Each year, hundreds of visitors flock to Anglesey Abbey in Cambridge to enjoy twenty-five acres of gardens and woodland, but each year, the same visitors have to make a twenty minute round trip to visit the loo. Unfortunately, the simple act of spending a penny has always been far from simple - until now.

Miranda Campbell, Environmental Practices Adviser for the National Trust’s East of England region explains:

“Previously, the Abbey’s only toilet facilities were located in the visitors’ centre to the east of the property. The gardens and woodland areas didn’t have any and this was a huge problem. People who wanted to take a tour around the gardens would have to make a twenty minute trek every time they needed the loo.

Obviously, the situation greatly affected the elderly, the disabled and also families with young children. We desperately needed to find a solution.”

However, the Abbey faced another problem, as the woodland area didn’t have immediate access to a mains water supply. Furthermore, extending the sewer pipe system wasn’t possible – it would have been far too expensive.

A waterless loo was the only option and after some research, Miranda discovered the perfect solution in the Kazubaloo - a free standing waterless toilet system requiring no electricity, chemicals or mains sewage connection.

Housed in an attractive cabin, the system would work by harnessing wind and solar power to dehydrate and evaporate waste into a safe, odourless material that could then be simply added to a compost heap. Furthermore, Kazuba’s KL2 prm model, featuring wide door frames and grabrails, would be ideal for the Abbey’s less mobile visitors.

“The Kazubaloo was perfect. It’s environmentally friendly, cost effective and doesn’t need regular maintenance and clearing like a composting loo, or lots of emptying like a septic tank. Also, there are no nasty smells - something we really wanted to avoid.”

The installation was managed by Woo Woo's Managing Director James Young, with the support of Head Gardener Richard Todd, Environmental Educator Iwan Hughes and some volunteers. Thanks to them visitors can now interact with and enjoy the attractions at the far end of the property without having to make the long walk back to the visitors’ centre every time they need to use the toilet.

James says:

“We started promoting the Kazubaloo System to help sites exactly like Anglesey Abbey. Because the system can be installed almost anywhere, requires very little maintenance and most importantly doesn’t pollute the surrounding environment, it’s ideal for parks, public gardens and any any outdoor attraction, and we’re delighted that we could help the National Trust.”