In the second part of our blog featuring some of the choices that we have made, we will highlight what we have chosen for the bedrooms…. Having done some research, we decided against a fixed bed, (apart from Barn Owl) choosing zip and link beds that go from a King size to […]
Little steps part one……
One of the comments from the judges of the Cornwall Tourism Awards was that it might be a nice idea to share some of things that we do, so that even if you unable to come and stay with us, at you can join in from where you are! So, we […]
We need a bigger cabinet!
Last Friday, Robin Barker, his wife and two fourlegged companions visited us at The Sanctuary for the first time. They came with not the one, Gold award that we had won at the South West Tourism Awards, but an extra one for our Water Conservation Award, which was sponsored by South West Water. […]
……..and again!
Sustainable Success! What a year this is turning out to be – not only did we win Gold in the Cornish Tourism Awards for ‘Ethical, Responsible, Sustainable Tourism’ back in Feb, but we were put through to the South West Tourism Awards for the same category. This was wonderful, as we were not just representing […]
…..and the Winner is……
…………and it’s a Gold! Wow! Still can’t quite believe it, but we have been lucky enough to win Gold for the ‘Ethical, Responsible, Sustainable Tourism’ category in last week’s Cornwall Tourism Awards. It was a rather unusual ‘zoom’ ceremony, but they were done beautifully, and we were all able to celebrate from […]
Cornwall Tourism Awards
A lovely piece of good new arrived last week – we have been selected for the finals of the Cornwall Tourism Awards. We are in the category of ‘Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable Tourism’ – a bit of a mouthful, but this is particularly fantastic for us as we have built our business […]
New Events
We are very pleased and excited to be able to offer what we hope will be the first of many weekend courses. May 15th – 17th & Sept 25th – 27th Join us The Sanctuary for a weekend introduction to Reiki. This will focus on Level One, and will be taught by Sheila Read, […]
Adventures in Offgrid Land
We are just about to open for our first full season, and we are full of ideas for the coming year, having learnt so much from our short but fantastic opening season. To say it was a ’learning curve’ is somewhat an understatement, but we welcomed so many wonderful, enthusiastic and supportive guests, that […]
Building a Future – Part Two
Karen’s story of the Sanctuary continues with the ideas behind the project…. Our first couple of years were spent walking, observing and learning about what we had on the land. We discovered bluebells – thriving in the newly created light and space, native daffodils, foxgloves and common orchids. The trees seemed to stretch and […]
Gold is the colour
We were absolutely delighted to learn that we have achieved a Gold Green Tourism Award! This is pretty amazing as we are just starting out, and the process is very thorough – right down to the cleaning products we use, waste management, local foods etc. The judges said that they have seen very […]