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Eco-Friendly Accommodation in Scotland

Scotland's wild landscapes and natural beauty make our country fantastic to visit. Help protect our natural heritage by making your next trip to Scotland an eco-retreat. Stay in a sustainable hotel or choose an eco self-catering option. These include eco lodges, rustic eco cabins, or even an eco-glamping experience.

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What does green tourism really mean?

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There are lots of ways we can help protect Scotland from the impacts of over-tourism, including considering where and when we visit, choosing sustainable and active ways to travel, and staying in environmentally-friendly accommodation. Green, Sustainable Tourism, or Responsible Tourism encourages visitors to Scotland to consider the impact their visit has on the environment.

Want to know more? This report from July 2019 revealed that green tourism supports 39,000 jobs and makes up almost 40% of all tourism spending in Scotland. Environmentally friendly holidays such as eco camping really make a difference!

ECO-FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION IN SCOTLAND

It is easy to be green in Scotland. Being eco-friendly no longer means getting off-the-grid and bathing in rainwater - unless you want to that is! Green accommodation in Scotland is easy to find, and options range from cosy eco cottages, quirky hostels, modern glamping pods, and self-catering eco-lodges, to grand castles and luxury green hotels. Here are just a few of your options.

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Look out for the David Bellamy Conservation Award for Holiday Parks too, which recognises sites that make themselves a haven for wildlife, support their local communities and reduce, re-use and recycle as much as they can.

No matter what type of eco-friendly accommodation in Scotland you are looking for, there is a whole array to choose from so you can enjoy your environmentally friendly holidays. From eco-friendly hotels and green self-catering, to eco cottages and green tourism accommodation, what will you choose?

ECO HOSTELS

Looking for a budget-friendly and social way to see Scotland? Choose an eco-hostel. Loch Ossian Youth Hostel on the banks of Loch Ossian has an environmentally friendly back-to-basics approach to green holidays, with sustainable comforts, such as their power source coming from a wind turbine.

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ECO HOLIDAY PARKS

Got the family, the dog and the kitchen sink with you? Pitch up at an environmentally friendly holiday park. Seton Sands Holiday Village in Port Seton, East Lothian has adventure trails and a beach on-site. Nature is at the heart of this eco-holiday destination and it has a Green Tourism award to prove it. You could also try an eco-retreat at an eco-farm park in Scotland. Check out these  farm experiences to try in Scotland!

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GLAMPING

Combine a little luxury with traditional camping and you get glamping! Go green and stay in a luxury 5-star glamping eco pod on the estate of Dundas Castle in South Queensferry for an eco-friendly holiday. The pods are completely sustainable with composting toilets, and solar and propane power, whilst still being glamorous. The ultimate affordable eco resort.

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B&BS

We love B&Bs in Scotland. There are a range of cosy and welcoming B&Bs that offer a place to stay. Enjoy home-grown eggs for breakfast from their very own flock of chickens, an array of wild birds in the garden, or farm animals nearby, and relax in the knowledge that the B&B has a Green Tourism award.

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GREEN SELF-CATERING

If you fancy feeling right at home at an eco-tourism resort, book into self-catering accommodation in Scotland. Try the Lewis Longhouse  which is located right next to the beach on the east side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Fully equipped in an ideal setting, all you need for a fabulous holiday experience!

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LODGES

Lodge holidays in Scotland offer a way to get back to nature. Designed with the environment in mind, the  Eco Lodges at the Mains in Croy fuse state-of-the-art green technology and luxury eco lodge living to ensure that you have a fantastic break without harming the earth.

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CASTLES

Many of Scotland's castles  offer the opportunity for you to stay the night. On the Mull of Kintyre, Torrisdale Castle invites all their guests to plant a tree to off-set their carbon emissions - remember to come back and see how they’re doing!

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ECO HOTELS

Looking for luxury without harming the planet? The plush Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow city centre plays its part in being a sustainable eco hotel through its efficient boiler system, recycling initiative and use of local suppliers, to name a few green touches. But whatever your budget, Scotland has plenty of eco hotels and green hotels to choose from including the Busta House Hotel in Shetland and the  Fairmont in St Andrews.

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COTTAGES

If you're looking for an eco-friendly holiday cottage, Scotland offers many to choose from. Head to The Byre in Aviemore and cosy up next to an authentic wood burning fire, or stay in the  Hen Hoose near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders where you'll never be short of organic free range eggs for breakfast.

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