Seabreeze Guest House

Photograph of clean towelsEnvironmental Statement

"....eco-friendly B & B accommodation in South Shields"

South Shields coast line is a great place of beauty, which makes us at Seabreeze even more aware of the damage that the human race is doing to this planet.  We believe that it is beholding on all of us to minimise the damage so that future generations find it in a better state than when we inherited it.  At the core of our policy is your care and enjoyment, we believe that your stay with us can achieve this with minimum damage to the environment and at the same time, we can offer you wholesome food, a warm and friendly atmosphere in a house that aims to meet the criteria as an ecological and sustainable building. 

Photograph of attic guest room with sky lightsWe know that many of you have already committed to a sustainable way of life, and when you stay at Seabreeze you become part of our holistic approach.

Reducing energy consumption will make a real contribution to reducing the greenhouse effect.

 

How you can help:

  • Towels are changed at your request.
  • Turn out lights when you leave your room (the hall lights are left on as a safety precaution).
  • We will make sure that the stand by appliances are switched off.  If everyone did this it is estimated that the equivalent output of two power stations would be saved.
  • Close all doors to retain heat (the house is insulated to the requirements of building regulations).
  • We recycle all cans, paper and bottles, cardboard and plastics.

Photograph of the dining area fireHeating and Water:

  • All our electricity comes from renewable sources.
  • All our light bulbs are energy efficient were possible.
  • We extensively use recovered water for all our gardening needs.

Food:

  • Fruit and vegetables  - are bought locally.
  • Meat - all our meat comes from local sources.
  • Eggs - We only use free range eggs.
  • All other food is bought locally to benefit the local economy and to support local jobs.

Photograph of guest room bed side lamp

We hope you appreciate what we are trying to achieve here at Seabreeze, demonstrating it is possible to have a warm and pleasant guest house with good wholesome food.  Our aim is to think globally but to act locally; we do not own this planet it is merely on loan to us, so we should hand it to the next generation in a better state than when we took it over.  We would very much appreciate your comments on how we can improve our eco policy further at Seabreeze Guest House or make your stay even more memorable.  If you have any comments please do not hesitate to let us know.