Best holiday parks, hotels and pubs in England 2025 revealed – with soft play, safari lodges and floating pods
VISITENGLAND has revealed the best holiday parks as well as hotels and pubs across the UK for 2025.
Polmanter Holiday Park in St Ives has won 'Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year'.
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Polmanter Holiday Park won Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year
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Inside is soft play, games room, and kids' areas
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Run by the Osbornes for over fifty years, the campsite in Halsetown is just a three-minute drive to the middle of
One of the reasons for its popularity is the many on-site activities, from golf on the putting green to tennis on the all-weather tennis
courts
, a football pitch and plenty of walking routes.
For any keen walkers, you can pick up the famous Salt Path (South West Coast Path) from St Ives, or towards Zennor.
There's also a heated outdoor swimming
pool
open from May until mid-September.
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The 20m long
pool
has the room for serious swimmers, as well as a shallow end to splash about. On the banks are plenty of sun loungers to laze about on when the sun shines.
Outside are also two playgrounds, one designed for younger children with a wooden camper van and tractor. The second for slightly older kids with a zip wire and wooden pods.
And recently added to the site is an outdoor playground and indoor soft play area.
There's areas dedicated to kids of all ages from toddler area to a teenage hangout in
the games
room.
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When it comes to food and drink, there's The Stable Bar is open from 9am, with food available until 9pm (8pm on Sundays).
During the week, there's entertainment in the bar from bingo and quiz nights to live music sessions from local musicians.
Award-Winning Campsite Has Floating Hideaways
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There's plenty to do for kids outside like have a go on the climbing frames
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The award-winning holiday park is minutes away from the coast
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Pitches welcome tents, caravans, campers and motorhomes with all pitches are self-catered with views across the Atlantic.
Anyone who doesn't fancy pitching up, but wants to stay on the site, can also stay in the two luxury self-catered apartments that sleep up to four people.
Or there's the two country cottages that each sleep up to six, and each has its own hot tub.
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Hippersons Boatyard was the holiday park in third place
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The holiday
park that came in second place was Mendip Basecamp, Somerset.
The site has glamping safari tents, nomandic bell tents and an activity centre with over 20 activities to book from archery to snowsports.
In third place was the
The self-catering, holiday destination in Beccles, is known for its houseboats and pods that sit on the river.
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Mallory
Court
Country House Hotel & Spa
in
It boasts luxurious accommodation and is set in 10 acres of grounds.
While Summer Lodge Country House Hotel in the village of Evershot in Dorset got gold for Small Hotel of the Year.
Visitors can stay in the main hotel, or in the private cottages - and use the on-site spa.
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The Farmers Arms in Devon scooped up Gold for 'Pub of the Year'.
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Full List of VisitEngland Winners Revealed
Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award :
GOLD - Eureka! Science + Discovery, Merseyside
Silver - Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset
Bronze - The Courtyard, Herefordshire
B&B and Guest House of the Year:
GOLD - Sunnyside Guest House Southport, Merseyside
Silver - Abbots Grange Manor House, Worcestershire
Bronze - Boscastle House, Cornwall
Business Events Venue of the Year:
GOLD - Keele University Events and Conferencing, Staffordshire
Silver - Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement, Cheshire
Bronze - The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Tyne & Wear
Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year:
GOLD - Polmanter Touring Park, Cornwall
Silver - Mendip Basecamp, Somerset
Bronze - Hippersons Boatyard, Suffolk
Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award sponsored by Sykes Holiday Cottages:
GOLD - Sunnyside Guest House Southport, Merseyside
Silver - The Quiet Side, Cumbria
Bronze - Battlesteads, Northumberland
Experience of the Year:
GOLD - Cow Cuddling, Dumble Farm, East Riding of Yorkshire
Silver - The Wizard Walk of York, North Yorkshire
Bronze - Introduction to Sailing, Mylor Sailing School, Cornwall
International Tourism Award:
GOLD - The Beatles Story, Merseyside
Silver - World of Wedgwood, Staffordshire
Bronze - St Mary's Guildhall, West Midlands
Large Hotel of the Year sponsored by Ecclesiastical:
GOLD - Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa, Warwickshire
Silver - Sandburn Hall, North Yorkshire
Bronze - Titanic Hotel Liverpool, Merseyside
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year sponsored by Raw Charging Network Ltd:
GOLD - Black Country Living Museum, West Midlands
Silver - National Space Centre, Leicestershire
Bronze - Liverpool Football Club Tours & Experiences, Merseyside
Pub of the Year:
GOLD - The Farmers Arms, Devon
Silver - The Blind Bull, Derbyshire
Bronze - The Griffin Inn, Leicestershire
Small Hotel of the Year:
GOLD - Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Dorset
Silver - Seaham Hall, County Durham
Bronze - The Montagu Arms Hotel, Hampshire
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year:
GOLD - No.1 Royal Crescent, Bath
Silver - King Richard III Visitor Centre Leicestershire
Bronze - Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorset
Taste of England Award:
GOLD - The Cavendish Hotel, Derbyshire
Silver - Searcys at The Pump Room, Bath
Bronze - The Riverside at Aymestrey, Herefordshire
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