Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Here are some other glamping ideas:
•
Wild Luxury in an Apple Orchard in Norfolk, UK:
www.wildluxury.
co.uk
•
Hobbit-style accommodation in Cornwall, UK:
www.classicglamping.
co.uk
•
Tree tents in Wales, UK:
www.sheepskinlife.com
•
Medieval themed bell tents at Warwick Castle in the UK:
www.warwick-
castle.com
•
Eco-tents in Australia:
www.ecostructures.net.au
One of the keys to success is accommodation. However good the accom-
modation, the culinary experience should exceed expectations, that is a
critical factor in success.
Valuable references
•
The Sustainable Restaurant Association:
www.thesra.org
•
The Carbon Trust Hospitality Guide. Available at:
www.carbontrust.com/
media/39220/ctv013_hospitality.pdf
(accessed
27
February 2014).
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Country Houses
Large country houses are part of the rural scene in many European coun-
tries. The challenge for many landlords is the rising costs of maintaining a
large country house. As a result entrepreneurial owners have ventured into
various activities to obtain the income required to maintain these properties.
In the past belonging to an organization like the National Trust in the UK
meant that the house could be opened to the public for an entry fee. Visitors
today expect more and as a result owners now seek out new ways to attract
more consumers and glean extra income.
Providing high quality food in a grand setting is not a new trend.
Gidleigh Park (
www.gidleigh.com)
in Devon, Hambleton Hall (
www.
hambletonhall.com)
in Rutland and Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons (
www.
manoir.com)
in Oxfordshire, UK, have been providing excellent local meals
to patrons for many years. More and more country house owners are now
looking at the opportunity of employing a celebrity chef and offering local
foods.
Country house cooking in the UK has also obtained extra media exposure
with the TV programme 'Country House Cooking Contest'
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held in the
13th century Maunsel House in Somerset.
Accommodation is a key part of food tourism and one of the keys to suc-
cess is networking between tourism authorities, farmers, farmers' markets
and other food tourism organizations along with accommodation providers
to ensure the complete package can be offered to visitors.
