It’s a brisk minus-four degrees Celsius as we waft silently out of the gates next to the Ness Walk Hotel. Sitting on the banks of the river with which it shares its name, it’s a five-star hotel which doesn’t just offer 47 rooms but is one that has also partnered with Green Tourism to ensure that it’s operating in as sustainable a way as possible. It has even committed to achieving net zero emissions for energy use by 2028.
