What makes us Eco
Since 2005, when we started, Eco Chic Cottages has been run as a place where Luxury and Sustainability meet. Both cottages quickly gained Gold Eco accreditation from Green Tourism and Eco Chic Cottages has run as a Carbon Neutral Business since 2010.
We have been recognized by the tourism industry for our 'Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable' approach to Tourism, winning many awards.
We are also very proud to be recognised as a Cotswolds Sustainability Champion.
Eco Chic Cottages makes its contribution to preserving the environment and to minimising climate change. We do this in many ways. These small steps also help to preserve habitats, eco systems and to promote awareness of sustainability.
We operate the ‘Small Steps Approach’, doing whatever we can, whenever we can – from insulating the properties, installing efficient underfloor heating, LED lighting, purchasing green electricity, to composting and recycling. We have encorporated bird and bat nesting boxes into the properties during renovations. Installed insect hotels, hedgehog houses and flowering plants which support biodiversity throughout the gardens. The new drystone wall at The Chestnuts was designed with a 'hedgehog highway hole', allowing these marvellous animals to roam from garden to garden.
You can book your stay with us knowing you are doing the right thing by the environment and by staying with us you too are contributing to a more sustainable tourism industry and a better world.
And if we are lucky enough to be able to welcome you to one of our cottages we leave you one of our sheep design dishcloths to take home and remember your holiday in the sheep filled Cotswolds.
The cloths are ultra absorbent, machine washable, long lasting and eco-friendly. They are made from natural and renewable materials; cellulose and cotton and are also 100% biodegradable, so after their long and useful lives, they can go straight onto the compost heap! They are supplied by a local company and are individually printed at a family–run printers in the heart of the Cotswolds.
