Quaker-run B&B wins Green Mark Award
'They also offer vegetarian and vegan breakfasts, discounts for rail travellers, and ensure that supplies and services are locally and ethically sourced.'
The Dell House, run by Kevin and Elizabeth Rolph of Malvern Meeting, has been awarded the Malvern Hills Sustainable Tourism Green Mark for their commitment to environmental sustainability.
Since buying the 1830s former rectory in 2014, the couple has invested heavily in insulation and energy reduction, as well as implementing extensive recycling and plastic-reduction policies. They also offer vegetarian and vegan breakfasts, discounts for rail travellers, and ensure that supplies and services are locally and ethically sourced. Earlier this year they became a carbon-neutral business.
Elizabeth and Kevin said they are ‘delighted to receive this merit-based award and will continue to look for further ways in which they can run the business sustainably’.
The extensive grounds, recovered over the last eight years from brambles, bindweed and nettles, are used by local charities. Kevin and Elizabeth open the garden through the National Garden Scheme, raising over £2,500 for nursing and benevolent charities this year.
