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This year we decided to enter the Ethical, Sustainable and Responsible Business category inthe West Midlands Tourism Awards and are thrilled to have been shortlisted! We are 1 of 3 finalists and the winner will be announced at an event in the Spring.

We have always tried to be ethical and sustainable in our lives as well as our business, farming requires you to take care of the land and natural resources and this has carried over into our B&B and home lives. Or first investment was in a thermal solar panel hot water system, this has been running for over 15 years now, supplying all our hot water through the summer. Next we installed an array of 40 PV solar panels on one of the shed roofs, these havebattery storage which ensures we maximise the solar gain for our home. Late last year we installed a Zappi EV charger and this is available for guests as well as our own use.

Elsewhere I have changed to ethical cleaning products, all bought in bulk to minimise packaging and also refillable dispensers in the guest bathrooms for toiletries. Lightbulbs have been replaced to be LED and all radiators have thermostats to make sure only rooms in use are heated.

We grow much of our own food - our own pigs for sausages and bacon, farm fresh eggs, home pressed apple juice, fruit and vegetables from the garden and buy locally where possible.

We are now pleased to be able to offer EV charging to our guests.

We are very lucky to have some wonderful antique pieces of furniture in the B&B and all have a personal story so I thought I might share some of them with you. The bedroom suite in the Red room has personal significance - here is the story behind it!

We always say if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. But we also know it’s important to not rest on our laurels. Somewhere in the middle of these two sayings, came the decision to refresh the Broome Park B&B appearance.

Shropshire has played host to many different film crews over the years!

Why not book a tasty deli platter for when you arrive rather than a full evening meal?

Post covid improvements to the garden

Salami making from our own pigs

Apple pressing on the farm

We are very pleased to reopen after the 2020 lockdowns

You can't beat homemade elderflower cordial

Whilst we were closed for the lockdowns we carried out lots of improvements.

In 2020 we were finalists in the Visit West Midlands Tourism Awards for best B&B or Guesthouse.

Hereford is about an hour's drive away and famed for the chained library and a copy of the Mappa Mundi

Pleased to receive a Highly Commended award from Visit Worcestershire

Awards!

When I have time I enjoy making different types of cheese, although cheddar is the most time consuming.

Kinver Rock Houses are managed by the National Trust and give an insight into a different way of life.

Afun way to explore Shropshire from a canoe on the River Severn

We always have hens on the farm but they may vary in age and colour

More fun on the  Severn Valley Steam Railway