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Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism & Good Food Awards 2019
Every year we celebrate Staffordshire's best tourism and hospitality businesses with the Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism and Good Food Awards.
This annual competition rewards excellence in tourism and hospitality businesses, such as visitor attractions, accommodation, experiences, restaurants, pubs and tearooms, with awards in 17 categories.
The 2019 awards were held in October at the Boat House, Aston Marina with businesses recognised for their efforts in giving visitors to Staffordshire an amazing and unforgettable experience.
Our Large Visitor Attraction of the Year was Alton Towers Resort, while the Gladstone Pottery Museum won the gold in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category, sponsored by RH Advertising.
The Historic Narrowboat Experience at Middleport Pottery was named Experience of the Year, and the National Memorial Arboretum picked up gold for the Business Events Venue of the Year. sponsored by Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub.
Large Hotel of the Year went to CBeebies Land Hotel at Alton Towers Resort and Swinfen Hall Hotel was named Small Hotel of the Year, whilst The Little George in Eccleshall scooped B&B and Guesthouse of the Year.
Heywood Hall gained the Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year title and Quarry Walk Park was awarded Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year.
Beechenhill Farm won gold in the Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award category and Alton Towers Resort picked up the Ethical, Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Award, sponsored by Staffordshire Business & Environment Network, which was their third gold of the night.
The Borehole was named as Pub of the Year and New Tourism Business of the Year went to The Parlour at Greenacres Barn.
There were four categories for food and drink businesses, sponsored by NFU Mutual, Stone Agency. Denstone Hall Farm Shop & Cafe collected two gold awards, one for Tea Room & Coffee Shop of the Year and the other for Farm Shop and Food & Drink Retailer of the Year.
Meanwhile the Three Horseshoes Country Inn was awarded Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year for the third year running and No 26 at Aston Marina was named Independent Restaurant of the Year.
In all, there were 17 categories covering the best places to visit, stay, eat and drink in Staffordshire. Here's our list of winners:
Ethical, Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Award, sponsored by Staffordshire Business & Environment Network
GOLD - Alton Towers Resort
SILVER - Beechenhill Farm, Ilam
BRONZE - Gladstone Pottery Museum
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Nelson's Distillery & School
Business Events Venue of the Year, sponsored by Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub
GOLD - Aspects at the National Memorial Arboretum
SILVER - Keele University Events & Conferencing
BRONZE - Uttoxeter Racecourse
Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award
GOLD - Beechenhill Farm, Ilam
SILVER - Alton Towers Resort
BRONZE - Drayton Manor Park
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Gladstone Pottery Museum
Camping, Glamping & Holiday Park of the Year
GOLD - Quarry Walk Park, near Alton
SILVER - Oakland Holiday Park, Brewood
BRONZE - Pillaton Hall Farm Caravan & Campsite, Penkridge
Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year
GOLD - Heywood Hall, Denstone
SILVER - Beechenhill Farm, Ilam
BRONZE - The Barn & The Parlour at Greenacres, Denstone
HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Farmhouse at Gradbach Mill
B&B and Guesthouse of the Year
GOLD - The Little George, Eccleshall
SILVER - Amber House B&B, Alrewas
Small Hotel of the Year
GOLD - Swinfen Hall Hotel, Lichfield
SILVER - Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa, Leek
Large Hotel of the Year
GOLD - CBeebies Land Hotel, Alton Towers Resort
SILVER - Hilton at St George's Park
BRONZE - BEST WESTERN PLUS Stoke-on-Trent Moat House Hotel
Pub of the Year
GOLD - The Borehole, Stone
SILVER - The Little George, Eccleshall
BRONZE - The Lymestone Vaults, Newcastle-under-Lyme
HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Meynell Ingram Arms, Hoar Cross
Tea Room & Coffee Shop of the Year sponsored by NFU Mutual, Stone Agency
GOLD - Denstone Hall Cafe, Denstone
SILVER - Totally Delicious Italian Garden Tea Room, Trentham Gardens
BRONZE - Cup a Cha Tea Room, Stafford
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Ramblers Retreat Country Tea Room, Alton
Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by NFU Mutual, Stone Agency
GOLD - Three Horseshoes Country Inn, Leek
SILVER - Totally Delicious Restaurant, Trentham Shopping Village
BRONZE - The Stafford Arms, Bagnall
Independent Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by NFU Mutual, Stone Agency
GOLD - No 26 at Aston Marina, Stone
SILVER - The Boat Inn, Lichfield
BRONZE - Larder, Lichfield
HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Four Seasons Restaurant, Swinfen Hall Hotel
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Darwin's at the George, Lichfield
Farm Shop and Food & Drink Retailer of the Year, sponsored by NFU Mutual, Stone Agency
GOLD - Denstone Hall Farm Shop, Denstone
SILVER - Canalside Farm, Great Haywood
BRONZE - Essington Farm, Essington
Experience of the Year
GOLD - Historic Narrowboat Experience at Middleport Pottery
SILVER - Raku Workshop, Gladstone Pottery Museum
BRONZE - Animal Encounters, Peak Wildlife Park
HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Mill Wheel Spa, Three Horsehoes Country Inn & Spa
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year, sponsored by RH Advertising
GOLD - Gladstone Pottery Museum
SILVER - The Dorothy Clive Garden
BRONZE - Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Emma Bridgewater Factory
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
GOLD - Alton Towers Resort
SILVER - SnowDome
BRONZE - Trentham Monkey Forest
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Drayton Manor Park
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Waterworld
New Tourism Business of the Year
GOLD - The Parlour at Greenacres, Denstone
SILVER - The Little George, Eccleshall
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Beechenhill Farm
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Denstone Hall Farm Shop
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National Memorial Arboretum
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Middleport Pottery
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