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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Devon and Cornwall businesses win gold at Visit England awards
Three businesses in Devon and Cornwall have won gold at the Visit England Awards for Excellence 2025. In Cornwall, Polmanter Touring Park won gold in the Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year category, while Treworgey Cottage won in the Self Catering Accommodation of the Year category. In Devon, the Farmers Arms took home gold in the Pub of the Year category. Two businesses in Cornwall and one in Devon also won bronze awards. Emily Harmon, of the Farmers Arms, said the awards were, "absolutely amazing, it was such a lovely collection of people from all over England celebrating their wins". Visit England said the awards, which have run for more than 30 years, highlighted the best of England's tourism industry. The bronze awards were won by Wolf Wood Treehouses, in Devon, in the Self Catering Accommodation of the Year in Cornwall, Boscastle House won bronze in the B&B and Guest House of the Year category, and Mylor Sailing School took bronze for its Introduction to Sailing experience in the Experience of the Year category. The awards were presented at a ceremony at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on Wednesday were gold, silver and bronze accolades available to win in 16 core categories, as well as three special awards, including an Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award, a Travel Content Award and a Tourism Superstar Award. Visit England director, Andrew Stokes, said: "These annual awards are an opportunity to applaud and showcase the businesses and individuals who provide outstanding customer service and continuously improve their products and offer for visitors."From a captivating science museum in Merseyside to a fully accessible hotel in Bournemouth, from cow cuddling on a farm in Yorkshire to fine dining in Lancashire, this year's winners show just how varied and diverse our industry is and what makes it great."He congratulated all the 2025 winners and said the "fierce" competition had reflected the "excellence evident across each category".
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Holiday cottage in Cromer wins tourism award
A cottage in Cromer that was once a schoolmaster's house has been crowned the winner of a regional award. Jerry and Andrea Foulkes proudly accepted the Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year prize at the Suffolk and Norfolk Tourism Awards 2025. The couple have been the proud owners of North Cottage Cromer for the past six years after buying the property in 2018. North Cottage Cromer beat Suffolk Escapes and East Ruston Cottages (Image: Belle View Guest House and Cottage) "It has been really invigorating for us,' Mr Foulkes said. "As we have been preparing for the new season we have had a spring in our step." The six-bedroom house just a four-minute walk from Cromer Pier went head-to-head with Suffolk Escapes and East Ruston Cottages. As the cottage has won the regional award, it automatically gets put through to the national Visit England Awards in June. READ MORE: Quintessential village pub scoops AA Rosette This year the cottage will see international bookings from Australia and America which is helping to put Norfolk ''on the global map'' (Image: Jerry Foulkes) "Lots of people have been in touch which has been lovely, it's hard to know who's more thrilled about it us or the guests,' Mrs Foulkes added. "We are just one house and we are working alone in our own little bubble so this kind of validation is fantastic. "It has really enhanced the profile of the building through hits to our website and social media."
