.  These pay-showers limit the amount of water used to reduce water consumption and disposal costs 😊

The showers are token operated, cost £2.50/token, available from reception or the cafe.

All these new facilities allow our visitors to enjoy our beautiful countryside with minimal environmental impact!

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.