Well Equipped !

Eco Features

To ensure that your holiday is as environmentally friendly as you want it to be, we offer the following services;

 

  1. We can collect you from North Howden railway station (1 mile away) on arrival and return you there on departure. Copies of current timetables are always available in the Straw Bale Cabin to help plan days out by train during your stay.
  2. For a very small charge we can purchase your groceries from Howden and deliver them to the Straw Bale Cabin on change over day, prior to your arrival. This service helps you travel lightly and helps support our local community.
  3. In a similar vein, the Straw Bale Cabin has a small honesty shop which stocks a range of non perishable local, organic or fair trade food, drink and other essential items.
  4. For the weary traveller we can also provide a choice of slow cooked meal on arrival.
  5. There are a number of culinary herbs growing around the Straw Bale Cabin and we hope to increase the range as planting develops.
  6. We provide bicycles (with baskets, locks, lights, helmets and fluorescent bibs if required) and a variety of tried and tested walking and cycling routes from the Straw Bale Cabin.
  7. We have a large file of local and tourist information to help you find places and activities of interest in the East Riding of Yorkshire and beyond. We are always available to provide further information should this be required.
  8. A wind up torch and solar/wind up radio are provided as wonderful examples of modern energy saving technology. The kettle, slow cooker and DVD player can all run on renewable energy.
  9. We have extensive recycling facilities including a kitchen composter in the Straw Bale Cabin and a wormery not too far away (interesting but not obligatory!).
  10. There is a string bag and recycled bags for your local shopping .
  11. We have photographs and information about the construction of the Straw Bale Cabin and a wide selection of other eco building books and magazines. There are guides to help identify plants and birds and some general interest reading material.

 

For comfort and convenience

 

An environmentally friendly holiday should also be comfortable and convenient. To ease packing and travelling and to make your stay as enjoyable as possible we provide

 

  1. Organic cotton towels and sheets (washed with environmentally friendly products)
  2. King size duvet and cover
  3. Two duck feather pillows and 2 hollow fibre pillows
  4. Two hot water bottles (not often needed!)
  5. Coat hangers
  6. Toilet roll (recycled)
  7. Natural soap
  8. Plentiful supply of crockery, cutlery, glassware, cookware
  9. Tea towels (2)
  10. Dishcloth, brush, scouring pad, rubber gloves
  11. Oven gloves
  12. Kitchen roll (recycled)
  13. Foil
  14. Greaseproof paper
  15. Natural cleaning materials (washing up liquid & surface cleaners)
  16. Bowl
  17. Floor cloths (recycled)
  18. Yorkshire tea
  19. Herbal tea
  20. Instant coffee
  21. Ground coffee
  22. Hot chocolate
  23. Sugar
  24. Salt, black pepper, white pepper
  25. Mixed herbs
  26. Olive oil
  27. Picnic rug
  28. Fishing rods
  29. Umbrella

 

There is a public payphone at the farm entrance and a 24 hour laundry service is available (this will be eventually replaced by an on site laundry).

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