2019/20 FINALISTS & 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
Finalists
- Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve, Dorset, durlston.co.uk @DurlstonCP
- Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing
- North Hayne Farm Cottages, Devon northhaynefarmcottages.co.uk @NorthHayne
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath
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
Finalists
- Go Skydive, Wiltshire goskydive.com @GoSkydiveUK
- Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Somerset millonthebrue.co.uk @millonthebrue
- Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing
- Wild Wookey, Somerset wildwookey.co.uk, @wildwookey
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
Finalists
- Pentillie Castle & Estate, Cornwall, pentillie.co.uk, @PentillieCastle
- The 25 Boutique B&B, Devon the25.uk @The25Torquay
- Trevose Harbour House, Cornwall trevosehouse.co.uk, @TREVOSEHOUSE
- 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
Finalists
- Assembly Rooms, Bath bathvenues.co.uk/venues/assembly-rooms @bathvenues
- Event Exeter, Devon event.exeter.ac.uk @eventexeter
- Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
- The Headland Cornwall, Cornwall headlandhotel.co.uk, @HeadlandHotel
CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR sponsored by Owens Coffee, owenscoffee.com
Finalists
- Boscastle Farmshop & Café, Cornwall boscastlefarmshop.co.uk, @ BFS2K18
- St Mawgan Tea Room and Garden, Cornwall stmawganvillagestores.co.uk
- The Gallery Café, Dorset gallerycafe.uk
- Yellow Bicycle Café, Dorset facebook.com/yellowbicyclecafe @yellowbicycle1
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
- Winner will be announced on the night
DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
Finalists
- Holi Moli Beach Hut, Somerset dunsterbeachhut.com @DunsterBeachHut
- Teacup Tearoom, Cornwall teacuptearoom.com, @teacup_tearoom
- Woodland Cottages, Devon woodlandcottages.org.uk @woodlands_devon
- 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
Finalists
- Bagwell Farm Touring Park, Dorset bagwellfarm.co.uk, @bagwellfarm
- Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Somerset millonthebrue.co.uk @millonthebrue
- River Dart Country Park, Devon riverdart.co.uk @RiverDartCP
- 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
Finalists
- The Cadeleigh Arms, Devon thecadeleigharms.com @CadeleighArms
- The Grove Arms, Dorset grovearms-ludwell.co.uk @TheGroveArms
- The Halzephron Inn, Cornwall halzephron-inn.co.uk, @InnHalzephron
- The Wheatsheaf, Bath wheatsheafcombehay.com @Wheatsheaf_Bath
GLAMPING BUSINESS & ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Booking.com, booking.com
Finalists
- Devon Dens, Devon devondens.co.uk @woodlanddens
- Devon Yurt, Devon devonyurt.co.uk @devonyurt
- Esme’s Escape – Luxury Shepherd’s Hut, Somerset esmes-escape.co.uk
- Stocklinch Shepherds Hut, Somerset stocklinchshepherdshut.co.uk
- The Treehouses, Somerset treehouseholidays.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
Finalists
- Hendra Holiday Park, Cornwall hendra-holidays.com, @HendraHolidays
- Highlands End Holiday Park, Dorset highlandsendholidaypark.co.uk, @wdlh
- Ladram Bay Holiday Park, Devon ladrambay.co.uk @LadramBay
- The Park Cornwall, Cornwall theparkcornwall.com, @theparkcornwall
Commended
- Cofton Holidays, Devon, coftonholidays.co.uk @cofton_Holidays
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by Simpleview, simpleviewinc.com
Finalists
- Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves, Devon kents-cavern.co.uk @Kents_Cavern
- Marlborough College School of English & Culture, Wiltshire mcsec.co.uk @MCol_Summer
- Select South West Tours, Devon & Cornwall selectsouthwesttours.com, @selectSWtours
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath
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
Finalists
- Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Dorset harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels
- Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
- Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa, Devon salcombe-harbour-hotel.co.uk, @SalcombeHHotel
- St Michaels Resort, Cornwall stmichaelsresort.com, @StMichaelsHotel
Commended
- Ellenborough Park, Gloucestershire ellenboroughpark.com @EllenboroughPk
LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Digital Visitor, digitalvisitor.com
Finalists
- National Trust Stourhead, Wiltshire nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead @ntstourhead
- St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall stmichaelsmount.co.uk, @ntmichaelsmount
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath
- 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
Finalists
- Bude Canoe Experience, Cornwall budecanoeexperience.co.uk, @budecanoe
- Cornish Wine Tours, Cornwall cornishwinetours.com, @cornishwinetour
- Reach Outdoors, Devon reach-outdoors.com @reach_outdoors
- Sweet Cumin, Somerset sweetcumin.co.uk @sweetcumin
Commended
- Mylor Sailing and Powerboat School, Cornwall, mylorsailingschool.co.uk, @mylorsailing
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOUTH WEST TOURISM, sponsored by Bristol Airport bristolairport.co.uk
- Will be announced on the night
NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD, sponsored by Soundview, soundviewmedia.co.uk
Finalists
- Hayley’s Hut, Devon classicglamping.co.uk/glamping-site/4231/hayleys-hut @HayleysHut
- Longstone Lodge and Café, Isles of Scilly, longstonelodge.co.uk, @longstonelodge
- The Apartment, Bath apartmentbath.com @apartmentbath_
- West Bay Discovery Centre, Dorset westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk @WestBayDC
Commended
- Ekopod, Cornwall ekopod.co.uk
- Treseren, Cornwall treseren.co.uk
PUB OF THE YEAR sponsored by Granny Gothards, grannygothards.co.uk
Finalists
- The Bell Inn, Gloucestershire thebellinnselsley.com @bellinnselsley
- The Pandora Inn, Cornwall pandorainn.com, @PandoraInn
- The Waterfront Pub & Dining, Devon waterfront-plymouth.co.uk @Waterfront_plym
- Three Horseshoes Pub & Kitchen, Dorset threehorseshoesburtonbradstock.co.uk @the_horseshoes
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
Finalists
- Harry’s Restaurant, Devon harrysrestaurants.co.uk @HarrysExeter
- Menu Gordon Jones, Bath menugordonjones.co.uk @MenuGordonJones
- The Dining Room – Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com/eat-drink @Whatley_Manor
- 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
Finalists
- Glynn Barton Cottages, Cornwall glynnbarton.co.uk, @glynnbarton
- Greenwood Grange, Dorset greenwoodgrange.co.uk @GreenwoodGrang1
- Holi Moli Beach Hut, Somerset dunsterbeachhut.com @DunsterBeachHut
- North Hayne Farm Cottages, Devon northhaynefarmcottages.co.uk @NorthHayne
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
Finalists
- Cary Arms & Spa, Devon caryarms.co.uk, @caryarms
- Paschoe House, Devon paschoehouse.co.uk @paschoehouse
- The PIG near Bath, Bath thepighotel.com @The_Pig_Hotel
- Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com @Whatley_Manor
Commended
- The Green House Hotel, Dorset thegreenhousehotel.co.uk @Greenhousehotel
SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org
Finalists
- River Dart Country Park, Devon riverdart.co.uk @RiverDartCP
- Salcombe Distilling Co, Devon salcombegin.com @SalcombeGin
- 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
Finalists
- Aquarias Spa at Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa, Wiltshire whatleymanor.com/spa-wellbeing @Whatley_Manor
- ESPA at Lucknam Park, Wiltshire lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
- Mellulah Therapy & Yoga Retreats, Dorset mellulah.co.uk, @mellulahyoga
- St Michaels Resort, Cornwall stmichaelsresort.com/spa, @stmichaelshotel
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
Finalists
- Coastal Valley Camp and Crafts, Cornwall coastalvalley.co.uk
- Harford Bridge Holiday Park, Devon harfordbridge.co.uk @harfordbridge
- River Dart Country Park, Devon riverdart.co.uk @RiverDartCP
- South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset
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
Finalists
- Bath Christmas Market, Bath bathchristmasmarket.co.uk @bathxmasmarket
- Glas-Denbury Music & Arts Festival, Devon glas-denbury.co.uk @GlasdenburyFest
- Porthleven Food Festival, Cornwall porthlevenfoodfestival.com, @PorthlevenFest
- 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
Finalists
- Barley Wood, Somerset barleywood.org @Barley_Wood
- 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
- The Lorrens Ladies Spa, Devon lorrensladiesspa.co.uk @LorrensSpa
- Yellow Buses, Dorset yellowbuses.co.uk @YellowBuses
VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by MiHi Digital, mihidigital.co.uk
Finalists
- English Riviera Visitor Information Service, Devon englishriviera.co.uk @EnglishRiviera
- Swanage Information Centre, Dorset visit-dorset.com/explore/towns/Swanage, @Swanage TIC
- Visit Truro Visitor Information Centre, Cornwall visittruro.org.uk @VisitTruro
- 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
Finalists
- Barley Wood, Somerset barleywood.org @Barley_Wood
- Boconnoc, Cornwall boconnoc.com, @BoconnocEstate
- 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 bySouth 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, donkeysanctuary.org.uk/visit-us/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
