Mesmear is a luxury holiday experience which based upon two 18th Century converted Cornish barns. The Mill sleeps 10 and The Barn 4 guests where guests have their meals prepared by an onsite cook – many of the ingredients are sourced from the owner’s 160 acre farm. Guests also have use of a heated swimming pool.
In terms of the environment: “The houses are heated by a geothermal system which takes thermal energy from the earth and converts it into heat. This renewable form of energy should save as much as 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide emmissions a year, the equivalent to the CO2 absorbed by 600 mature trees! Any residual heat from the underfloor heating goes towards heating the water for the houses. The swimming pool is heated by both solar energy and the geothermal. We hope to be self sufficient in energy supplies but do also have gas on site as a back up.
We are currently assessing whether to install a windmill to generate some of our electricity requirements. Our new bore hole allows us to drink filtered spring water, free of all the added chemicals present in water provided by the water boards. Waste water is treated on site, recycled back to water authority quality and fed back into the streams.”
To find out more visit Mesmear’s website.
