England Awards for Excellence 2009

Find out the best places to visit and stay in England

EnjoyEngland Awards for Excellence 2009

2009 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence. Promoting the best places to visit and stay in England from large hotels to small B&Bs, attractions large and small, all the winners showcase the very highest standards of customer service and product.  They really have gone the extra mile to provide a memorable experience.

And the winners are...

Below is a list of all the entries under each category. Find out the nominees, the national finalists and the winner of each category!

The headline sponsor for 2009 was The Caravan Club (www.caravanclub.co.uk/).

 

 


 

 

Access for All Award

Relax at Elms Farm Cottages and enjoy the peaceful Lincolnshire Countryside.

Tourist attractions and accommodation that go the extra mile to ensure their facilities are accessible to all.

Bed and Breakfast/Guest Accommodation

Luxury Bed and Breakfast on the outskirts of the city.

Bed & Breakfasts including farmhouses, inns and guesthouses offering a high standard of accommodation.

Best Tourism Experience

Recently re-built, Southwold Pier is a modern, fun place to be fort all the family - simply a breath of fresh air.

Tourism businesses that provides an innovative customer experience within the tourism industry and evidence of success.

Best Website of the Year

A visit to Colchester Zoo gives you the amazing opportunity to feed elephants or giraffes yourself!

Tourism business with well designed and customer centric websites that can demonstrate proven success.

Business Tourism Award

imago offers outstanding quality meeting venues, accommodation, delicious food and the most extensive sport and leisure facilities in the UK.

Quality tourism businesses aimed at the corporate sector such as event and exhibition venues.

Caravan Holiday Park of the Year

Just relax and enjoy nature at its best.

Caravan parks that have boosted business by making the most of their distinctive appeal.

Hotel of the Year

York’s leading hotel. A contemporary style interior and without doubt, the finest location of any in the city walls. Superb local and seasonal menus in the D.C.H, the restaurant has earned has earned 2 AA Rosettes.

Hotels with a VisitBritain Gold or Silver Award or equivalent grade and accolade as offered by the AA.

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

The Children are having a whale of a time on the adventure playground, Granny is enjoying a cup of tea and a slice of cake, gazing at the parterre and  Capibility Brown Landscape, while Mum and Dad gaze at the Grand Master art on the State Floor of the house.  Uncle John is exploring the Himalayan Garden down by the lake.  All are looking forward to the open air theatre in front of the House this evening.

Large visitor attractions that go that extra mile to ensure their visitors have a really enjoyable experience.

Outstanding Customer Service Award

Overlooking the river Loddon, the Best Western Reading Moat House successfully combines the individual elegance of a modern hotel with the charm of a once productive 19th century mill house.  This beautifully situated 4 star hotel is the ideal venue for business and leisure.

Owners, managers and staff within tourism businesses that have achieved an outstanding level of customer service.

Self Catering Holiday of the Year

With rural views, walled gardens, orchard, moat and extensive lawns, Caswell House provides luxurious, spacious accommodation in The Coach House and Granary.  They have been refurbished to an excellent standard, retaining all the original rural, historic charm. An ideal relaxing retreat, giving that special feeling of warmth, comfort and country-house living.

Self-catering establishments or serviced apartments that make the most of their distinctive appeal.

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

Explore the Gardens, climb the Castle Tower and admire the vistas.

Small visitor attractions that go the extra mile in ensuring you have a great time when you visit.

Sustainable Tourism Award

Holiday Heaven in the Golden Valley.

Business that have made an extra special effort to ensure your trip is sustainable.

Taste of England Award

18th century country inn serving seasonal food with East Riding accent, regional real ales and bespoke wine list.

Establishments that work hard to ensure your food and drink experience is one you you won't forget in a hurry.

Tourist Information Service of the Year

From the top of the tallest cathredral spire in Yorkshire down 140 metres below ground at the National Coal Mining Musuem, the experts at Wakefield Tourist Information Centre have everything you need to help you experience Wakefield.

Tourist Information Centres that have gone to extra lengths to ensure visitors get the most out of their stay.

Large Hotel of the Year

The MacDonald Compleat Angler

Aimed at all hotels and townhouses over 35 bedrooms, with a VisitBritain Star rating and a Gold or Silver Award or the equivalent grade and accolade as offered by the AA.

For further information on the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence or for details of how to enter the 2010 awards please contact:

Anna Adrien
Enjoy England Awards for Excellence
VisitBritain
Thames Tower
Black’s Road
London W6 9EL
E: anna.adrien@visitbritain.org

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