Glampers can opt for yurts up the road at the Really Green Holiday Company (07802 678591).
In its green holiday catalog, Barneys promotes a $7,600 dress by the rising London designer Duro Olowu as being made from a patchwork of "recycled fabric".
"I love this old place," he said, his body illuminated by the red and green holiday lights that shine on the building from below.
Click here or on the image to view the green holiday ideas in pictures Luxury accommodation in Cornwall turns a deeper shade of green with the opening of new residences by Natural Retreats (naturalretreats.com) at Trewhiddle, near St Austell.
Given the fact that 26m holidays are booked through travel agents each year, you might think the travel industry would be the first port of call for guidance on where to book a green holiday.
John Donoghue, its senior vice president, was disconcerted to learn that his organization was among a number of charities named as beneficiaries of items bought from Barneys' "Have a Green Holiday" catalog.
There are plenty of places in India that bandy around the words "eco" and "responsible", but you have to look carefully to find those places that offer an authentic green holiday rather than a greenwash.
John Donoghue, its senior vice president, was disconcerted to learn that his organization was among the charities named as beneficiaries of items bought from the Barneys "Have a Green Holiday" catalog.
And some so-called green fashion may be downright silly, like the Goyard canvas shopping tote shown in the Barneys "Have a Green Holiday" catalog: the bag is $1,065, plus $310 for painted monogramming of a triangular recycle symbol in gold.
A pair of shoes caught my eye -- black suede pumps embroidered all over with snowflake flecks; a snowman, green holiday tree and gold star on the big toe; and at the heel a white edge of snow with a little stitched cottage.
This year, the theme is "Have a Green Holiday".
