Eco-Friendly Holiday Cottage Breaks in Devon

Give your guilt a break, with a stay at our carbon-neutral, eco-friendly Devon holiday cottage. Here’s what we’re doing to protect the environment.

Native tree-planting

We donate 5% of our profits to support the planting of native, broadleaf trees on Dartmoor, through local charity Moor Trees. Want to sponsor your own tree? Donate here.

Renewable energy

100% of our energy comes from renewable sources; much of it from a Dartmoor hydro-energy plant. This saves 3.5 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere; that’s like planting 1,700 trees.

No single-use plastics

We are lucky to have an eco-friendly Zero Waste shop in Moretonhampstead, where we top up all our household cleaners and basic kitchen condiments. Toiletries are provided in refillable jars.

Waste recycling

90% of guest’s rubbish from the cottage gets recycled, including plastic cartons and foil Nespresso coffee pods.

Bee-friendly garden

Roses, lavender, honeysuckle and catmint - we’ve planted our garden specifically to feed our local bees. You can taste the results in our neighbour’s delicious Wildflower Honey, available from an honesty box on his doorstep (just opposite Moorland View)

Low food miles

Most of the food and drink we provide at Moorland View is made locally. Our English Breakfast Fairtrade tea is roasted by Devonshire Tea, Crankhouse Coffee comes from Exeter, Dunns Dairy milk comes from pasture-fed cows in recyclable bottles and cookies are made by our neighbours Midfields Granola. Fruit is from our local grocers, marshmallows from our deli, sourdough bread is freshly baked by our neighbour, Liz, and natural spring water is supplied by Devonia Water.

Eco-friendly household cleaners

All the cleaners we use routinely use are eco-friendly and created without the use of palm oil, or when necessary, using palm oil from sustainable sources.

Supporting local heritage crafts and businesses

We have decorated the cottage largely with vintage pieces purchased through local antiques shops and commissioned from Dartmoor craftspeople. Many decorative items were purchased through ethical Devon store Nkuku and The Forest & Co. Everything in the cottage is made from natural materials, for example linen, wood, iron, brass, stone and leather.

Sustainable firewood

Our firewood comes mainly from fallen trees, gathered from local estates. We do not burn coal.