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GreenTraveller is a green travel guide to green places to stay and green holidays. It features eco-friendly places to stay in the UK and Europe and suggest low impact ways to get there. GreenTraveller also features ethical holidays abroad. More>>

Alastair Sawday's Green Places to Stay edited by Richard Hammond




The Man in Seat 61: A guide to taking the train through Europe.

Go Slow England
by green maestro Alastair Sawday. Guide to special places to stay, slow travel and slow food.

Ecoescape UK
by Laura Burgess. Guide to eco breaks in the UK.

Ecoescape Ireland
by Catherine Mack. Guide to eco breaks in Ireland.

Earthscan's Ethical Travel Guide edited by Polly Pattullo with Orely Minelli for Tourism Concern. Directory of community-based holidays in over 60 countries. Includes a well-researched 50-page intro to the issues. Get a 10% discount via this link.


Lonely Planet's Code Green by Kerry Lorimer. Wide-format, lavishly illustrated book of almost 100 'responsible travel experiences'.

*Read GreenTraveller's review.


The Times Holiday Handbook, by Cath Urquhart. Includes a section on how to ensure your holiday helps local people and lessen your impact on the environment.

Green Rooms
The AA's guide to 100 green hotels and ecolodges around the world.

The Rough Guide to Ethical Living, by Duncan Clark. Includes a section on ethical holidays. Get a 20% discount via this link using the promotional code: 'Rough'.

Travel with Kids, by William Gray. Includes lots of tips for eco-
friendly family holidays worldwide - 'from tots to teens'. Get a 20% discount via this link using the promotional code 'Green20'.

Wild Swim, by Kate Rew. Guide to places to swim outdoors in Britain.

Green Travel Links

Strattons, Norfolk

Favourites:

United Kingdom
Under the Thatch cottages, Wales
Brecon Beacons Bunkhouses, Wales
Higher Lank Farm, Cornwall
Trelowarren, Cornwall
Lundy Island, Devon
Milden Hall, Suffolk
Ecocabin, Shropshire
Lake District Yurts
Loch Ossian, Scotland
Knoydart, Scotland
La Valette campsite, Isle of Sark

Europe, reachable by train/ferry
Canvas Chic, France
Orion B&B, France
Le Poujastou, France
Arolla Campsite, Alps
Posada del Valle, Spain
L'Ayalga Pousada Ecologica, Spain
La Huerta Yurts, Spain
Hoopoe Yurt Hotel, Spain
Hotel Cerro de Hijar, Spain
Can Marti, Ibiza
Locanda della Valle Nuova, Italy
Lama di Luna, Italy
Westeras, Norway


Ethical holidays in developing countries
Ten Best Fair Trade Holidays
Kasbah du Toubkal, Morocco
Surama Village, Guyana
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill, Jamaica
Posada Amazonas, Peru
Village Ways, India
Himalayan Homestays, India
Feynan Ecolodge, Jordan
Galapita, Sri Lanka
Kahawa Shamba, Tanzania
Hog Hollow, South Africa
Lemurs of Madagascar
Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Borneo
Wildlife-watching, the ethical way
Visiting Tribes, the ethical way