Three green places to stay or eat

Tap in ‘green hotels’ or ‘sustainable restaurant’ into a search engine and you’ll be presented with a bewildering range of options, some more eco-friendly than others. It can be hard to know the green from the green wash. Here are three places Richard Hammond picks out that are going the extra mile to reduce the impact of your visit on the environment.

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New for 2026 at Penhein glamping is a mini adventurers nature-based arts and crafts club for 2-8 year olds. Photo: Penhein

Penhein

A family-run farm and glampsite near Chepstow in the Monmouthshire hills, South Wales that’s won a string of national green awards for its commitment to minimising its ecological footprint. Eight beautiful custom made Persian alachigh tents with domed ceilings so it’s cosy yet spacious, with a wood-burning stove and a kitchen that has running water. There’s a shared drying room and a shower block with underfloor heating, hot monsoon showers and a Victorian roll-top bath. Those who require extra pampering, can treat themselves to a range of relaxation treatments including cold and hot stone aromatherapy massages and facials. The onsite pantry is mainly stocked with Welsh produce through the company Blas ar Fwyd. New for 2026 is a mini adventurers nature-based arts and crafts club for 2-8 year olds run by a qualified child minder. penhein.co.uk

WILD restaurant is led by Chef Patron Matt Larcombe. Photos: WILD

WILD Restaurant in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

Led by Chef Patron Matt Larcombe, is celebrating its first spring season since opening on Berkhamsted High Street in October 2025. Much of the restaurant’s produce is drawn from its own nearby farm project, Wild Farm in Radlett, just minutes from the restaurant, which follows regenerative farming principles, focusing on soil health, biodiversity and crop rotation. Signature starters include crab on hash brown, mushroom dishes, and butternut squash agnolotti with goat’s curd and sage, as well as pollock crudo with citrus and grapes, red mullet, sea bream and moules marinière. wildrestaurant.co.uk

One Cat Farm

A collection of cosy, hand-built, off-grid remote cabins on a secluded 3-acre woodland

nature reserve in Ceredigion, West Wales. It’s an idyllic setting: go wild swimming in

the ponds, cook over a firepit, gaze up at the dark skies of this remote area, and endulge

in outdoor baths. If you can stir from the idyll, there are footpaths from the doorstep

– with the Cambrian Mountains to the east and the hidden coves of Cardigan Bay to the west –else it’s just 5 minutes drive to the beautiful coastline. The cosy cabins have been

individually styled to create a beautifully simple yet luxurious experience that aims to

immerse guests in nature. onecatfarm.com

There's a great article by Helen Jukes in the Guardian about staying at One Cat Farm as a One Parent family. Photo: Jessie Roberts Du!ey