Green Tourism
This year's green focus at Castle Green Hotel Kendal is for a Green Tourism Award to recognise our team's environmental efforts - so we have signed up to the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Green Tourism Business Scheme
We had an advisory visit on 10th June 2009 by a GTBS auditor who has confirmed that we can expect at least a silver grading at our first award assessment. The inspector was particularly impressed with our positive focus on green tourism and the number of projects being undertaken to reduce our environmental footprint. Our Green Team will now be acting on his recommendations over the coming months before we apply for our grading assessment in Spring 2010. Who knows we may strike gold!!
Other green projects . . .
Pete Crane, Maintenance Manager, and his team continue their work on the Woodland Trail, where we will reopen the woods for guests to enjoy the diverse wildlife and plant species.
The Orchard - Pete, along with Executive Chef Justin have been discussing apple trees for what seems like ages, but we hope to have some planted soon at the front of the hotel.
Nature Diary - Pete, John and Dave (above moving the lawn) have also been listing all the wildlife and plants we have at Castle Green and come up with an impressively long list. Of particular note are our resident Kestrel, in Alexander's The Pub, our great crested newts in the bottom car park and our great spotted woodpecker in the woods. We will soon be placing a nature diary in the lounge for guests to log their finds!
Contact information
Pete Crane - Maintenance Manager
Telephone: 01539 734000