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Sustainability

At The Kingfisher we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We strive to be an environmentally responsible hotel, pub and event venue to help achieve a cleaner, safer and healthier world for us and for future generations, reducing our impact on the planet whilst delivering the best customer experience.
Sunset over the River Great Ouse

Strategy and Commitment

Our Strategy:
To educate and improve understanding in order to become more energy efficient, reduce waste, minimise pollution, recycle and to fully integrate environmental best practices into our day to day operations.

Our Commitment:
To build on the steps we have made so far, we will continue to;

  • Be more energy efficient
  • Evolve our biodiversity initiatives
  • Use up-cycled or recycled materials where possible
  • Work with sustainable companies for our products
  • Eliminate food waste
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle and embrace the circular economy model
  • Build awareness and help to educate the importance of individuals’ responsibility

Awards

The Kingfisher is proud to have achieved the ECOsmart 2025 Gold Award. In the last two years we have made significant steps to achieving our sustainability goals, including removing single use plastics and replacing with glass, replacing all light bulbs with LED lighting, educating the team to rethink waste management, working with suppliers on sustainable options and installing EV charges at the property.

Our Journey

At The Kingfisher we will continue to focus on sustainability as a priority for the future, with our ultimate goal of net zero emissions. In order to do this we will continue to work with our team, guests and suppliers educating wherever we can and using the best possible resources.

Big journeys begin with small steps

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The secret of a bank holiday weekend? Sundays ⛵️

Everyone else heads home after a Saturday night away. But you wake up by the river and gently ease your way into Monday. 

Spend your bank holiday the right way - from just £82 

And if you need more convincing, we’ve got live music on Monday afternoon too. The whole weekend is yours. 

Book your Sunday Stay 🔗
Join us for live music on The Jetty this bank holiday weekend 🎶 

Saturday 2nd May: 1-1:30pm (Deborah Kaye)
Monday 4th May: 2-4:20pm ( @bennyguitarsmith )

No booking required - tables are allocated on a first come, first serve basis.

We can’t wait to see you in the sunshine
The spring season is really starting to show off at The Kingfisher 🌸 

Our outside areas have had a serious ‘spring glow-up’ and we just want to shout about it! 

With brand new chairs and tables out on the Terrace and a new spring menu, there’s plenty to talk about 🙈

Pop in and see it for yourself, we wouldn’t want you to miss out.
Spend the next sunny Sunday with us. 

Between the boat, the food and the rooms, there are plenty of reasons to be riverside. We don’t make the rules 👀

Find out more via our website
A treat for everyone this half term 🐣 

The perfect way to spend a day riverside. Food, drinks and a boat to explore on. What more could be better? (Apart from the sun promising to shine for us!) 

If you missed us this weekend, don’t stress! The rest of this week (and weeks to come) are jam-packed with exciting events and ‘things to do’ ⚓️
We are incredibly proud to share that after having won the Bedford Best Business Award in 2025, we have now also been named a finalist for this year too! 🎉 

This kind of recognition means the world to our wonderful team. It reflects the hard work and dedication that drives everything we do. We couldn’t have achieved this acknowledgement without the support of our fabulous community. 

As always, a massive thank you to @thebedfordshirechamber 🙌
Sunny afternoons don’t get much better than a slow sail down the river with good company and cold drinks 🍻

Well supply the boat and drinks, you bring the captain and passengers. 

See you on the river 🚤 

🔗 Boat hire now open for bookings via the link in our bio