2021/22 SOUTH WEST TOURISM AWARDS

WINNERS & COMMENDED (in alphabetic order)

Sponsored by South West Water

 

ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by Soundview

Gold

• Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, @mylorsailing

Silver

• WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Glos, @WWTSlimbridge 

Bronze

• Leafy Fields Glamping, Devon, @LeafyFields
• Stonehenge, Wilts, @EH_Stonehenge

Commended

• Sara’s Cottage, Cornwall, @SarasCottage
• Seaton Tramway, Devon, @SeatonTramway

 

B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by The Samphire Club

Gold

• The 25 Boutique B&B, Devon, @The25Torquay

Silver

• Chelsea House, Cornwall

Bronze

• Brightham House Boutique Bed and Breakfast, Devon, @BrighthamHouse
• St John’s Guest House, Dorset, @Fishersdream

 

BUSINESS EVENTS & WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Clockwork Marketing

Gold

• Treseren, Cornwall, @TreserenC

Silver

• Highcliffe Castle, Dorset, @HighcliffeC

Bronze

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wilts, @LucknamPark 
• Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, @MarshamCourt

 

CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Granny Gothards

Gold

• Picnic Park Deli, Dorset @picnicparkdeli

Silver

• The Purplespoon Café, Somerset, @purplespoonage

Bronze

• The Nectary Restaurant, Devon, @quincehoneyfarm

 

CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR sponsored by Anytime Booking

Gold

• Monkton Wyld Holiday Park, Dorset, @Monkton_Wyld

Silver

• Trevalgan Touring Park, Cornwall, @trevalgan

Bronze

• South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset, @campsitedorset

Commended

• Harford Bridge Holiday Park, Devon, @HarfordBridge
• Petruth Paddocks Campsite, Somerset, @Petruthcamping

 

CASUAL DINING AWARD, sponsored by NFU Mutual

Gold

• Bango Kitchen, Cornwall, @TheShellfishPig

Silver

• The Rockpool, Cornwall

Bronze

• The Coconut Tree, Bristol @CoconutTreeUK
• The Scallop Shell, Bath, @thescallopshell

 

DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by VisitWest

Gold

• Gwelmor, Cornwall, @gwelmor

Silver

• Homewood, Bath, @homewoodbath

Bronze

• Kilminorth Cottages, Cornwall, @kilminorth

Commended

• eat:Festivals, @EatFestivals

 

ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by South West Water

Gold

• West Bay Discovery Centre, Dorset, @WestBayDC

Silver

• Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Devon, @RAMMuseum

Bronze

• Dorset Forest Garden Glamping, Dorset
• Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa, Wilts, @Whatley_Manor

Commended

• Holi Moli Beach Hut, Somerset, @DunsterBeachHut
• Little Gwendreath Holiday Cottages, Cornwall

 

EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR (ACTIVE OR LEARNING), sponsored by Beyonk

Gold

• Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, @mylorsailing

Silver

• All Hallows Farmhouse Cookery School, Dorset

Bronze

• Bath Insider Tours– Tour of Bath, Bath, @bathinsidertour
• Jurassic Coast Guides, Dorset, @jurassicguides

Commended

• Crag 2 Mountain, Devon
• Mad Max Tours, Bath, @madmaxtours
• Shore Campers – Campervan Hire, Dorset, @ShoreCampers

 

GLAMPING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Anytime Booking

Gold

• Longlands Devon, Devon

Silver

• Brackenhill Glamping, Devon, @Brackenhill_G

Bronze

• Pengelly Retreat, Cornwall, @ruthie_pengelly

Commended

• Ekopod, Cornwall
• The Hudnalls Hideout, Glos

 

HOLIDAY PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Stephens Scown solicitors

Gold

• Highlands End Holiday Park, Dorset, @WDLH

Silver

• Golden Cap Holiday Park, Dorset, @WDLH
• Warren Farm Holiday Centre, Somerset, @warren_farm

Bronze

• Cofton Holidays, Devon, @Cofton_Holidays

Commended

• Hoburne Devon Bay, Devon, @hoburneholidays
• Waterside Holiday Park & Spa, Dorset, @watersidedorset

 

LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Hotel Perfect

Gold

• The Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa, Bath, @royalcrescent

Silver

• Carlyon Bay Hotel, Cornwall, @CarlyonBayHotel

Bronze

• Bowood Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort, Wilts, @BowoodUK
• Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, @MarshamCourt

 

LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Love to Visit

Gold

• The Minack Theatre, Cornwall, @minacktheatre

Silver

• Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Dorset, @moorsvalley
• Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, Somerset, @Noahs_Ark_Zoo

Bronze

• Dorset Museum, Dorset, @DorsetMuseum

 

NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD, sponsored by PayDough.Me

Gold

• Three Mile Beach, Cornwall, @ThreeMileBeach

Silver

• Carey’s Secret Garden, Dorset @CareysSecret

Bronze

• Bear Town, Devon
• Higher Pendeen Camping, Cornwall

Commended

• Brackenhill Glamping, Devon, @Brackenhill_G

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOUTH WEST TOURISM, sponsored by The South West Tourism Alliance

• Kurt Janson, @tourismvoice

 

PUB OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Sea Arch

Gold

• The Cotley Inn, Somerset

Silver

• The Acorn Inn, Dorset, @Acorn_Inn

Bronze

• The Dartmoor Inn at Lydford, Devon
• The Swan, Wedmore, Somerset, @TheSwanWedmore

 

RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION AWARD, sponsored by Quality in Tourism

Gold

• Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park and Martha’s Orchard, Cornwall, @MotherIveysBay & @MarthasOrchard

Silver

• Exmoor Character Cottages, Somerset, @CottagesExmoor

Bronze

• Breaking Bread, Bristol, @BreadBristol

Commended

• Ocean Adventurers, Somerset

 

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Plymouth Gin

Gold

• The Idle Rocks Restaurant, Cornwall, @TheIdleRocks

Silver

• The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bath, @OliveTreeBath

Bronze

• Hotel Meudon, Cornwall, @MeudonHotel
• The Angel – Taste of Devon, Devon, @theangeldevon

 

SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Touch Stay

Gold

• The Cottages at Blackadon Farm, Devon

Silver

• Pitt Farm Holiday Cottages, Devon

Bronze

• Eco Chic Cottages – Culls Cottage, Glos, @EcoChicCottages
• Glynn Barton, Cornwall, @glynnbarton

Commended

• Bidwell Farm Cottages, Devon, @bidwellfarm
• Middlewick Holiday Cottages, Somerset, @TheMiddlewick

 

SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by pkf Francis Clark

Gold

• The Idle Rocks, Cornwall, @TheIdleRocks

Silver

• No. 15 by GuestHouse, Bath

Bronze

• Cary Arms & Spa, Devon, @CaryArms
• Dunkery Beacon Country House Hotel, Somerset, @DunkeryBeaconCH

 

SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Pear Marketing

Gold

• Nothe Fort, Dorset, @NotheFort

Silver

• PK Porthcurno, Cornwall, @PKPorthcurno

Bronze

• Corinium Museum, Glos, @CoriniumMuseum
• 1 Royal Crescent, Bath, @No1Museum

Commended

• Bear Town, Devon
• Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life, Devon, @TivertonMuseum

 

SPA & WELLBEING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by The Eco Laundry

 Gold

• St Michaels Resort, Cornwall, @stmichaelsresort

Silver

• Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa, Wilts, @LucknamPark

Bronze

• Lincombe Hall Hotel, Devon, @lincombe_hall
• No. 15 by GuestHouse, Bath

Commended

• Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Devon, @Harbour_Hotels

 

TOURISM EVENT / FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Sunflower Social Media

Gold

• Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, Bristol, @bristolballoon 

Silver

• Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, Devon, @visitplymouth

Bronze

• FORM – The Sculpture Exhibition: Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorset, @SculptureLakes

 

UNSUNG HERO AWARD, sponsored by Plymouth Britain’s Ocean City

• Ali Marshall, Torre Abbey, Devon, @TorreAbbey
• Christine Hughes, Moors Valley Country Park & Forest, Dorset, @moorsvalley
• Emma Fashokun, Cornish Gems, Cornwall, @Cornish_Gems
• Jake Tyler - Tropiquaria, Somerset @Tropiquaria_Zoo

 

VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR in partnership with South West Coast Path Association

Gold

• Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre - Princetown, Devon, @VisitDartmoor

Silver

• South Somerset Visitor Information Centre and Gift Shop, Somerset, @VisitSSomerset

Bronze

• Exmoor National Park Centre - Dunster, Somerset, @ExmoorNPCs 
• Plymouth Tourist Information Centre, Devon, @visitplymouth

 

WATER CONSERVATION AWARD, sponsored by South West Water

• Treloy Touring Park, Cornwall

 

2020/2021 SOUTH WEST TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS

WINNERS & COMMENDED (in alphabetic order)

Sponsored by South West Water, southwestwater.co.uk

 

ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by South West Tourism Alliance, swtourismalliance.org.uk

Gold

• Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo

Silver

• Sara’s Cottage, Cornwall, sarascottage.co.uk @SarasCottage

Bronze

• Leafy Fields Glamping, Devon, leafyfieldsglamping.com @LeafyFields

Commended

• HolidayInDorset – Birchcroft, Dorset, birchcroft-hideaway.co.uk
• Landal Gwel an Mor Resort, Cornwall, gwelanmor.com @LandalGwelanMor

 

B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Lovegrove Essentials, lovegroveessentials.com

Gold

• Dorset House, Dorset, dorsethouselyme.com @Dorsethouselyme

Silver

• St John’s Guest House, Dorset, stjohnsguesthouse.co.uk @Fishersdream

Commended

• Barnabas House B&B, Devon, barnabas-house.co.uk @BarnabasHouse
• Brightham House Boutique Bed and Breakfast, Devon, brighthamhouse.co.uk @BrighthamHouse
• The Old Stables Bed & Breakfast, Somerset, theoldstablesbandb.com @oldstablesbandb

 

BUSINESS EVENTS & WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, clock-work.co.uk  

Gold

• Treseren, Cornwall, treseren.co.uk @treserencornwall

Silver

• Paschoe House, Devon, paschoehouse.co.uk @paschoehouse

Bronze

• Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt

Commended

• Landal Gwel an Mor Resort, Cornwall, gwelanmor.com @LandalGwelanMor
• Upton Country Park, Dorset,uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark

 

CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR, sponsored Owens Coffee, owenscoffee.com

Gold

• Picnic Park Deli, Dorset, picnicparkdeli.com @picnicparkdeli

Silver

• Teacup Tearoom, Cornwall, teacuptearoom.com, @teacup_tearoom

Bronze

• Fishcombe Cove Café, Devon, facebook.com/fishcombecovecafe

 

CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Vickery Holman, vickeryholman.com

Gold

• South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset, southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset

Silver

• Polmanter Touring Park, Cornwall, polmanter.com @PolmanterStIves

Bronze

• Mena Farm: Touring, Camping, Glamping, Cornwall, menafarm.co.uk @MenaFarmCamping

 

CASUAL DINING AWARD, sponsored by Plymouth Business School, plymouth.ac.uk/schools

Gold

• The PIG at Combe, Devon, thepighotel.com/at-combe @The_Pig_Hotel

Silver

• Cary Arms & Spa, Devon, caryarms.co.uk @CaryArms

Bronze

• Fish ‘n’ Fritz, Dorset, fishnfritz.co.uk @fishnfritzweymouth

Commended

• Bango Kitchen, Cornwall, theshellfishpig.co.uk
• On the Waterfront, Devon, waterfrontexeter.co.uk @OTWexeter

 

DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com

Gold

• The Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Cornwall, sealsanctuary.sealifetrust.org, @Seal_Sanctuary

Silver

• Bolberry Farm Cottages, Devon, bolberryfarmcottages.co.uk @BolberryFarmCot

Bronze

• Kernock Cottages, Cornwall, kernockcottages.com @KernockCottages

Commended

• Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
• Saunton Beach Villas, Devon, sauntonbeachvillas.co.uk @SauntonVillas

 

ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by South West Water, southwestwater.co.uk

Gold

• The Sanctuary Cornwall, thesanctuarycornwall.co.uk @SanctuaryCornwl

Silver

• Camp Kernow, Cornwall, campkernow.org.uk @CampKernow

Bronze

• Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo

Commended

• Little Comfort Farm, Devon, littlecomfortfarm.co.uk @LittleComfortFm
• Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park, Cornwall, motheriveysbay.com @MotherIveysBay
• Pause Cat Café, Dorset, pausecatcafe.co.uk @PauseCatCafe

 

EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR (ACTIVE OR LEARNING) sponsored by VisitBath, visitbath.co.uk

Gold

• Jurassic Coast Guides, Dorset, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk @jurassicguides

Silver

• Shore Campers – Campervan Hire, Dorset, shorecampers.co.uk @ShoreCampers

Bronze

• Savouring Bath, Bath, savouringbath.com @SavouringBath

Commended

• Fore / Adventure, Dorset, foreadventure.co.uk @foreadventure
• Paradise Park – Red Panda Experience, Cornwall, paradisepark.org.uk @CornishParadise

 

GLAMPING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Anytime Booking, anytimebooking.co.uk

Gold

• Brownscombe Luxury Glamping, Devon, brownscombe.co.uk @BrownscombeUK

Silver

• Devon Yurt, Devon, devonyurt.co.uk @devonyurt

Bronze

• Ekopod, Cornwall, ekopod.co.uk
• Farmstead Glamping, Dorset, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp

Commended

• Dorset Forest Garden Glamping, Dorset, dorsetforestgardenglamping.co.uk
• Leafy Field Glamping, Devon, leafyfieldsglamping.com @LeafyFields

 

HOLIDAY PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Stephens Scown solicitors, stephens-scown.co.uk

Gold

• Andrewshayes Holiday Park, Devon, andrewshayes.co.uk @andrewshayesA35

Silver

• Landal Gwel an Mor Resort, Cornwall, gwelanmor.com @LandalGwelanMor

Bronze

• Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Devon, ladrambay.co.uk @LadramBay

Commended

• Lady’s Mile Holiday Park, Devon, ladysmile.co.uk @Ladys_Mile
• Martha’s Orchard, Cornwall, marthasorchard.co.uk @MarthasOrchard

 

LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Hotel Perfect, hotelperfect.co.uk

Gold

• Carlyon Bay Hotel, Cornwall, carlyonbay.com @CarlyonBayHotel

Silver

• Budock Vean Hotel, Cornwall, budockvean.co.uk @BudockVeanHotel

Bronze

• The Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa, Bath, royalcrescent.co.uk @royalcrescent

Commended

• Fowey Hall Hotel, Cornwall, foweyhallhotel.co.uk @foweyhall
• Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark

 

LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Worldpay, fisglobal.com/en-gb/merchant-solutions-worldpay

Gold

• Wild Place Project, Bristol, wildplace.org.uk @wild_place

Silver

• The Tank Museum, Dorset, tankmuseum.org @TankMuseum

Bronze

• Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Bristol ssgreatbritain.org @SSGreatBritain
• Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo
• Paradise Park and JungleBarn Indoor Play Centre, Cornwall, paradisepark.org.uk, @Cornishparadise

 

NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD sponsored by Soundview, soundviewmedia.co.uk

Gold

• The Roost Luxury Glamping, Glos, theroostglamping.co.uk

Silver

• The Hudnalls Hideout Treehouse, Glos, hudnallshideout.co.uk

Bronze

• Cross Lane House, Somerset, crosslanehouse.com@CrossLaneHouse
• The Cross Keys, Dorset, thecrosskeyssherborne.com @crosskeyssherb

Commended

• The Cottages at Blackadon Farm, Devon, cottagesatblackadonfarm.co.uk

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOUTH WEST TOURISM, sponsored by Bristol Airport,  bristolairport.co.uk

• The Great South West Tourism Partnership Group (Spokespeople Amanda Lumley - Destination Plymouth, Alistair Handyside - South West Tourism Alliance

 

PUB OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Plymouth Gin, plymouthgin.com

Gold

• The Pandora Inn, Cornwall, pandorainn.com, @PandoraInn

Silver

• Three Crowns, Devon, threecrowns-chagford.co.uk @ThreeCrownsChag

Bronze

• The Boathouse, Cornwall, theboathousefalmouth.co.uk, @theboathousefal

 

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR, sponsored by St Austell Brewery, staustellbrewery.co.uk

Gold

• Al Molo, Dorset, almolo.co.uk, @AlMoloWeymouth

Silver

• The Angel – Taste of Devon, theangeldartmouth.co.uk @theangeldevon

Bronze

• Cove24 Restaurant and Bar, Cornwall, cove24.uk @Cove24nqy
• Moose Kitchen, Dorset, moosekitchen.co.uk

 

SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by PKF Francis Clark, pkf-francisclark.co.uk  

Gold

• Higher Wiscombe, Devon, higherwiscombe.com @HigherWiscombe

Silver

• Sara’s Cottage, Cornwall, sarascottage.co.uk @SarasCottage

Bronze

• Nethway Farm Holiday Cottages, Devon, nethwayfarm.co.uk

Commended

• Lower Campscott Farm Cottages, Devon, lowercampscott.co.uk @LowerCampscott
• The Apartment, Bath,apartmentbath.com @apartmentbath_

 

SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Buckleigh Linen Services, buckleigh.co.uk

Gold

• Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com @Whatley_Manor

Silver

• The Horn of Plenty Country House Hotel & Restaurant, Devon, thehornofplenty.co.uk @hornofplenty1

Bronze

• Cary Arms & Spa, Devon, caryarms.co.uk @CaryArms

Commended

• Gara Rock Hotel, Devon, gararock.com @gararockhotel
• Mullion Cove Hotel & Spa, Cornwall, mullion-cove.co.uk @mullioncove
• The PIG at Harlyn Bay, Cornwall, thepighotel.com @The_Pig_Hotel

 

SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org

Gold

• Nothe Fort, Dorset, nothefort.org.uk @NotheFort

Silver

• Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorset, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes

Bronze

• Shipwreck Treasure Museum, Cornwall, shipwreckcharlestown.co.uk @CtShipwreck

Commended

• Dean Forest Railway, Glos, deanforestrailway.co.uk @DeanForRailway

 

SPA & WELLBEING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Jarrang, jarrang.com

Gold

• Landal Gwel an Mor Resort, Cornwall, gwelanmor.com @LandalGwelanMor

Silver

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark

Bronze

• St Michaels Resort, Cornwall, stmichaelsresort.com, @stmichaelsresort
• Lincombe Hall Hotel, Devon, lincombehallhotel.co.uk @lincombe_hall

Commended

• Mullion Cove Spa, Cornwall, mullion-cove.co.uk @mullioncove

 

TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk

Gold

• White Star Running – Run Jurassic 2019, Dorset, runjurassic.co.uk

Silver

• Sculpture by the Lakes – Dorset Arts Festival 2020 sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes

Bronze

• eat:Portishead, Somerset eatfestivals.org @EatFestivals

Commended

• Falmouth Oyster Festival 2019, Cornwall, falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk @FalOysterFest

 

TOURISM INNOVATION AWARD, sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com

Gold

• Quince Honey Farm, Devon, quincehoneyfarm.co.uk @quincehoneyfarm

Silver

• St Moritz Hotel, Cornwall, stmoritzhotel.co.uk @stmoritzhotel

Bronze

• Savouring Bath, Bath, savouringbath.com @SavouringBath

Commended

• The Grange at Oborne, Dorset, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne

 

VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR, in association with South West Coast Path Association,  southwestcoastpath.org.uk

Gold

• Lynmouth Pavilion Exmoor National Park Centre, Devon, exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk @ExmoorNP

Silver

• South Somerset Visitor Information Centre / South Somerset District Council, Somerset visitsouthsomerset.com @VisitSSomerset

Bronze

• Visit Newquay Tourist Information Centre, Cornwall, visitnewquay.org @Tourism_Newquay

 

WATER CONSERVATION AWARD, sponsored by South West Water, southwestwater.co.uk

• The Sanctuary Cornwall, thesanctuarycornwall.co.uk @SanctuaryCornwl

 

 

2019/20 WINNERS & COMMENDED (in alphabetic order)

Sponsored by St Austell Brewery, staustellbrewery.co.uk

 

ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy, purplecloudconsultancy.co.uk

Gold

The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath

Silver

Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing

North Hayne Farm Cottages, Devon northhaynefarmcottages.co.uk @NorthHayne

Bronze

Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve, Dorset, durlston.co.uk @DurlstonCP

Commended

Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire,  gloucestercathedral.org.uk @ProjectPilgrim1

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Wraxall noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo

 

ACTIVE AND SPORTING EXPERIENCE AWARD, sponsored by Global, global.com 

Gold
Wild Wookey, Somerset wildwookey.co.uk, @wildwookey

Silver

Go Skydive, Wiltshire goskydive.com @GoSkydiveUK

Bronze

Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Somerset millonthebrue.co.uk @millonthebrue

Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing

Commended

Adventure Okehampton, Devon adventureokehampton.com @adventureOke

Bude Canoe Experience, Cornwall, budecanoeexperience.co.uk, @budecanoe

Calvert Trust Exmoor, Devon calvertexmoor.org.uk @CalvertExmoor

Reach Outdoors, Devon, reach-outdoors.com @reach_outdoors

 

B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com

Gold

The 25 Boutique B&B, Devon the25.uk @The25Torquay

Silver

Trevose Harbour House, Cornwall trevosehouse.co.uk, @TREVOSEHOUSE

Bronze

Pentillie Castle & Estate, Cornwall, pentillie.co.uk, @PentillieCastle

Yarner House, Devon yarner.com @Yarnerhouse

Commended

Driftwood B&B, Devon driftwoodbandb.co.uk @brixham_b

The Old Stables Bed & Breakfast, Somerset theoldstablesbandb.com @oldstablesbandb

 

BUSINESS EVENT VENUE OF THE YEAR, , sponsored by Elavon,  elavon.co.uk

Gold

Assembly Rooms, Bath bathvenues.co.uk/venues/assembly-rooms @bathvenues

Silver

Event Exeter, Devon event.exeter.ac.uk @eventexeter

The Headland Cornwall, Cornwall headlandhotel.co.uk, @HeadlandHotel

Bronze

Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt

 

CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR sponsored by Owens Coffee, owenscoffee.com

Gold

Yellow Bicycle Café, Dorset facebook.com/yellowbicyclecafe  @yellowbicycle1

Silver

Boscastle Farmshop & Café, Cornwall boscastlefarmshop.co.uk, @ BFS2K18

Bronze

St Mawgan Tea Room and Garden, Cornwall stmawganvillagestores.co.uk

The Gallery Café, Dorset gallerycafe.uk

Commended

Teacup Tearoom, Cornwall, teacuptearoom.com, @teacup_tearoom

The Blitz Tearoom, Somerset theblitz.uk @TheBlitzWSM

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERSTAR AWARD, sponsored by South West Water Business, swwbusiness.co.uk

Mark Jackson, The Park Cornwall, Cornwall, theparkcornwall.com, @theparkcornwall

 

DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com

Gold

Woodland Cottages, Devon woodlandcottages.org.uk @woodlands_devon

Silver

Holi Moli Beach Hut, Somerset dunsterbeachhut.com @DunsterBeachHut

Teacup Tearoom, Cornwall teacuptearoom.com, @teacup_tearoom

Bronze

Wyelets, Gloucestershire wyelets.co.uk

Commended

The Park Cornwall, Cornwall, theparkcornwall.com/, @theparkcornwall

 

ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by NFU Mutual, nfumutual.co.uk 

Gold

Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Somerset millonthebrue.co.uk @millonthebrue

Silver

River Dart Country Park, Devon riverdart.co.uk @RiverDartCP

Bronze

Bagwell Farm Touring Park, Dorset bagwellfarm.co.uk, @bagwellfarm

Wheatland Farm, Devon wheatlandfarm.co.uk @WheatlandFarm

Commended

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo

Pentillie Castle & Estate, Cornwall pentillie.co.uk, @PentillieCastle

 

FORTHGLADE DOG FRIENDLY PUB OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com

Gold

The Grove Arms, Dorset grovearms-ludwell.co.uk @TheGroveArms

Silver

The Halzephron Inn, Cornwall halzephron-inn.co.uk, @InnHalzephron

The Wheatsheaf, Bath wheatsheafcombehay.com @Wheatsheaf_Bath
Bronze

The Cadeleigh Arms, Devon thecadeleigharms.com @CadeleighArms

 

GLAMPING BUSINESS & ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Booking.com, booking.com

Gold

The Treehouses, Somerset treehouseholidays.co.uk

Silver

Devon Yurt, Devon devonyurt.co.uk @devonyurt

Bronze

Devon Dens, Devon devondens.co.uk @woodlanddens

Esme’s Escape – Luxury Shepherd’s Hut, Somerset esmes-escape.co.uk

Stocklinch Shepherds Hut, Somerset stocklinchshepherdshut.co.uk

Commended

Blackdown Yurts, Devon blackdownyurts.co.uk @BlackdownYurts

Middle Stone Farm Glamping, Somerset middlestonefarm.com

Penbugle Organic Farm, Cornwall, penbuglefarm.co.uk, @penbugle

 

HOLIDAY PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Stephens Scown solicitors, stephens-scown.co.uk

Gold

The Park Cornwall, Cornwall theparkcornwall.com, @theparkcornwall

Silver

Highlands End Holiday Park, Dorset highlandsendholidaypark.co.uk, @wdlh

Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Devon ladrambay.co.uk @LadramBay

Bronze

Hendra Holiday Park, Cornwall hendra-holidays.com, @HendraHolidays

Commended

Cofton Holidays, Devon, coftonholidays.co.uk @cofton_Holidays

 

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by Simpleview, simpleviewinc.com

Gold

The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath

Silver

Marlborough College School of English & Culture, Wiltshire mcsec.co.uk @MCol_Summer

Bronze

Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves, Devon kents-cavern.co.uk @Kents_Cavern

Select South West Tours, Devon & Cornwall selectsouthwesttours.com, @selectSWtours

Commended

Dartington International Summer School & Festival, Devon dartington.org/summer-school @DartingtonArts

Jurassic Coast Guides, Dorset jurassiccoastguides.co.uk, @jurassicguides

The Babbacombe Hotel, Devon thebabbacombehotel.co.uk

Travel England Tours Ltd, travelenglandtours.com, @TetTours

 

LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Hotel Perfect, hotelperfect.co.uk

Gold

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark

Silver

St Michaels Resort, Cornwall stmichaelsresort.com, @StMichaelsHotel

Bronze

Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, Dorset harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels

Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Devon salcombe-harbour-hotel.co.uk, @SalcombeHHotel

Commended

Ellenborough Park, Gloucestershire ellenboroughpark.com @EllenboroughPk

 

LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Digital Visitor, digitalvisitor.com

Gold

The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath

Silver

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall stmichaelsmount.co.uk, @ntmichaelsmount

Bronze

National Trust Stourhead, Wiltshire nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead @ntstourhead

Trebah Garden, Cornwall trebahgarden.co.uk, @trebahgarden

Commended

Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Dorset farmerpalmers.co.uk @FarmerPalmers

The Tank Museum, Dorset  tankmuseum.org @TankMuseum

 

LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR sponsored by The Samphire Club, thesamphireclub.co.uk

Gold

Bude Canoe Experience, Cornwall budecanoeexperience.co.uk, @budecanoe

Silver

Sweet Cumin, Somerset sweetcumin.co.uk @sweetcumin

Bronze

Cornish Wine Tours, Cornwall cornishwinetours.com, @cornishwinetour

Reach Outdoors, Devon reach-outdoors.com @reach_outdoors

Commended

Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOUTH WEST TOURISM, sponsored by Bristol Airport, bristolairport.co.uk

Martin Cox

 

NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD, sponsored by Soundview, soundviewmedia.co.uk

Gold

Longstone Lodge and Café, Isles of Scilly, longstonelodge.co.uk, @longstonelodge

Silver

West Bay Discovery Centre, Dorset  westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk @WestBayDC

Bronze

Hayley’s Hut, Devon classicglamping.co.uk/glamping-site/4231/hayleys-hut @HayleysHut

The Apartment, Bath apartmentbath.com @apartmentbath_

Commended

Ekopod, Cornwall ekopod.co.uk

Treseren, Cornwall treseren.co.uk

 

PUB OF THE YEAR sponsored by Granny Gothards, grannygothards.co.uk

Gold

Three Horseshoes Pub & Kitchen, Dorset threehorseshoesburtonbradstock.co.uk  @the_horseshoes

Silver

The Waterfront Pub & Dining, Devon waterfront-plymouth.co.uk @Waterfront_plym

Bronze

The Bell Inn, Gloucestershire thebellinnselsley.com @bellinnselsley

The Pandora Inn, Cornwall pandorainn.com, @PandoraInn

Commended

The Bear and Blacksmith, Devon thebearandblacksmith.com @BearBlacksmith

The Litton, Somerset thelitton.co.uk @thelitton

 

RESTAURANT/BISTRO OF THE YEAR sponsored by Hospitality Growth, hospitality-growth.co.uk

Gold

The Dining Room – Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com/eat-drink @Whatley_Manor

Silver

Harry’s Restaurant, Devon harrysrestaurants.co.uk @HarrysExeter

Bronze

Menu Gordon Jones, Bath menugordonjones.co.uk @MenuGordonJones

The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bath olivetreebath.co.uk @olivetreebath

Commended

Great Western Restaurant at Bovey Castle, Devon boveycastle.com @BoveyCastle

The Brasserie by Lucknam Park, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark

 

SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by pkf Francis Clark, pkf-francisclark.co.uk

Gold

Glynn Barton Cottages, Cornwall glynnbarton.co.uk, @glynnbarton

North Hayne Farm Cottages, Devon northhaynefarmcottages.co.uk @NorthHayne

Silver

Holi Moli Beach Hut, Somerset dunsterbeachhut.com @DunsterBeachHut

Bronze

Greenwood Grange, Dorset greenwoodgrange.co.uk @GreenwoodGrang1

Commended

Ravendere Retreats, Devon ravendere.co.uk

Sail Lofts – St Ives Ltd, Cornwall thesaillofts.co.uk @TheSailLofts

 

SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Buckleigh Linen Services, buckleigh.co.uk

Gold

Paschoe House, Devon paschoehouse.co.uk @paschoehouse

Silver

Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com @Whatley_Manor

Bronze

Cary Arms & Spa, Devon caryarms.co.uk, @caryarms

The PIG near Bath, Bath thepighotel.com @The_Pig_Hotel

Commended
The Green House Hotel, Dorset thegreenhousehotel.co.uk @Greenhousehotel

 

SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org

Gold

Salcombe Distilling Co, Devon salcombegin.com @SalcombeGin

Silver

River Dart Country Park, Devon riverdart.co.uk @RiverDartCP

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorset shirehalldorset.org @ShireHallDorset

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath herschelmuseum.org.uk @HerschelMuseum

Commended
Camel Valley Vineyards, Cornwall camelvalley.com, @camelvalleybob

Langham Wine Estate, Dorset, langhamwine.co.uk @LanghamWinery

The Bear Trail, Devon thebeartrail.co.uk @trail_bear

 

SPA & WELLBEING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Jarrang, jarrang.com

Gold

ESPA at Lucknam Park, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LuckhamPark

Silver

Aquarias Spa at Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com/spa-wellbeing @Whatley_Manor

St Michaels Resort, Cornwall stmichaelsresort.com/spa, @stmichaelshotel

Bronze

Mellulah Therapy & Yoga Retreats, Dorset mellulah.co.uk, @mellulahyoga

Commended

Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, Dorset, harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels

Ilsington Country House Hotel and Spa, Devon ilsington.co.uk @ilsingtonhotel

 

TOURING CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Anytime Booking,  anytimebooking.co.uk

Gold

River Dart Country Park, Devon riverdart.co.uk @RiverDartCP

Silver

Coastal Valley Camp and Crafts, Cornwall coastalvalley.co.uk

South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset

Bronze

Harford Bridge Holiday Park, Devon harfordbridge.co.uk @harfordbridge

Commended

East Fleet Touring Park, Dorset, eastfleet.co.uk

Stonebridge Farm Caravan Park, Somerset stonebridgefarmcaravanpark.co.uk @stonebridge_cp

 

TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by The Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk

Gold

Bath Christmas Market, Bath bathchristmasmarket.co.uk @bathxmasmarket

Silver

Porthleven Food Festival, Cornwall porthlevenfoodfestival.com @PorthlevenFest

Bronze

Glas-Denbury Music & Arts Festival, Devon glas-denbury.co.uk @GlasdenburyFest

The Tank Museum - Tankfest, Dorset tankmuseum.org/whats-on/events/tankfest

Commended

Glastonbury Abbey Medieval Fayre, Somerset,  glastonburyabbey.com @GlastonburyAbbe and steamhorseevents.com @SHEventsLtd

The Great Estate, Cornwall, greatestatefestival.co.uk, @GreatEstateFest

 

TOURISM INNOVATION AWARD, sponsored by Club Wifi, clubwifi.co.uk

Gold

Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company – Train of Lights, Devon dsrrbchristmas.co.uk @DartmouthRR

Tanglewood Table @Tanglewood Kitchen, Isles of Scilly, tanglewoodkitchen.co.uk/tanglewoodtable, @TanglewoodKitch

Silver

Barley Wood, Somerset barleywood.org @Barley_Wood

The Lorrens Ladies Spa, Devon lorrensladiesspa.co.uk @LorrensSpa

Bronze

Yellow Buses, Dorset yellowbuses.co.uk @YellowBuses

 

VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by MiHi Digital, mihidigital.co.uk

Gold

Swanage Information Centre, Dorset visit-dorset.com/explore/towns/Swanage, @Swanage TIC

Silver

English Riviera Visitor Information Service, Devon englishriviera.co.uk @EnglishRiviera

Visit Truro Visitor Information Centre, Cornwall visittruro.org.uk @VisitTruro

Bronze

Visit Weston VIC, Somerset visit-westonsupermare.com @visitweston

Commended

Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Dorset bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @bridportTIC

Glastonbury Information Centre, Somerset glastonbury.uk

 

WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, www.clock-work.co.uk

Gold

Boconnoc, Cornwall boconnoc.com, @BoconnocEstate

Silver

Barley Wood, Somerset barleywood.org @Barley_Wood

Bronze

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark

Commended

 

Kitley House Hotel, Devon kitleyhousehotel.com @kitleyhouse

SOUTH WEST TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018/19 (in alphabetic order)

Results

Sponsored by South West Water Business, swwbusiness.co.uk, @SWWBusiness

ACCESS AND INCLUSIVITY AWARD
sponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy, purplecloudconsultancy.co.uk @PurpleCloudSW

Gold

• Otter Pool Barn, Devon, otterpoolbarn.co.uk

Silver

• The Cottage Beyond, Somerset, thecottagebeyond.co.uk, @cottagebeyond

Bronze

• The Italian Villa, Poole, the-italian-villa.co.uk, @theitalianvilla
• Wells Cathedral, Somerset, wellscathedral.org.uk, @Wellscathedral1

Highly Commended

• Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorset, shirehalldorset.org, @shirehalldorset
  
  

ACTIVE AND SPORTING EXPERIENCE AWARD
sponsored by Admedia, admedia.co.uk @AdmediaLtd

Gold

• Newquay Activity Centre, Cornwall, newquayactivitycentre.co.uk, @NewquayActivity

Silver

• Encounter Cornwall, Cornwall, encountercornwall.com, @kayakcornwall
• Liberty Trails, Devon, liberty-trails.com, @LibertyTrails

Bronze

• Adventure Segway, Cornwall, adventuresegway.com, @adventuresegway
• Polmartin Riding, Cornwall, polmartinfarm.com, @PolmartinRiding

Highly Commended

• Caveclimb.com, Somerset, caveclimb.com, @caveclimb
• Moors Valley Go Ape!, Dorset, goape.co.uk, @GoApeTribe
  
  

B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR
sponsored by The Samphire Club, thesamphireclub.co.uk @SamphireClub

Gold

• Highcliffe House, Devon, highcliffehouse.co.uk, @HighcliffExmoor

Silver

• Dorset House, Dorset, dorsethouselyme.com, @dorsethouselyme

Bronze

• Lee Byre, Devon, leebyre.com, @leebyre
• The Sandy Duck, Cornwall, thesandyduck.co.uk, @thesandyduck

Highly Commended

• Chelsea House, Cornwall, chelseahousefalmouth.com
• The Cross at Croscombe, Somerset, cross-croscombe.co.uk, @CrossCroscombe
  
  

BUSINESS TOURISM AND VENUE AWARD
sponsored by Ocean Kave, oceankave.co.uk @OceanKave

Gold

• The Italian Villa, Poole, the-italian-villa.co.uk, @theitalianvilla

Silver

• Bath's Historic Venues, Bath, bathvenues.co.uk, @bathvenues

Bronze

• Pentillie Castle & Estate, Cornwall, pentillie.co.uk, @PentillieCastle

Highly Commended

• Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, Poole, lighthousepoole.co.uk, @lighthousepoole
• Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Devon, Salcombe-harbour-hotel.co.uk, @SalcombeHHotel
• University of Bath, Bath, bath.ac.uk/groups/conferences-events, @unibathevents
  
  

CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Granny Gothards, grannygothards.co.uk @GrannyGothards

Gold

• The Cornish Vegan, Cornwall, thecornishvegan.com, @thecornishvegan

Silver

• Beechenhurst Café, Glos, beechenhurstcafe.co.uk
• Valley View Café, Devon, aunevalleymeat.co.uk, @valleyviewcafe

Bronze

• The Almshouse Tea Shop & Café, Somerset, thealmshouseteashop.co.uk, @AlmshouseThe

Highly Commended

• Duke Street Café- Newlyn, Cornwall, dukestreetcafe.co.uk, @dukestreetcafe
• St Mawgan Tea Room and Garden, Cornwall, stmawganstoresandtearoom.co.uk 
  
  

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERSTAR AWARD
sponsored by NFU Mutual, nfumutual.co.uk @NFUM

Gold

• Dougie Macandrew, Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Dorset farmerpalmers.co.uk, @FarmerPalmers

Silver

• Jenny Stoves, Bristol Zoological Society, Bristol, www.bristolzoo.org.uk, @BristolZooGdns

Highly Commended

• Helen Follett, The Folletts at Beer, Devon, thefollettsatbeer.co.uk, @FollettsAtBeer
• Siggy Kiddy & Deanna Hayes, The Park, Cornwall, theparkcornwall.com, @theparkcornwall
  
  

DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
sponsored Forthglade, forthglade.com @Forthglade

Gold

• Treworgey Cottages, Cornwall, treworgeycottages.com, @TreworgeyCotts

Silver

• Millbrook Estate, Devon, millbrookcottages.co.uk, @millbrookestate

Bronze

• South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset, southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset
• Whalesborough Holiday Cottages & Spa, Cornwall, whalesborough.co.uk, @whalesborough

Highly Commended

• UP^, Glos, wyelets.co.uk

GLAMPING & ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Booking.com, booking.com @bookingcom

Gold

• Longlands, Devon, longlandsdevon.co.uk, @longlandsdevon
• Railholiday, Cornwall, railholiday.co.uk, @Railholiday

Silver

• The Roundhouse @East Thorne - Cornwall, east-thornecornwall.co.uk, @eastthorne

Bronze

• Devon Yurt, Devon, devonyurt.co.uk, @devonyurt
• Middle Stone Farm Luxury Glamping, Somerset, middlestonefarm.com, @middlestonefarm 
• The Orchard Retreat, Devon, theorchardretreat.co.uk, @orchardretreat1

Highly Commended

• Tor View Shepherds Huts, Somerset, torviewshepherdshuts.co.uk, @BA53HB
  
  

GUIDED TOUR OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Visit Bristol, visitbristol.co.uk @VisitBristol

Gold

• Unique Devon Tours, Devon, uniquedevontours.com, @UniqueDevonTour

Silver

• Where The Wall's Bristol Street Art Tour, Bristol, wherethewall.com @wherethewall

Bronze

• Bristol Hoppers, Bristol, bristolhoppers.co.uk, @bristolhoppers

Highly Commended

• Bude Canoe Experience, Cornwall, budecanoeexperience.co.uk, @budecanoe
• Jurassic Coast Guides, Dorset, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk, @jurassicguides
• Mad Max Tours Ltd, Bath, madmaxtours.co.uk, @madmaxtours
• Select South West Tours, Cornwall & Devon selectsouthwesttours.com, @selectSWtours
  
  

HOLIDAY PARK & VILLAGE OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Hoseasons, hoseasons.co.uk @Hoseasons

Gold

• Cofton Holidays, Devon, coftonholidays.co.uk, @cofton_Holidays

Silver

• The Park, Cornwall, theparkcornwall.com, @theparkcornwall

Bronze

• Lady’s Mile Holiday Park, Devon, ladysmile.co.uk, @Ladys_Mile
• Rockley Park, Dorset, haven.com/parks/Dorset/Rockley-park

Highly Commended

• Martha's Orchard, Cornwall, marthasorchard.co.uk, @MarthasOrchard
  
  

INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Bristol Airport, bristolairport.co.uk @BristolAirport

Gold

• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, romanbaths.co.uk, @RomanBathsBath

Silver

• Liberty Trails, Devon, liberty-trails.com, @LibertyTrails
• Select South West Tours, Cornwall & Devon, selectsouthwesttours.com, @selectSWtours

Bronze

• Portland Port Ltd, Dorset, portland-port.co.uk, @portland_port

Highly Commended

• Marlborough School of English and Culture, Wiltshire, mcsec.co.uk, @Mcol_Summer
• Millfield Enterprises, Somerset, englishholidaycourses.com, @MillfieldMELHC
  
  

LARGE ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Accord Marketing, accordmarketing.com @Accordmarketing

Gold

• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, romanbaths.co.uk, @RomanBathsBath

Silver

• Aerospace Bristol, Bristol, aerospacebristol.org, @BristolAero
• Longleat, Wiltshire, longleat.co.uk, @longleat

Bronze

• Brunel's SS Great Britain, Bristol, ssgreatbritain.org, @SSGreatBritain
• The Donkey Sanctuary, Devon, thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/sidmouth, @Sidmouthdonkeys
• The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, heligan.com, @HeliganGardens

Highly Commended

• Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol, noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk, @noahs_ark_zoo 
  
  

LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Vickery Holman, vickeryholman.com @VickeryHolman

Gold

• Bovey Castle, Devon, boveycastle.com, @BoveyCastle

Silver

• No15 Great Pulteney, Bath, no15greatpulteney.co.uk, @no15gp

Bronze

• Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Dorset, harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels

Highly Commended

• Aztec Hotel & Spa, Bristol, aztechotelbristol.com, @aztechoteluk
• Carbis Bay Hotel, Spa & Estate, Cornwall, carbisbayhotel.co.uk, @CarbisBay_Hotel
  
  

LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Plymouth Gin, plymouthgin.com @PlymouthGinUK

Gold

• Rick Stein's Cookery School, Cornwall, rickstein.com/school, @RickSteinSchool

Silver

• Lulworth Outdoors, Dorset, lulworthoutdoors.com, @lulworthrangers
• West of England Falconry, Bath, westofenglandfalconry.org.uk

Bronze

• Create at the Cove, Dorset, createatthecove.com
• Where The Wall's 'Introducing Stencil Art' Spray Sessions, Bristol, wherethewall.com, @wherethewall

Highly Commended

• Ashburton Cookery School & Chef’s Academy, Devon, ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk, @AshburtonCS
• Marlborough Summer School, Wiltshire, summerschool.co.uk, @Mcol_Summer
  
  

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOUTH WEST TOURISM
sponsored by South West Tourism Alliance, swtourismalliance.org.uk @SWTourAlliance

• South West Mountain, Cliff & Cave Rescue Teams, https://youtu.be/kxkhOLqIBLU, @dartmoor_srta @DSRTplymouth and others
  
  

RESPONSIBLE ETHICAL & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD
sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com   @qualitytourism

Gold

• eat:Festivals, Somerset, eatfestivals.org, @EatFestivals

Silver

• Railholiday, Cornwall, railholiday.co.uk, @Railholiday

Bronze

• The Old Kennels, Devon, theoldkennels.co.uk, @theoldkennels
• Treworgey Cottages, Cornwall, treworgeycottages.com, @TreworgeyCotts

Highly Commended

• Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park, Cornwall, motheriveysbay.com, @Motheriveysbay
• Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol, noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk, @noahs_ark_zoo 
• Old Barn Tregonetha, Cornwall, oldbarncornwall.co.uk, @oldbarncornwall
  
  

RESTAURANT/BISTRO OF THE YEAR
sponsored by St Austell Brewery, staustellbrewery.co.uk @StAustellBrew

Gold

• Glazebrook House Hotel, Devon, glazebrookhouse.com, @glazebrookhouse

Silver

• The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bath, olivetreebath.co.uk, @olivetreebath

Bronze

• Great Western Restaurant at Bovey Castle, Devon, boveycastle.com, @BoveyCastle
• The Fish House, Cornwall, thefishhousefistral.com, @harwood_paul

Highly Commended

• The Jetty, Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Dorset, harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels
  
  

SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, clock-work.co.uk @ClockworkM

Gold

• Millbrook Estate, Devon, millbrookcottages.co.uk, @millbrookestate

Silver

• Carn Mar from Latitude50, Cornwall, latitude50.co.uk, @Latitude50_Rock
• The Chalk Barn at Buttle Farm, Wiltshire, onbuttlefarm.co.uk, @buttlefarm

Bronze

• Bidwell Farm Cottages, Devon, bidwellfarm.co.uk, @bidwellfarm

Highly Commended

• Dove House & Swallows, Dorset, dovehousedorset.co.uk 
• Middlewick Holiday Cottages, Somerset, themiddlewick.co.uk @themiddlewick 
  
  

SMALL ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org @PearComm

Gold

• Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park, Dorset, dorset-heavy-horse-centre.co.uk

Silver

• Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Wiltshire, boscombedownaviationcollection.co.uk, @bdacatoldsarum

Bronze

• Stuart Line Cruises, Devon, stuartlinecruises.co.uk, @stuartlineexm
• The New Room, Bristol, newroombristol.org.uk, @NewRoomBristol

Highly Commended

• Berkeley Castle, Glos, berkeley-castle.com, @berkeleycastle
• Bodmin Jail, Cornwall, bodminjail.org, @bodminjail1779
• Telegraph Museum Porthcurno, Cornwall, telegraphmuseum.org, @theptm
  
  

SMALL HOTEL/BOUTIQUE ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Buckleigh Linen Services, buckleigh.co.uk

Gold

• Lympstone Manor Hotel, Devon, lympstonemanor.co.uk, @Lympstone_Manor

Silver

• Glazebrook House Hotel, Devon, glazebrookhouse.com, @glazebrookhouse
• The Alexandra Hotel & Restaurant, Dorset, hotelalexandra.co.uk, @AlexandraHotel1

Bronze

• Boskerris Hotel, Cornwall, boskerrishotel.co.uk, @BoskerrisHotel
• Talland Bay Hotel, Cornwall, tallandbayhotel.co.uk, @tallandbayhotel

Highly Commended

• The Queensberry Hotel, Bath, thequeensberry.co.uk, @thequeensberry
  
  

SPA, PAMPERING & WELLBEING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Brewer and Bunney, brewerandbunney.co.uk @Brewerandbunney

Gold

• The Gainsborough Bath Spa, Bath, thegainsboroughbathspa.co.uk, @gainsbathspa

Silver

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire, lucknampark.co.uk, @lucknampark

Bronze

• C Bay Spa, Cornwall, carbisbayhotel.co.uk/html/spa.html, @CarbisBay_Hotel
• Mellulah Therapy & Yoga Retreats, Dorset, mellulah.co.uk, @mellulahyoga
  
  

TOURING CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Stephens Scown solicitors, stephens-scown.co.uk @StephensScown

Gold

• Polmanter Touring Park, Cornwall, polmanter.com, @PolmanterStIves

Silver

• Langstone Manor Holiday Park, Devon, langstonemanor.co.uk, @LangstoneManor
• South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset, southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset

Bronze

• Padstow Touring Park, Cornwall, padstowtouringpark.co.uk, @padstowcamping
• Waterrow Touring Park, Somerset, waterrowpark.co.uk, @waterrowtouring

Highly Commended

• Monkton Wyld Caravan Park, Dorset, monktonwyld.co.uk
• Stonebridge Farm Caravan Park, Somerset, stonebridgefarmcaravanpark.co.uk @stonebridge_cp
  
  

TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
sponsored by The Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk @metoffice

Gold

• Boardmasters, Cornwall, boardmasters.com, @boardmasters

Silver

• eat:Festivals, Somerset, eatfestivals.org, @EatFestivals

Bronze

• Dippy on Tour, Dorset, dorsetcountymuseum.org, @dorsetmuseum
• GlasDenbury Music & Arts Festival, Devon, glas-denbury.co.uk, @GlasdenburyFest

Highly Commended

• Bristol Harbour Festival, Bristol, bristolharbourfestival.co.uk, @bristolharbfest
• Longleat Lantern Festival, Wiltshire, longleat.co.uk, @longleat
• Porthleven Food Festival, Cornwall, porthlevenfoodfestival.com, @PorthlevenFest
  
  

TOURISM INNOVATION AWARD
sponsored by Soundview, soundviewmedia.co.uk  @Soundviewm

Gold

• Brunel's SS Great Britain, Bristol, ssgreatbritain.org, @SSGreatBritain
• Cohort Hostel, Cornwall, stayatcohort.co.uk, @cohorthostel

Silver

• Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorset, shirehalldorset.org, @shirehalldorset

Bronze

• Tree Top Escape at Millbrook Estate, Devon, treetopescape.co.uk, @treetopescape

Highly Commended

• Otter Pool Barn, Devon, otterpoolbarn.co.uk

TOURISM NEW BUSINESS AWARD
sponsored by NFU Mutual, nfumutual.co.uk @NFUM

Gold

• Cornish Wine Tours, Cornwall, cornishwinetours.com, @cornishwinetour

Silver

• Aerospace Bristol, Bristol, aerospacebristol.org, @BristolAero

Bronze

• Create at the Cove, Dorset, createatthecove.com

Highly Commended

• Locanda on the Weir, Somerset, locandaontheweir.co.uk

TOURISM PUB OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Beco Energy, becouk.com @becouk

Gold

• The Cricket Inn, Devon, thecricketinn.com, @thecricketinn

Silver

• The Pandora Inn, Cornwall, pandorainn.com, @PandoraInn

Bronze

• The Cross Keys Inn, Somerset, crosskeysinn.info,@realcrosskeys
• The Millbrook Inn, Devon, millbrookinnsouthpool.co.uk, @southpoolducks

Highly Commended

• Acorn Inn, Dorset, acorn-inn.co.uk, @Acorn_Inn
• The Waterfront Pub & Dining, Plymouth, waterfront-plymouth.co.uk, @waterfront2015
  
  

VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR
sponsored by Tourist Network, touristnetwork.co.uk @TouristNetwork

Gold

• Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centres, Devon, dartmoor.gov.uk, @dartmoornpa

Silver

• Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Dorset, bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @bridportTIC
• Woolacombe & Mortehoe Tourism Information Centre, Devon, woolacombetourism.co.uk, @WoolacombeTIC

Bronze

• Swanage Information Centre, Dorset, visit-dorset.com/explore/towns/Swanage, @SwanageTIC

Highly Commended

• Isles of Scilly Tourist Information Centre, Isles of Scilly, visitislesofscilly.com, @ScillyTIC
• Tiverton Tourist Information Service, Devon, exploretiverton.co.uk, @TIC_Tiverton

SOUTH TOURISM TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2017-18

Sponsored by South West Water Business, swwbusiness.co.uk, @SWWBusiness

Access & Inclusivity Award
Sponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy, purplecloudconsultancy.co.uk, @PurpleCloudSW

Gold

• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, romanbaths.co.uk, @RomanBathsBath

Silver

• BOD Bournemouth, Dorset, bodbournemouth.co.uk, @bodbournemouth
• Mylor Sailing School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing

Bronze

• Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Devon, exeter.gov.uk/ramm @RAMMuseum
• The Granary, Larkbeare Grange, Devon, larkbearegranary.net, @LarkbeareGrange
  
  

Active & Sporting Experience of the Year
Sponsored by Soundview, soundviewmedia.co.uk, @soundviewm

Gold

• Loose Reins, Dorset,  loosereins.co.uk, @LooseReins

Silver

• GoSkydive, Wiltshire, goskydive.com, @GoSkydiveUK
• Skern Lodge, Devon, skernlodge.co.uk, @skernlodge

Bronze

• Lanhydrock, National Trust – outdoor offer, Cornwall, nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock, @LanhydrockNT
• Newquay Activity Centre, Cornwall, newquayactivitycentre.co.uk, @NewquayActivity
• Scilly Seal Snorkelling, Isles of Scilly, scillysealsnorkelling.com, @sealsnorkelling
  
  

Artistic, Cultural & Learning Experience of the Year
Sponsored by Plymouth University School of Tourism & Hospitality, Plymouth.ac.uk, @PlymUni
 

Gold

• All Hallows Farmhouse – Cookery School, Dorset, allhallowsfarmhouse.co.uk, @cooksandmakers

Silver

• Marlborough College Summer School, Wiltshire, summerschool.co.uk, @MCol_Summer
• Rick Stein’s Cookery School, Cornwall, rickstein.com/school, @RickSteinSchool

Bronze

National Maritime Museum Cornwall – British Tattoo Art Revealed Exhibition, Cornwall, nmmc.co.uk, @thenmmc

Bed and Breakfast of the Year
Sponsored by eviivo, eviivo.com, @eviivo

Gold

• The 25 Boutique B&B, Devon, the25.uk, @The25Torquay

Silver

• Dorset House, Dorset, dorsethouselyme.com, @dorsethouselyme
• Higher Gitcombe Boutique B & B, Devon, highergitcombe.co.uk, @highergitcombe

Bronze

• Home Farm House, Dorset, homefarmhousewsg.com, @HfHwsg
• Wadebridge Bed and Breakfast, Cornwall, wadebridgebedandbreakfast.net, @wadebridgeBandB
   

Café / Tearoom of the Year
Sponsored by Source Trade Show, thesourcetradeshow.co.uk, @SourceFoodDrink

Gold

• Taste Café at Chesil Beach, Dorset, tastecafeatchesilbeach.co.uk, @TasteChesil

Silver

• Boscastle Farm Shop & Café, Cornwall, boscastlefarmshop.co.uk, @BFS2k17
• The Guardhouse Café, Devon, guardhousecafe.com, @Guardhousecafe

Bronze

• Cantina Kitchen and Bar, Devon, cantinagoodrington.co.uk,@cantinagood
• Lion Rock Tea Rooms, Somerset, lionrocktearooms.co.uk, @lionrocktearoom 
  
  

Camping & Caravanning Park of the Year
Sponsored by Stephens Scown solicitors, stephens-scown.co.uk, @StephensScown

Gold

• Polmanter Touring Park, Cornwall, polmanter.co.uk, @PolmanterStIves

Silver

• Dolbeare Park, Cornwall, dolbeare.co.uk, @dolbearepark

Bronze

• Appledore Park, Devon, appledorepark.co.uk, @appledorepark
• River Dart Country Park, Devon, riverdart.co.uk, @riverdartCP
  
  

Dog Friendly Business of the Year
Sponsored by MiHi Digital, mihidigital.co.uk, @MiHiDigital

Gold

• Salad Days, Somerset, dunsterbeachhut.com, @DunsterBeachHut

Silver

• Bulleigh Barton Manor, Devon, bulleighbartonmanor.co.uk, @BulleighBManor
• The Salty Monk, Devon, saltymonk.com, @TheSaltyMonk

Bronze

• Golden Acre Holiday Bungalows, Dorset, golden-acre.com, @GoldenAcreUK
• Mullion Cove Hotel, Cornwall, mullion-cove.co.uk, @mullioncove
• Old Lanwarnick Cottages, Cornwall, oldlanwarnick.co.uk, @listedluxury
  
  

Glamping & Alternative Accommodation of the Year
Sponsored by Booking.com, booking.com, @bookingcom

Gold

• Longlands, Devon, longlandsdevon.co.uk, @longlandsdevon

Silver

• O’Connors Campers, Devon, oconnorscampers.co.uk, @vwcamperhire

Bronze

• Dimpsey Glamping, Somerset, dimpsey.co.uk, @dimpseyuk
• Loose Reins, Dorset, loosereins.co.uk, @LooseReins
• Tor View Shepherds Huts, Somerset, torviewshepherdshuts.co.uk, @BA53HB
  
  

Guided Tour of the Year
Sponsored by VisitBristol, visitbristol.co.uk, @VisitBristol

Gold

• Adventure Segway, Cornwall, adventuresegway.com, @adventuresegway

Silver

• The Bristol Street Art Tour, Where the Wall, Bristol, wherethewall.com, @wherethewall

Bronze

• BBC Bristol Tours, Bristol, bbc.co.uk/showsandtours, @bbcshowstours
• Encounter Cornwall, Cornwall, encountercornwall.com, @kayakcornwall
  
  

Holiday Park of the Year
Sponsored by Hoseasons, hoseasons.co.uk, @hoseasons

Gold

• Gwel an Mor Resort, Cornwall, gwelanmor.com, @GwelanMorResort
• Oakdown Holiday Park, Devon, oakdown.co.uk, @OakdownHolidays

Silver

• Rockley Park, Dorset, haven.com/parks/dorset/rockley-park

Bronze

• Cofton Holidays, Devon, coftonholidays.co.uk, @Cofton_Holidays
• Pentewan Sands Holiday Park, Cornwall, pentewan.co.uk, @PentewanSands 
  
  

International Visitor Experience of the Year
Sponsored by Bristol Airport, bristolairport.co.uk, @BristolAirport

Gold

• South West Coast Path Association, South West, southwestcoastpath.org.uk, @swcoastpath
• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, romanbaths.co.uk, @RomanBathsBath

Silver

• Alison Howell’s Foot Trails, Bath & SW, foottrails.co.uk, @FootTrailsUK
• Marlborough College School of English and Culture, Wiltshire, mcsec.co.uk, @MCol_Summer

Bronze

• Select South West Tours, Devon & Cornwall, selectsouthwesttours.com, @selectSWtours
• Unique Devon Tours, Devon, uniquedevontours.com, @UniqueDevonTour
  
  

Large Attraction of the Year
Sponsored by Take One Media, takeonemedia.co.uk, @TOMLeaflets

Gold

• Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Dorset, moors-valley.co.uk, @moorsvalley

Silver

• Hestercombe Gardens Trust, Somerset, hestercombe.com, @HestercombeGdns
• Wells Cathedral, Somerset, wellscathedral.org.uk, @WellsCathedral1

Bronze

• Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Devon, exeter.gov.uk/ramm, @RAMMuseum
• Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, english-heritage.org.uk/tintagel, @EHTintagel

Large Hotel of the Year
Sponsored by Vickery Holman, vickeryholman.com

Gold

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire, lucknampark.co.uk, @lucknampark

Silver

• Bovey Castle, Devon, boveycastle.com, @BoveyCastle
• Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Devon, salcombe-harbour-hotel.co.uk, @SalcombeHHotel

Bronze

• Carbis Bay Hotel, Spa and Estate, Cornwall, carbisbayhotel.co.uk, @CarbisBay_Hotel
• Ellenborough Park Hotel, Gloucestershire, ellenboroughpark.com, @EllenboroughPk
  
  

Outstanding Contribution to Tourism
Sponsored by South West Tourism Alliance, swtourismalliance.org.uk, @SWTourAlliance  & Devon & Cornwall Business Council, dcbc.co.uk, @DCBC_voice

• South West Protected Landscapes
  
  

Outstanding Contribution to Tourism
Sponsored by South West Tourism Alliance, swtourismalliance.org.uk, @SWTourAlliance & South West Water Business, swwbusiness.co.uk, @SWWBusiness

• Neil Warren
  
  

Outstanding Customer Service Award
Sponsored by Hospitality Assured, hospitalityassured.com, @HospAssured

Gold

• Front of House Team, The Headland Hotel & Spa, Cornwall, headlandhotel.co.uk, @headlandhotel
• Katie Davies, Moors Valley Country Park & Forest, Dorset, moors-valley.co.uk, @moorsvalley
  
  

Restaurant / Bistro of the Year
Sponsored by St Austell Brewery, staustellbrewery.co.uk, @StAustellBrew

Gold

• The Elephant Restaurant, Devon, elephantrestaurant.co.uk, @elephantrest

Silver

• Restaurant Hywel Jones by Lucknam Park, Wiltshire, lucknampark.co.uk, @RestaurantHJ
• The Fish House, Cornwall, thefishhousefistral.com, @harwood_paul

Bronze

• Guildhall Tavern, Dorset, guildhalltavern.co.uk, @GuildhallTav
• Menu Gordon Jones, Bath, menugordonjones.co.uk, @MenuGordonJones
• The Star Castle Restaurant, Isles of Scilly, star-castle.co.uk, @starcastlehotel
  
  

Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year
Sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, clock-work.co.uk, @ClockworkM

Gold

• Westward Living, Devon, westwardliving.co.uk, @Westwardliving

Silver

• Mullion Cove Luxury Harbour Apartments, Cornwall, mullion-cove.co.uk, @mullioncove

Bronze

• Aish Cross Holiday Cottages, Devon, aishcross.co.uk, @AishHoli
• Lavender Hill Holidays, Somerset, lavenderhillholidays.co.uk, @LavenderHillHol
  
  

Self Catering Holiday Property of the Year
Sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com, @qualitytourism

Gold

• Old Barn Tregonetha, Cornwall, oldbarncornwall.co.uk, @oldbarncornwall

Silver

• Salad Days, Somerset, dunsterbeachhut.com, @DunsterBeachHut

Bronze

• Oversteps House, Devon, coastandcountry.co.uk/cottage-details/overhs,@CandCC
• The Milkshed, Devon, themilkshed-devon.com, @Milkshed_Devon
  
  

Small Attraction of the Year
Sponsored by Customerwise, customerwise.co.uk, @CustomerwiseUK

Gold

• Screech Owl Sanctuary, Cornwall, screechowlsanctuary.co.uk, @ScreechOwlSanct

Silver

• Plymouth Gin, Devon, plymouthdistillery.com, @PlymouthGinUK
• The Town Mill, Dorset, townmill.org.uk, @TownMill1

Bronze

• American Museum in Britain, Bath, americanmuseum.org, @Americanmuseum
• Corinium Museum, Gloucestershire, coriniummuseum.org, @CoriniumMuseum
  
  

Small /Boutique Hotel of the Year
Sponsored by Buckleigh Linen Services, buckleigh.co.uk

Gold

• Hell Bay Hotel, Isles of Scilly, hellbay.co.uk, @HellBayHotel

Silver

• Green House Hotel, Dorset, thegreenhousehotel.co.uk, @Greenhousehotel
• The Grange at Oborne, Dorset, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne

Bronze

• Cary Arms & Spa, Devon, caryarms.co.uk, @caryarms
  
  

Spa and Wellbeing Experience of the Year
Sponsored by Brewer & Bunney, brewerandbunney.co.uk, @Brewerand Bunney

Gold

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire, lucknampark.co.uk, @lucknampark

Silver

• C Bay Spa, Cornwall, carbisbayhotel.co.uk/c-bay-spa, @CarbisBay_Hotel
• Mellulah Therapy & Yoga Retreats, Dorset, mellulah.co.uk, @Sairalou01

Bronze

• Cary Arms & Spa, Devon, caryarms.co.uk, @caryarms
• Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Devon, salcombe-harbour-hotel.co.uk, @SalcombeHHotel
  
  

Sustainable Tourism Award
Sponsored by NFU Mutual, nfumutual.co.uk, @nfum

Gold

• Wild Futures, The Monkey Sanctuary, Cornwall, monkeysanctuary.org, @wildfutures

Silver

• Millbrook Estate, Devon, millbrookcottages.co.uk, @millbrookestate
• Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol, noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk, @Noahs_Ark_Zoo

Bronze

• Old Barn Tregonetha, Cornwall, oldbarncornwall.co.uk, @oldbarncornwall
• River Dart Country Park, Devon, riverdart.co.uk, @riverdartCP
  
  

Tourism Event / Festival of the Year
Sponsored by The Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk, @metoffice

Gold

• The Contemporary Craft Festival, Devon, craftsatboveytracey.co.uk, @craftfestival

Silver

• Eat:Festivals, Somerset, eatfestivals.org, @eatfestivals
• Sherborne Abbey Festival, Dorset, sherborneabbeyfestival.org, @abbeyfestival

Bronze

• Glas-Denbury Music & Arts Festival, Devon, glas-denbury.co.uk, @GlasdenburyFest
• Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival, Dorset, dorsetseafood.co.uk, @DorsetSeafood
  
  

Tourism Pub of the Year
Sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com, @qualitytourism

Gold

• The Swan Bampton, Devon, theswan.co, @theswanbampton

Silver

• Acorn Inn, Dorset, acorn-inn.co.uk, @Acorn_Inn
• Pandora Inn, Cornwall, pandorainn.com, @PandoraInn

Bronze

• The Gurnard’s Head, Cornwall, gurnardshead.co.uk, @gurnardshead
• The Luttrell Arms Hotel, Somerset, luttrellarms.co.uk, @luttrellarms
  
  

Venue & Business Tourism Award
Sponsored by Plymouth Gin, plymouthgin.com, @PlymouthginUk

Gold

• Carbis Bay Hotel, Spa and Estate, Cornwall, carbisbayhotel.co.uk, @CarbisBay_Hotel

Silver

• Deer Park Country Hotel, Devon, deerpark.co.uk, @deerparkhotel
• The Italian Villa, Dorset, the-italian-villa.co.uk, @theitalianvilla

Bronze

• RHS Rosemoor, Devon, rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor, @RHS_Rosemoor
• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, romanbaths.co.uk, @RomanBathsBath
  
  

Visitor Information Service of the Year
Sponsored by Tourist Network, touristnetwork.co.uk, @TouristNetwork

Gold

• Swanage Information Centre, Dorset, visit-dorset.com/explore/towns/swanage, @swanagetic

Silver

• Kingsbridge Information Centre, Devon, hellokingsbridge.co.uk, @kingsbridgeinfo
• Visit Truro, Cornwall, visittruro.org.uk, @VisitTruro

Bronze

• Bude Tourist Information Centre, Cornwall, visitbude.info, @VisitBude
• Plymouth Information Centre, Devon, visitplymouth.co.uk, @VisitPlymouth
  
  

Winner of Winners
Sponsored by GWR, gwr.com, @GWRHelp

• The Contemporary Craft Festival, Devon, craftsatboveytracey.co.uk, @craftfestival

2016/17 SOUTH WEST TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS
IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOUTH WEST WATER BUSINESS SERVICES www.swwbusiness.co.uk

WINNERS

Access & Inclusivity Award
Sponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy  www.purplecloudconsultancy.co.uk

Gold

• Eden Project, Cornwall, www.edenproject.com
• Mylor Sailing School, Cornwall, www.mylorsailingschool.co.uk

Silver

• Kernock Cottages, Cornwall, www.kernockcottages.com
• Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Devon, www.thelmahulbert.com

Bronze

• At-Bristol Science Centre, Bristol, www.at-bristol.org.uk
• Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Dorset, www.moors-valley.co.uk

 

Active & Sporting Experience Award
Sponsored by Soundview  www.soundviewmedia.co.uk

Gold

• GoSkydive, Wiltshire, www.goskydive.com

Silver

• Newquay Activity Centre, Cornwall, www.newquayactivitycentre.co.uk
• SUP Bristol, Bristol, www.supbristol.com

Bronze

• Go Ape Haldon, Devon, www.goape.co.uk/haldon
• Kernow Adventure Park, Cornwall, www.kernowadventurepark.com
• Reach Outdoors Ltd, Devon, www.reach-outdoors.com

 

Artistic, Cultural & Learning Experience
Sponsored by Plymouth University School of Tourism & Hospitality www.plymouth.ac.uk

Gold

• The Lodge, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, www.thelodgebristolzoo.org.uk
• The Old Kennels, Devon, www.theoldkennels.co.uk

Silver

• Plymouth Gin, Devon, www.plymouthgin.com
• Rick Stein's Cookery School, Cornwall, www.rickstein.com/school
• Seaton Tramway, Devon, www.tram.co.uk
• Virtual Jet Centre, Devon, www.virtualjetcentre.co.uk

Bed & Breakfast of the Year
Sponsored by Lloyds Cardnet  www.lloydsbankcardnet.com

Gold

• Kaywana Hall, Devon, www.kaywanahall.co.uk
• The 25 Boutique B & B, Devon, www.the25.uk

Silver

• Dorset House, Dorset, www.dorsethouselyme.com
• Roundhouse Barn Holidays, Cornwall, www.roundhousebarnholidays.co.uk

Bronze

• Higher Gitcombe Boutique Bed and Breakfast, Devon, www.highergitcombe.co.uk
• Wadebridge Bed and Breakfast, Cornwall, www.wadebridgebedandbreakfast.net

 

Café & Tearoom of the Year
Sponsored by The Source Trade Show  www.thesourcetradeshow.co.uk

Gold

• Cox and Baloney Tearooms & Bar, Bristol, www.coxandbaloneytearooms.com

Silver

• Home Farm Café, Devon, www.homefarmcafe.co.uk
• Taste Brasserie, Dorset, www.tastebrasserie.co.uk
• The Waymarker, Cornwall, www.thewaymarker.co.uk

Bronze

• Symondsbury Kitchen, Dorset, www.symondsburykitchen.com

 

Camping & Caravanning Park of the Year
Sponsored by Stephens Scown solicitors www.stephens-scown.co.uk

Gold

• Trethem Mill Touring Park, Cornwall, www.trethem.com

Silver

• Crealy Meadows Caravan and Camping Park , Devon, www.crealymeadows.co.uk
• Hendra Holiday Park, Cornwall, www.hendra-holidays.com
• Wareham Forest Tourist Park, Dorset, www.warehamforest.co.uk

Bronze

• South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset, www.southlytchettmanor.co.uk
• Waterrow Touring Park, Somerset, www.waterrowpark.co.uk

 

Dog Friendly Business of the Year
Sponsored by Clockwork Marketing  www.clockworkhospitality.co.uk

Gold

• Deer Park Country House Hotel, Devon, www.deerpark.co.uk
• Kernock Cottages, Cornwall, www.kernockcottages.com

Silver

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire, www.lucknampark.co.uk

Bronze

• Bed & Basket, Cornwall, www.bedandbasket.co.uk
• Cary Arms, Devon, www.caryarms.co.uk
• Karma St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, www.karmastmartins.com

 

Glamping Business of the Year
Sponsored by Booking.com  www.booking.com

Gold

• Longlands, Devon, www.longlandsdevon.co.uk

Silver

• Dimpsey Glamping, Somerset, www.dimpsey.co.uk
• The Orchard Retreat, Devon, www.theorchardretreat.co.uk

Bronze

• Crafty Camping, Dorset, www.mallinson.co.uk
• Yurts Cornwall, Cornwall, www.yurtscornwall.com

 

Holiday Park & Village of the Year
Sponsored by Hoseasons  www.hoseasons.co.uk

Gold

• Darwin Beach Cove Ltd, Devon, www.beachcoveretreat.co.uk
• Hendra Holiday Park, Cornwall, www.hendra-holidays.com

Silver

• Hele Valley Holiday Park, Devon, www.helevalley.co.uk
• Pentewan Sands Holiday Park, Cornwall, www.pentewan.co.uk

Bronze

• Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Devon, www.ladrambay.co.uk

Hotel of the Year
Sponsored by Vickery Holman  www.vickeryholman.com

Gold

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire, www.lucknampark.co.uk
• The Manor House Hotel & Golf club, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, www.exclusive.co.uk/the-manor-house

Silver

• Bovey Castle, Devon, www.boveycastle.com
• Hell Bay Hotel, Isles of Scilly, www.hellbay.co.uk
• The Bristol, Bristol, www.doylecollection.com/bristol

Bronze

• Aztec Hotel & Spa, Bristol, www.aztechotelbristol.com
• Hilton Bournemouth, Dorset, www.bournemouth.hilton.com

 

International Visitor Experience of the Year
Sponsored by Bristol Airport  www.bristolairport.co.uk

Gold

• Trebah Garden, Cornwall, www.trebah-garden.co.uk

Silver

• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, www.romanbaths.co.uk
• Unique Devon Tours, Devon, www.uniquedevontours.com

Bronze

• Mazzard Farm Holiday Cottages, Devon, www.mazzardfarm.com

Large Attraction of the Year
Sponsored by Take One Media  www.takeonemedia.co.uk

Gold

• The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath, www.romanbaths.co.uk

Silver

• Lanhydrock, National Trust, Cornwall, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock
• National Trust - Tyntesfield, Bristol, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield
• South Devon Railway, Devon, www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
• Stonehenge, English Heritage, Wiltshire, www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge
• The Milky Way Adventure Park, Devon, www.themilkyway.co.uk

 

Restaurant/Bistro of the Year
Sponsored by Fourth  www.fourth.com

Gold

• The Coach House by Michael Caines, Devon, www.kentisburygrange.com

Silver

• The Coleridge Restaurant, Somerset, www.coleridgerestaurant.co.uk
• The Dining Room restaurant, Cornwall, www.thediningroomrock.co.uk

Bronze

• Eastbury Hotel, Dorset, www.theeastburyhotel.co.uk
• Gidleigh Park, Devon, www.gidleigh.co.uk
• The Dorset Burger Company, Dorset, www.thedorsetburgercompany.co.uk
• The Scarlet Restaurant , Cornwall, www.scarlethotel.co.uk

 

Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year
Sponsored by Quality in Tourism  www.qualityintourism.com

Gold

• Greenwood Grange, Dorset, www.greenwoodgrange.co.uk
• Southview Lodges, Devon, www.southviewlodges.co.uk

Silver

• The Headland Hotel & Spa, Cornwall, www.headlandhotel.co.uk

Bronze

• Carbis Bay Hotel Cottages, Cornwall, www.carbisbayhotel.co.uk
• Highbullen Hotel Golf & Country Club, Devon, www.highbullen.co.uk
• Symondsbury Estate, Dorset, www.symondsburyestate.co.uk

 

Self Catering Property of the Year
Sponsored by RedwellGB www.redwellgb.co.uk

Gold

• The Old Barn Tregonetha, Cornwall, www.oldbarncornwall.co.uk

Silver

• Cosawes Barton, Cornwall, www.cosawesbarton.co.uk
• Teania, St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, www.teania.com
• The Granary, Larkbeare Grange, Devon, www.larkbeare.net

Bronze

• The Cottage Beyond, Somerset, www.thecottagebeyond.co.uk
• The Milkshed, Devon, www.themilkshed-devon.com

 

Small Attraction of the Year
Sponsored by Shopper Anonymous www.shopperanonymous.co.uk 

Gold

• Screech Owl Sanctuary, Cornwall, www.screechowlsanctuary.co.uk

Silver

• Canonteign Falls, Devon, www.canonteignfalls.co.uk
• Hestercombe Gardens, Somerset, www.hestercombe.com
• The National Lobster Hatchery, Cornwall, www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk

Bronze

• Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Dorset, www.russellcotes.com
• The Town Mill, Dorset, www.townmill.org.uk

 

Small Hotel / Boutique Accommodation of the Year
Sponsored by Buckleigh Linen Services www.buckleigh.co.uk

Gold

• Glazebrook House Hotel, Devon, www.glazebrookhouse.com
• Kentisbury Grange, Devon, www.kentisburygrange.com

Silver

• Lewtrenchard Manor, Devon, www.lewtrenchard.co.uk
• Trevose Harbour House, Cornwall, www.trevosehouse.co.uk

Bronze

• Dunkery Beacon Country House, Somerset, www.dunkerybeaconaccommodation.co.uk
• The Kings Arms, Dorset, www.thekings-christchurch.co.uk

Spa & Wellbeing Experience Award
Sponsored by Brewer and Bunney  www.brewerandbunney.co.uk

Gold

• Ilsington Country House Hotel & Spa, Devon, www.ilsington.co.uk

Silver

• Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire, www.lucknampark.co.uk

Bronze

• C Bay Spa, Cornwall, www.carbisbayhotel.co.uk

 

Sustainable Tourism Award
Sponsored by Nu-Heat  www.nu-heat.co.uk

Gold

• National Marine Aquarium, Devon, www.national-aquarium.co.uk

Silver

• Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Somerset, www.millonthebrue.co.uk

Bronze

• Hendra Holiday Park, Cornwall, www.hendra-holidays.com
• Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Dorset, www.moors-valley.co.uk
• Wild Futures' Monkey Sanctuary, Cornwall, www.monkeysanctuary.org

 

Tourism Event & Festival of the Year
Sponsored by Cosmic  www.cosmic.org.uk

Gold

• Plymouth Armed Forces Day, Devon, www.plymoutharmedforcesday.co.uk
• Shaun in the City Sculpture Trail, Bristol, www.grandappeal.org.uk

Silver

• Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, Somerset, www.bridgwatercarnival.org.uk
• Tankfest, The Tank Museum, Dorset, www.tankmuseum.org
• Looe Music Festival, Cornwall, www.looemusic.co.uk

Bronze

• Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, Wiltshire, www.salisburyfestival.co.uk

Tourism Pub of the Year
Sponsored by A Head for PR  www.aheadforpr.co.uk

Gold

• The Millbrook Inn, Devon, www.millbrookinnsouthpool.co.uk
• The Rising Sun, Cornwall, www.risingsuntruro.co.uk

Silver

• The Gurnard's Head, Cornwall, www.gurnardshead.co.uk
• The White Hart, Somerset, www.whitehartsomerton.com

Bronze

• The Anchor Inn, Dorset, www.theanchorinnseatown.co.uk
• The Pandora Inn, Cornwall, www.pandorainn.com

 

Tourist Information Service of the Year
Sponsored by Tourist Network  www.touristnetwork.co.uk

Gold

• Gloucester Tourist Information Centre, Gloucestershire, www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk

Silver

• Bodmin Information Centre, Cornwall, www.bodminlive.com
• Bude TIC, Cornwall, www.visitbude.info

Bronze

• Discover Purbeck Information Centre, Dorset, www.visitswanageandpurbeck.co.uk
• Taunton Visitor Centre, Somerset, www.visitsomerset.co.uk/taunton

 

Unsung Hero Award
Sponsored by The Met Office  www.metoffice.gov.uk

Gold

• Brenden Howard at The Grove Hotel, Dorset, www.thegrovebournemouth.co.uk
• David Croft, Cornwall, www.davidcroft.info

Venue & Business Tourism Award
Sponsored by Plymouth Gin  www.plymouthgin.com

Gold

• The Bristol, Bristol, www.doylecollection.com/bristol

Silver

• Event Exeter at the University of Exeter, Devon, www.eventexeter.com
• Pentillie Castle & Estate, Cornwall, www.pentillie.co.uk

Bronze

• Carbis Bay Hotel, Spa & Estate, Cornwall, www.carbisbayhotel.co.uk
• Symondsbury Estate, Dorset, www.symondsburyestate.co.uk
• The Italian Villa, Dorset, www.the-italian-villa.co.uk

 

Outstanding Contribution to Tourism
Sponsored by the South West Tourism Alliance  www.swtourismalliance.org.uk 

• Graham Grose, Owner, Thurlestone Hotel, Devon
• Harry Murray MBE, Chairman Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire
• Robin Barker, Services for Tourism Ltd
  
  

Winner of Winners
Sponsored by Great Western Railway  www.gwr.com

• Gloucester Tourist Information Centre, Gloucestershire, www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk