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