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