60 of the UK’s most environmentally sustainable businesses have been short listed for the Green Tourism Goldstar award, including two caravan sites
Two caravan sites are among the 60 companies to be shortlisted for the Green TourismGoldstar award. The annual awards, now in its fourth year, celebrate the achievements of organisations and their efforts to promote sustainability. It assesses their innovation, cost-saving initiative and green ambassadorship.
Whilst the caravanner’s carbon footprint is somewhat undesirable, this award shows that our favourite past time can be environmentally friendly with a little effort.
The Director of Green Tourism, Andrea Nicholas, said: ‘The GoldStar Awards are a recognition of the best of the best in Britain when it comes to creating and maintaining a thriving sustainable tourism industry’
Green Tourism was first started 17 years ago and boasts the world’s most credible sustainable tourism programme.
The following sites have been shortlisted for the award:
Cobleland Caravan & Camping site, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire
This idyllic site is situated on the banks of the River Forth and next to the Lomond and Trossachs National Park. It offers 21 miles of forest trails, great for hiking and cycling. This is the perfect location for the nature lovers among you, being home to several species of wildlife including deer, red squirrels and the Scottish wildcat.
Nearby attractions include a Go Ape!, Aberfoyle Golf Club and Stirling Castle.
Dolbeare Park, Saltash, Cornwall
This five-star park in South East Cornwall lets you explore the stunning Cornish countryside whilst still being close to Plymouth and the beaches of Whitesand Bay, a popular local surf spot, and the Rame Peninsula. The location is described as ‘little known’ so is perfect for those of you looking to immerse yourself in the Cornish way of life without the hustle and bustle so often attached to such tourist centres.
This spot is ideal for the more adventurous of you with easy access to a nearby Go Karting site, cycling trails in the Tamar Valley and canoeing in the Tamar River.
The Goldstar award is not the only competition between Cobleland and Dolbeare, however. Both sites claim to have the longest zipwire in Britain close by, despite being at opposite ends of the country. Nothing says rivalry like competing zip line lengths.
The winners will be announced at the Green Tourism Annual Conference in November.
