Our Green Story at The Dartmouth Hotel, Golf and Spa
Nestled within 225 acres of natural landscape and home to two golf courses, 35 bedrooms, a Bar & Bistro and a Health Club & Spa, The Dartmouth Hotel is a substantial operation. With this scale comes a deep responsibility to minimise our environmental impact.
We are actively implementing sustainable practices across our hotel and grounds to reduce our carbon footprint. From energy efficiency to waste reduction and biodiversity support, we are committed to operating responsibly and fostering a greener future. As custodians of this beautiful setting, our mission is to leave a positive, lasting legacy for generations to come.
Our Sustainability Values Statement
- We care about our community, our guests and our planet.
- We understand the need to protect our natural environment and limit the day-to-day impact of our business.
- We aim to follow and champion good sustainability practices, reduce the environmental impacts of our activities and give something back to our community and the environment.
Our Sustainability Policy
We will uphold sustainability practices by:
- Ensuring we comply with all relevant environmental regulations and legislation.
- Reducing our consumption of resources including energy, water and other raw materials, and ensuring the efficient use of the resources we do consume.
- Ensuring consideration is given to the environmental, social and ethical impacts of the goods and services we buy.
- Working with our suppliers to reduce the impact of our supply chain and to encourage them to improve their sustainable and environmental practices.
- Managing waste generated from our business in line with the waste hierarchy; by avoiding waste in the first place, then giving priority to minimising, reusing, recycling, recovery of waste and finally ensuring the safe disposal of waste.
- Regularly reviewing our practices with the aim of continually improving the impact of our business activities on the environment, local community and wider society.
- Measuring and taking action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with our business activities.
- Supporting social and environmental projects and initiatives within our community or in wider society.
Reed Bed Information
We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact and are proud to use a natural reed bed system to treat wastewater from the hotel and lodges. Managed by our Greenkeeping team, the system works by filtering water slowly through the roots of common reeds, supporting natural treatment through microorganisms. We take care to use and dispose of products responsibly, and we kindly ask our guests to do the same during their visit. Click below to read more about our sustainability practices.
Accessibility Statement
We aim to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable during their visit. There’s level access to the main entrance, ground floor facilities including the Bar & Bistro, and a lift to reach other floors. Some bedrooms are suitable for guests with reduced mobility, and there is an accessible toilet on the ground floor. The spa and gym can be reached by lift, and both function rooms are wheelchair friendly. For more details, including parking and access around the site, please click below to view our full accessibility statement.