Green Star Rating Results:
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Overall Rating: ★★★★ (4)

Energy Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment -
• Heating: heating and hot water are provided using a Biomass Hot Water system. Fuel for the biomass heater is sourced locally
• Wood burners: each cottage (except for Bramley) will have a highly efficient wood burner. Wood for the burners will come direct from our own woods, using trees either damaged by storm, or trees taken out during regular woods maintenance
• Appliances: where at all possible, appliances in the cottages are A rated. The only exceptions are the dryer in the communal laundry room (the lowest rating available for dryers), and a few of the fridges with 3* ice box, which are B rated (combined fridge / freezers unfortunately are rarely A-rated)

Water Rating: ★★★ (3)
Staff Comment - As we are on our own bore-hole, and all effluent and rain/surface water going straight back into our own grounds and stream (we have a biological treatment plant in place), separate recycling of waste and rain water (point 4) would be pointless, as all our water is recycled no matter what, ditto re. point 5

Disposal Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment -
•Recycling: we provide full recycling facilities, with separate disposal for paper, cardboard, glass, aluminium, tin, plastic and babies nappies. Each cottage also has a compost bin, for disposal in a central composter

Eco-Active Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment -
Availability of bikes: we will make bicycles available to our guests, at a modest charge, or free if they come by public transport (see below)
• Local produce: we have a variety of local produce available, ranging from fresh produce from our orchard and vegetable garden, meat from our neighbour John Coles (East Hill Pride), eggs from our own chickens, and ready meals from a number of local providers
• Encouraging use of public transport: people coming to Mazzard Farm by public transport will benefit from a £50 booking discount (£25 for weekends and midweeks) or complimentary use of bikes
• Complimentary transport to/from Honiton and Exeter stations: we offer all guests who opt to travel to Mazzard Farm by public transport the option of a free pick up from / set down at Honiton or Exeter railway stations.

Protection Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Staff Comment -
• We do all we can to encourage the awareness of green issues, and behaviour that is aligned with these issues. The means we use to achieve this include:
• The website, where we inform people extensively about sustainable travel options
• The ‘Guide to things to do in the area’, where we put emphasis on many things people can do with minimal travel, or in some cases no travel at all. In it, we encourage local shopping, and provide a wide range of activities that don’t impact on the environment at all
• In each cottage, we will provide some ‘Shop in Ottery St Mary’ re-usable shopping bags, aimed at encouraging people to support the local economy, reduce food miles, and prevent the need for disposable shopping bags
• In people’s information packs, we recommend using ‘the Green taxi company’. The Green taxi company is a local taxi firm that has a fleet of cars using either biofuel or hybrid technology.
• All our correspondence, with guests and potential guests, is – where at all possible – conducted online, reducing the need for printing and mailing.

Contact Details

Name:
Mazzard Farm holiday cottages
Address:
East Hill, Ottery St. Mary,
EX11 1QQ, Devon,
England
Telephone:
+44 (0)1404 815492
Website:
www.mazzardfarm.com
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