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Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism Awards 2018
Every year we celebrate the best attractions, experiences, hotels and other tourism businesses in Staffordshire at the Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism Awards, supported by Pear Communications..
The 2018 awards were held in November at the National Memorial Arboretum, winner of 2017 Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, with businesses recognised for their efforts in giving visitors to Staffordshire an amazing and unforgettable experience.
Our Large Visitor Attraction of the Year was Drayton Manor Park, while the Dorothy Clive Garden won the gold in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category.
Poppies: Weeping Window at Middleport Pottery was named Best Tourism Experience of the Year, and the National Memorial Arboretum picked up the Guided Tour of the Year gold.
Hotel of the Year went to Swinfen Hall Hotel and St John’s House was named Boutique Guest Accommodation of the Year, whilst Amber House B&B scooped Bed & Breakfast of the Year of the third year running.
Dalraddy Cottage received the Self-Catering Property of the Year award, Heywood Hall gained the Self-Catering Holiday Provider of the Year title and Lower Micklin Touring Park was awarded Holiday Park / Glamping Village of the Year..
The Business Tourism Award went to Keele University, Beechenhill Farm won gold in the Sustainable Tourism category and Drayton Manor Park picked up the Inclusive Tourism Award, which was their second gold of the day.
In all, there were 13 categories covering the best places to visit and places to stay in Staffordshire. Here's our list of winners:
Sustainable Tourism Award, sponsored by Staffordshire Business Environment Network
GOLD – Beechenhill Farm, Ilam
SILVER – Dalraddy Cottage, Cannock Chase
BRONZE – Just So Festival
Business Tourism Award, sponsored by Stoke & Staffordshire LEP Growth Hub
GOLD – Keele University Events & Conferencing
SIVER – Uttoxeter Racecourse
BRONZE – Crewe Hall
Inclusive Tourism Award
GOLD – Drayton Manor Park
SILVER – Gladstone Pottery Museum
BRONZE – Just So Festival
Holiday Park/Glamping Village of the Year
GOLD – Lower Micklin Touring Park, Denstone
SILVER – Oakland Holiday Park, Brewood
BRONZE – Quarry Walk Park, Cheadle
Self-Catering Holiday Property of the Year
GOLD – Dalraddy Cottage, Cannock Chase
SILVER – Ballfields Barn, Leek
BRONZE – The Farmhouse at Gradbach Mill, Leek
Self-Catering Holiday Provider of the Year
GOLD – Heywood Hall, Denstone
SILVER - Beechenhill Farm, Ilam
BRONZE – Aqua Narrowboats, Barton-under-Needwood
Bed & Breakfast of the Year
GOLD – Amber House B&B, Alrewas
SILVER – Woodlands Retreat, Barton-under-Needwood
BRONZE – Lock House B&B, Branston
Boutique Guest Accommodation of the Year
GOLD – St John’s House, Lichfield
Hotel of the Year
GOLD – Swinfen Hall Hotel, Lichfield
SILVER – Drayton Manor Hotel
BRONZE – Alton Towers Resort Hotels
Guided Tour of the Year
GOLD – Guided Walk at National Memorial Arboretum
SILVER – Factory Tour at World of Wedgwood
BRONZE – Factory Tour at Middleport Pottery
Best Tourism Experience of the Year, sponsored by Inspired Film & Video
GOLD – Poppies: Weeping Window at Middleport Pottery supported by Stoke-on-Trent City Council
SILVER – Armed Forces Day at National Memorial Arboretum
BRONZE – Santa’s Winter Wonderland at SnowDome
BRONZE – Just So Festival
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year, sponsored by RH Advertising
GOLD - The Dorothy Clive Garden
SILVER – Gladstone Pottery Museum
BRONZE – Blithbury Reindeer Lodge
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, sponsored by Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP
GOLD – Drayton Manor Park
SILVER – Lichfield Cathedral
BRONZE – Alton Towers Resort
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Drayton Manor Park
Winner - Gold Award - Enjoy Staffordshire Inclusive Tourism Award Winner - Gold Award - Enjoy...
Swinfen Hall Hotel
Winner - Gold Award - Enjoy Staffordshire Hotel of the Year 2018 The only hotel in Staffordshire...
Lower Micklin Touring Park
Winner - Gold Award for Glamping/Hotel of the Year 2018 We are a small, award winning, family run...
St John's House
Winner - Gold Award - Enjoy Staffordshire Boutique Guest Accommodation of the Year 2018 Grade II...
