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Dorset Winners at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards
2020/2021 SOUTH WEST TOURISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS
DORSET WINNERS & COMMENDED (in alphabetic order)
Sponsored by South West Water, southwestwater.co.uk
ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by South West Tourism Alliance, swtourismalliance.org.uk
Commended
- HolidayInDorset – Birchcroft, Dorset, birchcroft-hideaway.co.uk
B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Lovegrove Essentials, lovegroveessentials.com
Gold
- Dorset House, Dorset, dorsethouselyme.com @Dorsethouselyme
Silver
- St John’s Guest House, Dorset, stjohnsguesthouse.co.uk @Fishersdream
BUSINESS EVENTS & WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, clock-work.co.uk
Bronze
- Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
Commended
- Upton Country Park, Dorset,uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark
CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR, sponsored Owens Coffee, owenscoffee.com
Gold
- Picnic Park Deli, Dorset, picnicparkdeli.com @picnicparkdeli
CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Vickery Holman, vickeryholman.com
Gold
- South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorset, southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset
CASUAL DINING AWARD, sponsored by Plymouth Business School, plymouth.ac.uk/schools
Bronze
- Fish ‘n’ Fritz, Dorset, fishnfritz.co.uk @fishnfritzweymouth
DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
Commended
- Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by South West Water, southwestwater.co.uk
Commended
- Pause Cat Café, Dorset, pausecatcafe.co.uk @PauseCatCafe
EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR (ACTIVE OR LEARNING) sponsored by VisitBath, visitbath.co.uk
Gold
- Jurassic Coast Guides, Dorset, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk @jurassicguides
Silver
- Shore Campers – Campervan Hire, Dorset, shorecampers.co.uk @ShoreCampers
Commended
- Fore / Adventure, Dorset, foreadventure.co.uk @foreadventure
GLAMPING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Anytime Booking, anytimebooking.co.uk
Bronze
- Farmstead Glamping, Dorset, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp
Commended
- Dorset Forest Garden Glamping, Dorset, dorsetforestgardenglamping.co.uk
LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Hotel Perfect, hotelperfect.co.uk
Commended
- Marsham Court Hotel, Dorset, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Worldpay, fisglobal.com/en-gb/merchant-solutions-worldpay
Silver
- The Tank Museum, Dorset, tankmuseum.org @TankMuseum
NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD sponsored by Soundview, soundviewmedia.co.uk
Bronze
- The Cross Keys, Dorset, thecrosskeyssherborne.com @crosskeyssherb
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SOUTH WEST TOURISM, sponsored by Bristol Airport, bristolairport.co.uk
- The Great South West Tourism Partnership Group (Spokespeople Amanda Lumley - Destination Plymouth, Alistair Handyside - South West Tourism Alliance)
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR, sponsored by St Austell Brewery, staustellbrewery.co.uk
Gold
- Al Molo, Dorset, almolo.co.uk, @AlMoloWeymouth
Bronze
- Moose Kitchen, Dorset, moosekitchen.co.uk
SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org
Gold
- Nothe Fort, Dorset, nothefort.org.uk @NotheFort
Silver
- Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorset, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Met Office, metoffice.gov.uk
Gold
- White Star Running – Run Jurassic 2019, Dorset, runjurassic.co.uk
Silver
- Sculpture by the Lakes – Dorset Arts Festival 2020 sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
TOURISM INNOVATION AWARD, sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com
Commended
- The Grange at Oborne, Dorset, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne
