Quietly Greener in 2022

We have been offering holidays on one of the worlds most beautiful valleys for nearly sixty years. But as the decades pass our world is showing clear signs of being unable to cope with the consequences of humanities continued desire for growth.

We all have choices how to live our lives: where we live, the energy sources we use, if we accept single use plastic or not, what we buy and from where etc etc..

At The Quiet Site we have spent the last two decades making business and investment choices based on a desire to be fully sustainable. We consider both our place in the community as well as our our embedded and operational footprints 👣.

Choosing a ‘Quiet’ holiday means you too want to make a difference in the world.

After 20 years of re-investment we now operate as a carbon neutral company.

As a business we ask all our customers to buy into the green ethos. Reduce, Reuse, Refill and Recycle.

You can view our Environmental Policy here.

The Quiet Team are absolutely delighted to have received the following awards:

Hero of Net Zero at COP21 Glasgow 2021
Queens Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2020.
Visit England awarded us with a Silver award for Sustainability 2020.
FSB Award for Sustainability 2020.
Green Tourism Gold Award 2021.
Cumbria Tourism’s Gold award for Sustainability 2019.

The Circular economy is the way the world will need to move to survive.

Designing out waste and pollution, keeping materials in use and using renewable energy sources doesn’t sound too hard – does it? We believe that there needs to be a balance between how we operate our Business, our Customers and the Community we operate in. Operating as a Carbon Neutral business is just the start of our journey to become truly sustainable.

#green22

Sustainable Projects To Date Include

2022

1000+ Beech trees planted
Second Ground Source Heat Pump installed
8 energy neutral eco-cabins ordered
Food Composter installed
Pilot project to transport guests around valley without private cars

2021

15 Energy Positive Camping Accommodations built.
Carbon Neutral Food Outlet
Ground Source Heat pumps installed
60KW of solar PV panels
650 Beech trees planted

2020

3 new eco-cabins added, 2 more ordered for September
Planning started for a sustainable district heat main for 2021.
Zero Waste Shop stock extended.
Accessible Glamping Cabin, Camping Pods and Glamping Burrow added. #accessforall
Accelerate joining the ‘Circular Economy’.
10% more of our grass area left as meadow rather than cut. The introduction of nature corridors between pitches.
The importance of sustainability discussed at public meetings.
Bar snacks served in reusable ramekin dishes.
500+ trees planted.
Bee friendly plants added
New deal signed with AW Jenkinson Biomass to supply our woodchip from local sources in 2019. (All heat and hot water at The Quiet Site is derived from our state of the art Biomass boiler and our solar thermal panels that make up the south facing half of the service block roof)
Our reed bed water treatment plant is entering its 14th Year of perfect operation, costs nothing to run, cleans the water brilliantly and provides a great habitat for bugs, insects and birds.
Local Charity ‘Fix the Fells’ supported with online donations when booking.
People arriving by foot or public transport get a generous discount when staying.
Bee Hotel in our wild flower meadow
All cleaning products used onsite are deemed eco friendly.
Toilet paper in all self catering units derived from recycled products (Who Gives A Crap)
All Crisps sold in compostable wrappings (Two Farmers Crisps)

2019

Zero Waste Shop built – no single use plastic.
Bottle free soft drinks
New purpose built Recycling centre built
Local Suppliers where possible. Food and Drink.
Milk and orange juice sold in returnable glass bottles
Investing in the visitor economy to bring social and economic benefit to people, place and planet which leads ultimately to a fully sustainable experience for all.

2018

Zero emissions electric site utility van bought.
New super insulated cellar added
100 Renewable Electricity tariff signed for 5 years
LED lighting added.

2017

A highly insulated family shower room built
500-1000 native trees planted
5 new underground eco Glamping Burrow added making a total of 15 Glamping Burrows.
Energy saving second doors added to bar entrance

2016

10 underground eco Glamping Burrows introduced.
Fix the Fells project supported by voluntary online booking scheme.
Green cleaning products used.

2015

Developed Underground eco Glamping Burrow.
Local musicians and magicians.
Host for Cumbrian Green build festival in September.
Bike hire from site
Electric Twizy available for hire on site
Electric car charge points

2014

Biomass heated drying room introduced.
Sustainable cycle holidays introduced in conjunction with two other local parks.
4th reed bed added.
Hosted holiday park sustainable business visit.
Host for school geography visits for sustainable business.
Secure cycle storage introduced.
7th year as a Bellemy Gold Park.
Metering introduced to all electric hook ups.

2013

New Biomass Boiler replaced 6 oil and gas boilers.
Third reed bed and larger wetland area added.
Water and electric metering introduced to static caravans.

2012

Public transport to site introduced.
Joined the Green Tourism Business Scheme.
Secondary Reed bed and wetland area created.

2011

Tree planting x500.
LED lighting phased in.
PhotoVoltic solar panels.
Local Brewery now used for all beer.

2010

Under floor heating introduced into ladies.
1000 mixed trees planted ensuring wood fuel self-sufficiency in the future.
Local charity supported “Fix the Fells” (customer opt in whenbooking).

2009

Service building reroofed with high thermal insulation.
Under floor heating introduced into gents.
35 sqr meters of thermal solar panels incorporated in new roof to help heat water.
All showers and taps have aerators fitted reducing water usage up to 50%.