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Winners Announced for Devon Tourism Awards 2011
Gidleigh Park, one of the UK’s most renowned country house hotel and restaurants, scooped three awards including the most coveted Winner of Winner’s accolade at the prestigious 2011 Devon Tourism Awards at a special ceremony on 23rd November.
Gidleigh Park, which is located near Dartmoor in Devon, is run by the Michelin starred and leading UK chef, Michael Caines. It won Gold for the Taste of Devon award as well as a joint Gold award for the Hotel of the Year (together with Bovey Castle) and to complete the hat trick was crowned Winner of Winners.
The cream of Devon’s tourism industry was at Exeter’s Sandy Park for the glitzy awards presentation which was presided over by popular Devon celebrity Judi Spiers and where no fewer than 13 Gold Awards and 15 Gold Product Awards were presented to businesses across 10 categories.
Rosie Bates, General Manager of Visit Devon commented: “Picking up three awards is a tremendous achievement and we congratulate Gidleigh Park for leading the way in demonstrating the exceptional quality and excellence on offer to visitors to Devon.
“We are thrilled for all the businesses that have received awards and wish the best of luck to those going forward into the regional and national awards.”
There was a double celebration for Pennywell Farm founder Chris Murray, who set up Pennywell Farm, a popular family tourist attraction and farm activity park which is based near Buckfastleigh in South Devon. Chris was presented with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism and Pennywell Farm also won the Gold Award for Visitor Attraction of the Year.
Bovey Castle won the coveted Gold Award for Hotel of the Year, Finlake Holiday Park in Chudleigh won Holiday Park of the Year, Larkbeare Grange in Talaton was awarded Bed & Breakfast and Guest Accommodation of the Year and Wheatland Farm in North Devon won Gold in the Sustainable Tourism award.
In the Tourism Activity, Sport & Experience category Gold went to the Calvert Trust Exmoor, whilst Riverford Farm Foods picked up Gold for Producer of the Year.
Successful businesses in the Devon Awards were fast tracked into the South West Tourism Excellence Awards in February 2012, and also on to the National Visit England Awards in May 2012, where we wish them the best of luck.
Photos from the Awards night can be viewed and downloaded from www.visitdevon.co.uk/AwardsPhotos
For the full list of 2011 winners see the 'Winners' heading on the left.
