About Us
Bri and I first set our eyes and hearts on Alum House many years ago and were lucky enough to buy it in 2010,
moving from another house in the Village. The property was originally an Industrial building built in 1693 to process the locally mined alum, it was bought in the 1970's and turned into a domestic dwelling, the evidence of which was apparent with artex you could climb on every wall and the obligatory avocado bathroom suite. After many years of hard work renovating from top to bottom we opened the doors and welcomed guests into to our bed & breakfast the summer of 2019 and we love it !
We are constantly adding to our Sustainability, we grow our own vegetables and fruit, from potatoes and salad leaves that are used in our everyday meals to fruits for jam for guests to enjoy at breakfast. We harvest rain water in large barrels all around the house to water herbs and potted plants , we also have our own composter to recycle garden waste etc. We are lucky enough to have great local suppliers of fish & meat, with Darren Hanson of Staithes supplying fresh crab & fish and Radfords Butchers of Sleights , whose bacon, sausage , black pudding etc grace your breakfast plate. Our eggs are free range and all meats are ethically sourced.
We make our own laundry starch, using natural geranium oil to promote a good nights sleep: laundry is kept in house to save on transport , our cleaning products are nature based and we do not use bleach or single wipe products. The toiletries for the B&B are all natural, no parabins, good palm oils and containers are recycled. We also have recycling bins for all of our domestic waste. We are trialing natural weed killer, so we will let you know how that goes and we welcome suggestions from all of our guests to help improve our contribution to sustaining this beautiful environment we are so lucky to live in.
Booking your stay with us is a phone call away, speak to Deb 07530 453470
