{"id":1399,"date":"2020-10-14T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T08:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.green-tourism.com\/2024\/03\/13\/our-green-story-nithbank-country-estate\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:11:29","slug":"our-green-story-nithbank-country-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.green-tourism.com\/2020\/10\/14\/our-green-story-nithbank-country-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Green Story: Nithbank Country Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-5\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29871 alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.green-tourism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Pasted-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nithbank Country Estate, the Award Winning 5 Star Country House B&amp;B in Dumfries and Galloway has an exceptional commitment to responsible tourism, particularly in relation to working with the local community and wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n<p>The impressive estate, is the only B&amp;B in Dumfries &amp; Galloway to hold a GOLD Award from Green Tourism, alongside the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Certification Mark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny business operating in such a beautiful location has a responsibility to nurture its environment.\u201d \u00a0The ethos of Nithbank\u2019s \u2018Green Story\u2019, sits at the very heart of the business.\u00a0 From homemade scones, muesli, granola and jams, (with fruit grown in Nithbank\u2019s kitchen garden and orchard) to apple juice grown and pressed locally, Nithbank considers zero food miles and quality local produce as a key part of its success providing guests with an authentic local experience. 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