As I have mentioned more than one or two times before in our family car-free-dom we often get the train around the UK. Given the money we save from not owning a car – we probably go away for trips more than most.

Not so long ago as normal we got the train for a bit of an off-grid retreat for a few days. It was in a great little ‘shepherds hut’ on a farm in Shropshire – nice and basic but with lots of insulation and a log burner it was super cosy.

On this occasion there was an added bonus for our car-free-dom. The company that we booked through wants to encourage people to get to the holiday places they promote via public transport.

Very impressively Canopy and Stars are trying to take responsibility for reducing the carbon emissions of how people travel to the holiday places on their website. As part of this they rewarded our train travel with a £75 voucher via their sustainable travel policy.

What a bonus! So with that incentive we are heading off-grid again soon. The joys of car-free-dom!