Norfolk: Wildings Elms Meadow glamping site's eco push

Owners, Anissa and Kevin Connor, of The Wildings Elms Meadow in Toft Monks, near Beccles, moved from London in April 2021.

They had a dream of creating a green and eco-friendly site after Mrs Connor studied for a postgraduate degree in climate change, and together with their children, took a "cathartic journey" across Europe in a campervan.

Their site has space for campers, two shepherd huts available for hire, and two small cottages.

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The couple are in pursuit of running a carbon-neutral and self-sustainable site to aid in combatting climate change and global warming (Image: Submitted)

Mrs Connor said: "We were both increasingly worried about the environmental crisis we're facing.

"Particularly poignant was some research that demonstrated that the greatest predictor of pro-nature behaviour in adults is unstructured time in nature in childhood.

"Living in London, we felt very detached from nature."

The owners said they wanted visitors to "reconnect" with nature during their stays and moving to the area allowed them to make a change.

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There are shepherds huts and cottages available for hire as well as space to pitch tents (Image: Submitted)

They said: "Rather than just read about things we should be doing to be more environmentally friendly, it became increasingly important for us to move to a more rural location.

"We came with a dream of building a business that creates a magical space for people to slow down and reconnect with each other and nature. 

"We used all of our first year’s profits and more to invest in solar panels and plant 60m of hedging.

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A bird's eye shot of the glamping and camping site in the Toft Monks, near Beccles (Image: Submitted)

"We use refillable containers for all of our toiletries to reduce plastic waste, provide guests recycled toilet paper, have a myriad of different waste disposal options and leave large areas of the site to rewild."

Much of the site is left to rewild around spacious but secluded camping pitches which the owners say is great for wildlife and biodiversity as well as giving campers and glampers privacy and the feeling of being immersed in nature. 

For more information see: www.thewildingselmsmeadow.com

Kevin and Anissa built a dream of setting up a small intimate, camping/glamping site that offered an eclectic mix of the best bits of their journey across Europe in a campervan with their children (Image: Submitted)