Vegan · Derwent valley, Tyne & Wear · Joined in February 2023
Myself and my partner Than are plant-lovers in many ways! I am a medical herbalist, with a background in food growing. I enjoy open movement dance and spending time with nature. Than is a horticultural educator, and also has an interest in healing and astrology. He's an amateur botanist and loves to talk about plants, soil, and all things ecological. Than has been vegan since 2009 and Claire since 2017. We try to live lightly with our Earth home, weaving vegan values and the practice of non-violence across all of life.
We are very contented wholefood vegans. We believe that there's nothing quite like being vegan to bring a quality of joy and peace to everyday life. Together we wish to connect people to the wisdom of plants, the goodness of the soil and the sacredness of the earth through our work with Nourish the Wild, an organisation promoting veganic (vegan and organic) food growing.
English; Tamil
I had a short and sweet experience with Claire and Than. It feld heartwarming to conect with them - a likeminded vegan couple and share experience and perspectives on the movement from other countries. I do reccomend hosting them if you have the chance.
Jó volt velük találkozni, együtt tölteni azt a két napot, míg itt voltak. Vidámak, kedvesek, nyitottak . Örülök hogy a vendégeim voltak.
This is by far among and most environmentally ethical and genuinely welcoming places I have stayed at in the vegvisits network! Claire and Than are super friendly, generous and communicative, and the check-in was very, very clear and stress-free (as I was reaching rather late). I immediately felt at home as both Claire and Than radiated warmth and care. They even took me out to see their garden where I learned a lot about veganic gardening....Needless to say, they were most stimulating company and Claire goes out of her way to make sure guests are at home. Honestly, you could not get a better host! The place itself is an aesthetically pleasing house and the shared bathroom was very beautiful and amazingly clean. The towels etc are all cruelty-free and you'd have to look hard to see plastic! The room is cozy and well-heated (if coming in winter). You'd be lucky to get a place like this anywhere on the planet! (The single bus ride from the Newcastle train station to their place is direct, easy and not too long at all - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
