Sustainability & Accessibility Policies

What we do

Lindeth Fell is set in a spectacular natural environment – it is in both a National Park and a Unesco World Heritage Site. We care about the environment we live and work in.

Accessibility

Lindeth Fell is an Edwardian building in the National Park, and regretfully we have not been able to install a lift. Our bedrooms here are over the first and second floors. The main staircase to the first floor, is large with a handrail, the staircase to the second floor is narrower.

Ground Floor Accessibility

There are two steps from the car park to the entrance hall, with a handrail. We can add a ramp on requests. The ground floor spaces are all one level and wheelchair accessible.

There is one ground floor bedroom that is suitable for guests with limited mobility, it has a large walk-in shower, separate to a WC.

Environment and sustainability

Hospitality is also a highly regulated industry with set directives, limiting the scope for some initiatives.

This document lays out the extra steps – above and beyond the legislation, that we are implementing to protect our environment and help provide a sustainable future.

Energy and water

We do:
Heat rooms and hot water via our on-site Biomass system.
Buy LED lightbulbs for all our light fittings.
We are lucky enough to live in an area well supplied with water.
Complimentary toiletries are refilled, supplied by local company The Bath House, using natural ingredients.

We will:
Reduce energy consumption as much as possible.
Switch off equipment not in use.
Investigate alternative sustainable and renewable energy sources suitable for a Grade II* listed building.
Our fireplaces are mainly fuelled with local, dried hardwood logs. A renewable source.

Hotel supplies

This section covers everything from food, to cleaning materials. Health and safety regulations create a high usage of packaging in delivery and storage, and in cleaning. As well as using eco alternatives where possible in house, we research our providers to help us source more environmental alternatives.
We do:
Recycle everything possible.
Use recycled and recyclable products where possible.
Use local suppliers, makers, and producers to minimise transport miles.
Our suppliers are actively working to minimise their packaging, convert as much packaging as possible to recyclable or biodegradable, and reduce their carbon footprint.
We will:
Continue to work with our suppliers to minimise non-recyclable or biodegradable packaging.
Evaluate the efficiency of ecological cleaning products as and when they are developed for commercial purposes, to meet Health and Safety guidelines.

Office and reception supplies

We do:
The majority of our communications are digital to reduce paper consumption.
Our hotel information is digital, or downloadable as required.
Recycle all our paper, cardboard, and printer cartridges.
Monitoring and improvement
We will:
Continually monitor, review, and reduce environmental impacts.
Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.
Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.