As a visitor you have a role to play in helping us conserve natural assets, maintain biodiversity and address climate change. With Gold award recognition from Green Tourism, we strive to improve and believe encouraging others to be more sustainable is key.

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Please use the separate recycling bins, and empty any food or drink from items before you recycle them. Using fewer serviettes, less toilet paper and fewer disposable coffee cups also makes a difference. Our food and liquid waste is converted into renewable energy, and our waste wood is made into furniture by a local social enterprise.

Be water wise

Where a toilet has a dual flush, please use the smaller flush, and make sure our older-style taps are turned off after use. Almost half of the water we use comes from recovered rainwater, and all of our cleaning products are ecologically certified.

Shop local

Look out for our range of locally sourced food, drink and craft products, and take home a flavour of Woodstock. Of everything we spend, 61% stays within 20 miles of the Estate, and 80% of the fresh produce in our kitchens is sourced within 50 miles.

Lower your carbon footprint

Travel to the Palace by bus or train if you can, and switch off the lights in exhibition rooms and corridors where they are not automated. Our carbon footprint is reducing each year as we replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.

Respect nature

Help us care for our rich and biodiverse landscape by not leaving litter, and please keep dogs on a lead so that wildlife is not disturbed. We have planted 17,700 trees since 2015, and Britain’s oldest oak is flourishing in our parkland.

Our commitment

We are the only Treasure House in Britain with a dedicated Sustainability Advisor, and we are committed to addressing global challenges on a local scale. We are working to become the most sustainable destination we can be, but we need your help, and we welcome any suggestions you may have.

Download our Visitor Charter (PDF)