Overview

At Huntsham Court we are all about being the best and most flexible Devon party, wedding or civil partnership venue in the South West; but as huger part of what we are about is trying to do it in a responsible way in terms of sustainability, environmental responsibility and the promotion of localism.

Well Water

All our water comes from our private well pumping water from the water table right under the house. We then purify and filter it so that every tap in the house pours top quality mineral water with no chemical additions- whether it’s for your bath or drinking water. Aside of great quality water it also cuts down on single use plastic water bottles.

Laundry

As you can imagine with 40 bedrooms and large parties we get through a lot of towels, bedding and linen all needing laundry. Almost all our laundry is processed by Buckleigh Linen Services who are recognised nationally as one of the most energy efficient laundries in the country. The have a huge emphasis on building efficiency with a purpose built facility harnessing natural light and heat.

Lightbulbs

We have 1000s bulbs in the building from huge chandeliers to LED floodlights and ambient side lighting. We have converted all our visible bulbs to LED bulbs and concealed bulbs to low energy bulbs. With some of the specialist bulbs retailing at £40 each it is no small investment.

Waste & Recycling

We recycle wherever and whenever possible so have a special rubbish collection system that recycles as much a we can which includes about 20,000 glass bottles a year. Biffa our waste managers, have also reduced their CO2 emissions by 28% since 2019.  Also, instead of landfilling we send all our old bedding to pet rescue and rehoming centres; we donate left over canned goods to food banks; and encourage our guests to minimise single use plastics.

Our Team

We have an amazing team at Huntsham Court and our principle is very much driven by four factors: (1) providing a life work balance commitment for our team (2) nurturing people to find the best fit for them and us (3)sharing and development of skills (4) source local people as much as possible to bring revenue into the area. In real terms this means that we have a huge spectrum of people with different skills and we take huge effort in trying to give them opportunity, access to bettering their skill set where they want to develop and us being flexible around their family and other commitments whilst providing clients with the consistency, reliability and expertise of a professional service delivered on time.

Responsible Repairs

With any historic building their is a quicker and cheaper way of doing something or a better long term solution which inevitably is more expensive. In the end the house when we took ownership was very rundown and we feel that as custodians of one of Devon’s finest Victorian buildings we have a responsibility to both the building and our clients to secure this piece of heritage for years to come. As much as is financially possible we also try to find solutions which are the most appropriate long term fixes. To that end we have a reinvestment policy at Huntsham so that we are always doing both repair and preventative works such as replacing like for like lead work on the roof, improving our wiring and fire precaution and monitoring equipment or restoring the interior decoration.