"Exclusively vegan accommodation in the beautiful New Forest"

112 Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst, Hampshire SO40 7AU    023 8029 2531      info@veggiebarn.net 

                  Proud to be chintz free!

We have two en-suite rooms (one double - 'Rufus' and one twin 'Fritham).  Both are equipped with Digital TV and facilities for making hot drinks.  We provide guests with  soya milk as well as a variety of teas and herbal infusions.  And we have recently added the use of a sitting room and conservatory for our guests.  The selection of pictures below will, hopefully, give you an idea of our rooms and facilities........

The house was built in around 1912 and has recently been fully refurbished while retaining its original character and features.  A guiding principle in carrying out the work and setting up 'The Barn' has been to limit our 'carbon footprint' .  With this in mind we have installed energy efficient products (boiler, double glazing, cavity wall insulation and lighting).  We also use environmentally friendly cleaning and washing products.  We are especially pleased with our range of ENJO cleaning products - these use fibre technology to dramatically reduce the need for chemicals and detergents and minimise water usage at the same time.

All our bed linen and towels are now (as of October 08) made from unbleached organic cotton. 

In March 2006 we had a photovoltaic (pv) system installed.  Over the year the system now gives us all the electricity we use and we have a solar powered system for hot water that works well in the summer months.  All our electricity comes from renewable sources thanks to the pv system and Npower's 'Juice' programme.    Our calculations suggest that, despite the size of the house and the heavy use it gets, we produce less than a third of the average UK household weight of carbon emissions.  

The Barn

'Rufus'

'Fritham'

Dining Room

Sitting Room

Conservatory

Our photovoltaic system

Front garden

As you can see we always have blue skies here!

'Rufus' has a double bed and a large en suite with bath/shower

'Fritham' has twin beds and a large en suite with a cubicle shower

The Barn's large dining table has been at the centre of many a lively discussion while our guests enjoy their vegan fayre

The sitting room provides a quiet place for reading and sharing conversation after dinner

Our guests can relax in the conservatory after a hard day's hiking!

The panels are sited on the flat roof of our garage and provide us with around 80% of the electricity we need over the course of a year

Despite being on a busy road the large front garden always provides colour and interest

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The Barn

As you can see we always have blue skies here!

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In warmer weather you can eat al fresco in the garden..............

Please note, particularly for any allergy sufferers, we have a cat, Freya (who doesn't generally mix with guests unless invited but if you're strongly allergic to cat fur......) and three recently rescued dogs.  Juno, a chunky, lovable bull breed mix puppy, Floss, a Deerhound/Gordon Setter cross, and Arthur, apparently a Bull Terrier/Poodle cross (tho' we don't think that's quite right - definitely Bull Terrier but not sure about the rest....)

  Three little piggies begging for a bit of vegan sausage!

We have wireless Broadband Internet availability throughout the house for any guests with WiFi enabled laptops etc.

 

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