The Green Grubb ~ Our green B&B
Do not worry that your efforts will "amount
to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean, for what is any
ocean but a multitude
of drops?" David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas.
Why 'green'? At The Great Grubb we believe
in taking individual responsibility to help make the world a lovely
place for our kids to inherit. We aim
to be environmentally responsible and are open to our guests educating
us further with their ideas.
Below is our list of green policies:
Waste
We
have Whisky & Mack, our springer spaniels, who eat all the leftovers
from breakfast.
All
recyclables are recycled.
We
use natural ecover products when cleaning.
Our
printer uses 100% recycled paper and we re-use all plastic bags.
We
use refillable soaps and bubble bath in the bedrooms and black
bin liners made from
recyclable plastic.
Our
business cards are made from 100% recycled card and our post cards
from 50%
recycled card.
Energy
We
use energy saving light bulbs.
We
use local suppliers to cut down on the fossil fuels consumed by delivery
vehicles.
We
ensure that we have full loads of laundry before a machine is
switched on and we wash at 30°C.
Our
tumble dryer (which is only used on rainy days) stores water from
the
laundry; we re-use this
to water plants.
We
offer information on a wide range of activities and alternative transport
(cycle hire, Tuk Tuk etc).
40 Things to do without your car:
Pub-crawl!
Visit Paignton Zoo
Book a round of golf
Take a boat cruise: Totnes to Dartmouth
Steam train from Buckfastleigh
Round Robin trip by road, railway and boat (April - October)
Walk: Totnes to Ashprington
Walk: Totnes to Dartington
Walk: Totnes Town Trail
Walk: Dawlish to Dawlish Warren
Dartmoor Sunday Rover (Sept - May)
Paignton and Dartmouth steam railway
Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Butterfly Farm
Enjoy a jazz cruise on the river dart
Devon Wildlife Trust
Pitch and putt
Sharpham's Vine Yard
River Dart Country Park
Dartington Cider Press
Dartington Hall and Gardens
Dartington performance - theatre, dance, music & art
Shopping! - Totnes shops and market
Totnes Museum and Costume Gallery
Cinema - Dartington Barn
Living Coasts, Torquay
Plymouth Aquarium
Exeter Cathedral and shops
Plymouth shopping centre
Plymouth Barbican and Hoe
Torquay sea front
Paignton sea front
Totnes Pavilions: sports and activities
Plymouth Pavilions: sports and entertainment
Phoenix & Space art galleries, Exeter
Canoeing on the River Dart
Fishing trip
Hire a Bicycle
Hire oil powered Tom-Tom Taxi
Riverford Farm
