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This abbey, having lain empty for years after the monks left, has been restored to apartments that allow the ordinary person to experience the history, archaeology and architecture of this magnificent building.
During the restoration of the abbey buildings the developers have taken lengths to protect the wildlife of the vicinity with heated bat boxes being put in several of the loft spaces and boxes placed in trees around the grounds. Certain trees with potential bat roost sites have been retained as have the majority of the mature trees of landscape value.
The developers have chosen not to use chemical treatments in the rehabilitation of the historic fabric of the buildings, choosing a holistic approach instead.
We encourage our visitors to use the large choice of restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as the recycling facilities, located within the village.
We have been environmentally aware for the past 40 years and have used Ecover products for all of that time, long before we started self catering. Our care in water saving dates back similarly, to when we had cesspool drainage, when every drop wasted had to be emptied at a price; we soon learnt to be economical with water. Ecover is used in all the cottages we own or manage.
We have also purchased 90 acres of pasture and woodland to return the pasture to native woods. We have planted 20,000 young trees, some of which are now over 10 feet tall. We look forward to seeing it a fully fledged wood within the next decade with all the associated wildlife that that will bring. There are already very many species of birds in the newly regenerating habitat.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
