GTBS Goldstar Winners 2011

Cote How Organic Guest House has been awarded a Green tourism Business scheme gold star awards this week. Presented byTony Jupiter and sponsored by Beacon Purchasing, the award was presented at a ceremnony held in London on June 9th as a celebration of Green Tourism. Cote How is now recognised as in the otp 1% of Green businesses throughout the UK.
Cote how was also awarded Runner Up in the carbon Footprint Award.
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Cumbria tourism - Sustainble tourism award 2011

Cote how has been shortlisted to the last three Cumbrian businesses in the finals of the sustainable tourism category - sponsored by the Lake district Natioanl Park Authority.
The awards ceremony is to be held at the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal on July 7th.

Fingers crossed for us!

4 Star Gold quality Award from Visit Britain

July 2009 - Gold Award for Cote How Organic Guest House!
After much hard work and huge amounts of investment on improvements to all guest rooms and communal areas, we are very proud to have achieved our 4star Gold Award from Visit Britain.
The Rydal Suite has had a complete make over with a refurbished bathroom complete with re-enamelled victorian bath, oak floor, slate tiling and double walk in shower. The bedroom has had a new super king bed with deeply padded and richly upholstered headboard for comfort. New co-ordinated curtains and soft furnishing.
Local Herdwick 100% wool carpets throughout the whole upstairs of the house.
The breakfast room has had a face lift with a wooden floor and re-decoration.
To see more please click on the Rydal Suite

To read our full report please see this link:
Cote How Quality in Tourism Report - July 2009

Sustainable Tourism Award

Sponsored by Friends of the Lake district the Sustainable tourism award is for any tourism business working to maximise their positive impact on the environment and local area/community while communicating their environmental commitment to their visitors.

The winner will demonstrate a proven commitment to sustainable best practice, either through particular innovation that is having a positive long term impact or marked improvement in a given area within the last 2 years.

Pioneering Cote How - one of only three Bed & Breakfasts in the UK to be Soil Association licensed as 100% ORGANIC

We have been serving almost 100% organic food for 12 months before finally getting the most coveted accolade of being SA licensed.
We decided to get go down the licensing route as we were wanted to assure our customers that we were truly organic and not making bogus claims.
How to make sure you're really buying organic food, and how to identify bogus traders. Read more..

The Ale Trail: from beer to eternity

As every drinker knows, there is an abiding link between beer and walking. Cumbria's Ale Trail, launched last year to guide visitors to Lakeland's best pubs and breweries, seems to have it cracked. read more...

Cote How was the first tourism business in the whole of the North West of England to achieve this award, scoring a massive 96% on their Environmental Management Audit.

Sustainability and green issues are now very much mainstream, with governments, businesses and individuals all involved.  Tourism, as one of the main economic drivers in the UK, has its part to play.  That is where the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) comes in. Read more...