Folly Farm Centre
Folly Farm, Stowey, Pensford, Bristol BS39 4DW
Contact: Philip Niemand
Tel: 01275 331590
Fax: 01275 333164
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Categories: green-weddings
What we do
The perfect setting for your wedding day, Folly Farm Centre is a newly refurbished Centre situated in 250 acres of Nature Reserve.
At Folly Farm we recognize that your wedding is the most important day of your lives and we will do everything we can to ensure that the day runs smoothly from beginning to end. Our professional and experienced staff are on hand to help you with your arrangements for this special occasion.
We understand that you have a unique vision for your special day and that is why we offer Folly Farm as a wedding venue. You decide how much you would like us to arrange - you can even hire the whole venue and do it all yourself if you prefer.
Your guests will enjoy any of our three function suites and we will discuss the best suite for your wedding when you visit the Centre. We are pleased to cater for parties of up to 100 guests seated. For larger weddings, we can arrange a marquee in our grounds. For the evening reception, our function rooms can take larger numbers depending on your requirements.
Photographers love Folly Farm and you can be sure of an outstanding backdrop to the treasured pictures of your special day whatever the weather brings, taken in natural surroundings that have unrivalled views and inside beautifully restored farm buildings.
Folly Farm has a Civil Licence so that you can spend the whole day under one roof. Our role is simple, we're here to make organizing your wedding day easy and enjoyable. And rest assured, that's exactly what we'll do.
Ethical action
The Centre's buildings were carefully restored using traditional construction practices and materials. Where it has been necessary to use new materials, these have been selected only after carefully considering the environmental credentials of the manufacturing process. Just two examples: we have used bio-paints (though these are expensive and difficult to apply), and the kitchens in the bothies are recycled old units.
The Centre offers:·
- bio-mass heating to all buildings from a wood-pellet boiler
- hot water provided by solar panels
- rain-water harvesting - collecting water from the buildings adjoining the farmhouse, which is then stored reusing the historic stone water tanks and pumped into the farmhouse·
- reed/willow bed system to process foul water
- plant room constructed from rammed earth blocks with lime render
- more renewable energy projects under consideration for the future. These may include an innovative wind turbine (after detailed ecological surveys), ground-source heat pumps and a micro-bore water turbine. No doubt there will also be exciting new developments yet to come.
Awards & Recommendations
- Green Dragon level 4 EMS - pending
- Green Tourism Business Scheme - pending
A few ways we're trying to make a difference
Recycling
We recycle glass, cardboard, plastic, tin, paper and garden waste.
Renewable energy use
We use wood pellets.
Reducing carbon footprint
We are currently completing our own Environmental Management System to calculate our carbon footprint, thereby helping to understand how we can reduce it.
Water conservation
We have a rain-water harvesting system that flushes our toilets.
Using organic products
Our preferred caterer has a Soil Association Gold Award for using organic produce.
Supporting local producers
We have our own kitchen garden.
Using cruelty-free products
Yes
Supporting fair trade
Yes
Supporting / working with a charity
We are owned by Avon Wildlife Trust, so all our profits go back to the Trust to help maintain their biodiversity projects the Avon.
Supporting / working with a community / social project
We support many local community projects. Brandon Trust visit every Thursday to help tend the kitchen gardens.
Vegetarian / vegan
Yes