written by Rachel Mills
updated 22.09.2021
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written by Rachel Mills
updated 22.09.2021
Ready for a sustainable staycation? So many restaurants and places to stay are responding to the climate crisis with eco initiatives, such as sourcing local ingredients, using solar panels and wind power to generate electricity – even providing compost loos. What’s more, an increasing number now have on-site chargepoints for Electric Vehicles (EVs) – so it’s never been easier to go green on holiday. Read on to discover some of the UK’s best eco-friendly restaurants and places to stay.
For the definitive guide for any green holiday in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, buy The Rough Guide to Green Britain and Northern Ireland.
Chargepoint: O2 Arena car park 1 (3 miles)
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: Folkestone Services (3.4 miles)
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: On-site
White Stork at Knepp © Stephan Morris/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: Chantry St (0.1 miles) and Bevan St (0.3 miles)
Chargepoint: Mill Lane Multi-Storey car park (0.5 miles) or Westwood Cross Shopping Centre (2.5 miles)
Chargepoint: The Lanes car park (0.1 miles) and Bartholomews Square (0.1 miles)
Low tide at Margate Harbour Arm © Christophe Cappelli/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: Prince St NCP car park (0.1 miles) and The Grove car park (0.1 miles)
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: On-site
Scarlet hotel room balcony © The Scarlet Hotel
Chargepoint: Hungerford (2.4 miles)
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: Mary Arches Multi-Storey car park (0.1 miles)
Exeter and the river Exe © Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: The Crown Hotel (2.4 miles)
Victoria Inn © Holkham Estate
Chargepoint: Galdeford car park (0.6 miles)
Chargepoint: Priory Rd car park (0.3 miles)
Chargepoint: On-site
Chatsworth House in the Peak District © mountaintreks/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: On-site
Lowry Hotel © LHW
Chargepoint: Seahouses Station Yard car park (1.1 miles)
Chargepoint: Church St car park level 3 (0.2 miles)
Chargepoint: Q-Park Rockingham St (0.8 miles)
Chargepoint: Low Fold car park (0.5 miles)
Chargepoint: Llanerchaeron National Trust (2.1 miles)
Chargepoint: The Old Coach House (4.2 miles) and Centre for Alternative Technology (10.6 miles)
Chargepoint: Porthdynllaean car park National Trust (7.5 miles)
Sunset near Machynlleth, Wales © chrisatapp/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: Oriel Y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre (1.4 miles)
Chargepoint: Brecon Beacons Ffrwdgrech depot (8.5 miles)
Chargepoint: Bridges community centre (2.9 miles)
Brecon Beacons National Park © Lorena Tempera/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: Dock St (0.2 miles) and Gellatly St car park (0.3 miles)
Chargepoint: Pitlochry train station (0.7 miles)
Loch Tummel and the mountains Of Glen Coe from the Queen's View, Pitlochry © grafxart/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: Blythswood Sq (0.1 miles)
Chargepoint: High School Yards City Car Club (0.5 miles)
Chargepoint: Dunvegan car park (7 miles)
Oysters from Scotland's coastal waters © Venk Stas/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: On-site
Chargepoint: Lisburn St (0.9 miles)
Chargepoint: On-site
Slieve Donart Resort © Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Chargepoint: Adelaide St and DRD car park (0.6 miles)
Chargepoint: Little Donegall St car park (0.4 miles)
Fish and chips, a British classic © neil langan/Shutterstock
Chargepoint: Coleraine (5.7 miles) and Portrush (6 miles)
For more on green holidays and travel in the UK, read: UK’s top eco attractions and activities and Electric car travel: everything you need to know
Header image: Scarlet's Hotel hot tub © The Scarlet Hotel
written by Rachel Mills
updated 22.09.2021
Rachel Mills is a freelance writer, editor and broadcaster based by the sea in Kent. She is a co-author for Rough Guides to New Zealand, India, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain a contributor to Telegraph Travel, the Independent, AFAR, DK Eyewitness and loveEXPLORING.com and an expert in sustainable, responsible tourism. Follow her @rachmillstravel on Twitter and Instagram and listen to her show Over Here on ramsgateradio.com.
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