Bristol, Bath & Somerset Tourism Awards 2019
Sponsored by NFU Mutual Wrington, nfumutal.co.uk
Finalists and Commended (in alphabetic order)
Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award, sponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy purplecloudconsultancy.co.uk
- Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Wraxall noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath
- West of England Falconry, Near Bath westofenglandfalconry.org.uk
Commended
Battle Archery, Keynsham battlearchery.co.uk @battlearchery
Active and Sporting Experience Award, sponsored by the Samphire Club thesamphireclub.com
- Battle Archery, Keynsham battlearchery.co.uk @battlearchery
- Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Bruton millonthebrue.co.uk @millonthebrue
- Wild Wookey, Wells wildwookey.co.uk @wildwookey
Age Friendly Tourism Business of the Year, sponsored by Age UK Somerset ageuksomerset.org.uk
- BBC Bristol Tours, Bristol bbc.co.uk/showsandtours @bbcshowstours
- Railway Cottage Holidays, Wiliton railwaycottageholidays.co.uk
- The Blitz Tearoom, Weston-super-Mare theblitz.uk @TheBlitzWSM
Bed and Breakfast and Guesthouse of the Year
- Brooks Guesthouse Bath, brooksguesthouse.com @brooksguesthous
- Brooks Guesthouse Bristol brooksguesthousebristol.com @brooksguesthous
- The Old Stables Bed & Breakfast, Shepton Mallet theoldstablesbandb.com @oldstablesbandb
Business Events Venue of the Year
- Assembly Rooms, Bath bathvenues.co.uk @BathVenues
- Middlewick Holiday Cottages, Glastonbury themiddlewick.co.uk @TheMiddlewick
Café/Tearoom of the Year
- The Bishop’s Table, Wells bishopspalace.org.uk/attractions/restaurant/ @Bishops_Palace
- The Blitz Tearoom, Weston-super-Mare theblitz.uk @TheBlitzWSM
- The Full Stop Café, Bristol bookbarninternational.com/café @Bookbarn_BBl
- The Holy Cow Café, Chilcompton theholycowchilcompton.co.uk @theholycowcafe_
Camping and Holiday Park of the Year, sponsored by Vickery Holman, vickeryholman.com
- Long Hazel Park, Yeovil longhazelpark.co.uk @longhazelpark
- Stonebridge Farm Caravan Park, Weston-super-Mare stonebridgefarmcaravanpark.co.uk @stonebridge_cp
Customer Service Superstar Award, sponsored by Elavon, elavon.co.uk
- To be announced on the night
Dog Friendly Business of the Year, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
- Holi Moli Beach Hut, Dunster dunsterbeachhut.com @DunsterBeachHut
- Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
Commended
The Beach Hotel, Minehead thebeachhotel.org @TheBeach_Hotel
Forthglade Dog Friendly Pub of the year, sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
- The Blue Ball Inn, Triscombe blueballquantocks.co.uk
- The Prince of Wales, Stoke Sub Hamdon princeofwaleshamhill.co.uk @POWHamHill
- The Wheatsheaf, Bath wheatsheafcombehay.com @Wheatsheaf_Bath
Commended
The Farmers Arms, Taunton farmersarmssomerset.co.uk
Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award, sponsored by Clarks Village clarksvillage.co.uk
- Battle Archery, Keynsham battlearchery.co.uk @battlearchery
- Mill on the Brue Outdoor Activity Centre, Bruton millonthebrue.co.uk @millonthebrue
- Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Wraxhall noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo
Glamping Business and Alternative Accommodation of the Year
- Esme’s Escape – Luxury Shepherd’s Hut, Crewkerne esmes-escape.co.uk
- Middle Stone Farm Glamping, Brompton Ralph middlestonefarm.com
Stocklinch Shepherds Hut, Stocklinch stocklinchshepherdshut.co.uk - The Treehouses, Wiliton treehouseholidays.co.uk
International Tourism Award, sponsored by Simpleview, simpleviewinc.com
- Mad Max Tours, Bath madmaxtours.co.uk @madmaxtours
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath
- West of England Falconry, Near Bath westofenglandfalconry.org.uk
Large Hotel of the Year, sponsored by Clockwork Marketing clock-work.co.uk
- Doubletree by Hilton Cadbury House, Congresbury cadburyhotelbristol.co.uk @CadburyHouse
- Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
- Village Hotel Bristol, Filton village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/bristol
Commended
Bristol Marriott City Centre, Bristol marriott.com/brsdt @MarriottBristol
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, sponsored by Pear Communications pearcommunications.org
- Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Wraxall noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk @noahs_ark_zoo
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath romanbaths.co.uk @RomanBathsBath
- The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens, Wells bishopspalace.org.uk @Bishops_Palace
Learning Experience of the Year, sponsored by VisitBristol visitbristol.co.uk @VisitBristol
- Mad Max Tours, Bath madmaxtours.co.uk @madmaxtours
- Sweet Cumin, Radstock sweetcumin.co.uk @sweetcumin
- West of England Falconry, Near Bath westofenglandfalconry.org.uk
Commended
Tor’s Tours, Glastonbury tors.tours @TorsTour
New Tourism Business Award, sponsored by, Exmoor Distillery www.exmoordistillery.co.uk
- Bath Insider Tours, Bath bathinsidertours.co.uk
- Esme’s Escape – Luxury Shepherd’s Hut, Crewkerne esmes-escape.co.uk
- The Apartment, Bath apartmentbath.com @apartmentbath_
Commended
Le Vignoble, Bath levignoble.co.uk @LeVignobleBath
Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award, sponsored by Bristol Airport bristolairport.co.uk
- To be announced on the night
Pub of the Year, sponsored by Porter Dodson porterdodson.co.uk
- The Hood Arms, Kilve thehoodarms.co.uk @hoodarmskilve
- The Litton, Near Wells thelitton.co.uk @thelitton
- The Swan, Wedmore theswanwedmore.com @theswanwedmore
Commended
- The Babbling Brook Inn, Shurton thebabblingbrookinn.co.uk @babblingbrook42
- The Exmoor White Horse Inn, Exford exmoor-whitehorse.co.uk @ExmoorWhiteHors
- The Stags Head Inn, Yarlington stagsheadinn.co.uk
Restaurant/Bistro of the Year, sponsored by VisitExmoor visit-exmoor.co.uk
- Menu Gordon Jones, Bath menugordonjones.co.uk @MenuGordonJones
- The Brasserie by Lucknam Park, Colerne lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
- The Coleridge Restaurant, Wootton Courtenay dunkerybeaconaccommodation.co.uk/the-coleridge-restaurant/ @DunkeryBeaconCH
- The Langford, Fivehead langfordfivehead.co.uk @langford5head
- The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bath olivetreebath.co.uk @olivetreebath
Self Catering Accommodation of the Year, sponsored by Quality in Tourism qualityintourism.com
- Cossington Park, Near Bridgwater cossingtonpark.com @cossington_park
- Holi Moli Beach Hut, Dunster dunsterbeachhut.com @DunsterBeachHut
- Lavender Hill Holidays, Wiliton lavenderhillholidays.co.uk @LavenderHillHol
Commended
The Apartment, Bath apartmentbath.com @apartmentbath_
Small Hotel of the Year, sponsored by Christie & Co christie.com
- Dunkery Beacon Country House, Wootton Courtenay dunkerybeaconaccommodation.co.uk @DunkeryBeaconCH
- The PIG near Bath thepighotel.com @The_Pig_Hotel
- The Queensberry Hotel, Bath thequeensberry.co.uk @thequeensberry
Commended
The Beach Hotel, Minehead thebeachhotel.org @TheBeach_Hotel
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year, sponsored by VisitBath visitbath.co.uk
- Berkeley Castle, Berkeley berkeley-castle.com @berkeleycastle
- The Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath herschelmuseum.org.uk @HerschelMuseum
- The New Room (John Wesley’s Chapel), Bristol newroombristol.org.uk @NewRoomBristol
- West of England Falconry, Bath westofenglandfalconry.org.uk
Commended
- Lytes Cary Manor, Somerton nationaltrust.org.uk/lytes-cary-manor
- Museum of Bath Architecture, Bath museumofbatharchitecture.org.uk @MuseumBathArch
Spa and Wellbeing Experience of the Year, sponsored by Beco Energy becouk.com
- Buff Urban Day Spa, Taunton buffdayspa.co.uk @buffdayspa
- ESPA at Lucknam Park, Colerne lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
- Spa 15 at No15 Great Pulteney, Bath no15greatpulteney.co.uk @no15gp
Commended
Charlton House Hotel & Spa, Shepton Mallet bannatyne.co.uk/hotel/charlton-house @charltonhouse
Tourism Event/Festival of the Year, sponsored by Bath Ales bathales.co.uk
- Bath Christmas Market bathchristmasmarket.co.uk @bathxmasmarket
- Glastonbury Abbey Medieval Fayre glastonburyabbey.com @GlastonburyAbbe and steamhorseevents.com @SHEventsLtd
Tourism Innovation Award, sponsored by VisitSomerset visitsomerset.co.uk
- Barley Wood, Wrington barleywood.org @Barley_Wood
- Visit Weston, Weston-super-Mare visit-westonsupermare.com @visitweston
Visitor Information Service of the Year
- Cartgate TIC, Stoke-sub-Hamdon visitsouthsomerset.com @VisitSSomerset
- Glastonbury Information Centre glastonbury.uk
- Visit Weston VIC visit-westonsupermare.com @visitweston
Commended
Bristol TIC – Destination Bristol visitbristol.co.uk/your-visit/visitor-information @VisitBristol
Wedding Venue of the Year, sponsored by Hotel Perfect hotelperfect.co.uk
- Barley Wood, Wrington barleywood.org @Barley_Wood
- Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Colerne lucknampark.co.uk @LucknamPark
- The Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath bathvenues.co.uk @BathVenues
Winner of Winners
To be announced on the night