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