Norfolk’s tourism businesses won nine awards out of the 15 awards available at the 2010 East of England Tourism Enjoy England Awards for Excellence staged at the National Trust’s Ickworth House on Thursday, November 4 2010.
Kelling Heath led the way with an outstanding three awards – best caravan/holiday village, sustainable tourism award and best tourism experience of the year for its star party event.
Businesses in the Broads won four awards: Philip Search, Broad House Hotel, Wroxham, outstanding customer care category, Dairy Barns Hickling, B&B/guest accommodation of the year, East View Farm Holiday Cottages, Ashmanhaugh, self-catering holiday of the year and Wroxham Barns, Taste of England.
Titchwell Manor on the North Norfolk coast won best small hotel and Norfolk Cottages at Gissing won the access for all accolade.
The awards celebrate the best of English tourism – and are known throughout the industry as the ‘Oscars’ of tourism. Regional winners go forward to the national awards next spring.
Lydia Smith, Director Norfolk Tourism said: “This is a wonderful result for Norfolk’s tourism industry. Congratulations to Kelling Heath on its fantastic achievement and all the other winners who are first class ambassadors for the county.”
Ian Russell, Chairman of the Broads Tourism Forum, said: “The Broads Tourism Forum is very proud of our four winners, whose work has been recognised for enhancing the area’s visitor experience. This acknowledges our sustained drive for quality in the Broads.”
For a full list of winners at East of England Tourism Awards:
Winner: Salthouse Harbour Hotel, Ipswich, Suffolk
Small Hotel of the Year
Winner: Titchwell Manor Hotel (nr. King’s Lynn), Norfolk
B&B/Guest Accommodation of the Year
Winner: Dairy Barns, Lound Farm, Hickling, Norfolk
Self Catering Holiday of the Year
Winner: East View Farm Holiday Cottages, Wroxham, Norfolk
Caravan Park and Holiday Village of the Year
Winner: Kelling Heath Holiday Park, Weybourne (nr. Holt), Norfolk
Access for All Award
Winner: Norfolk Cottages, Gissing (nr. Diss), Norfolk
Sustainable Tourism Award
Winner: Kelling Heath Holiday Park, Weybourne (nr. Holt), Norfolk
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Winner: Shepreth Wildlife Park (nr. Royston), Hertfordshire
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Winner: The Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green (nr. Much Hadham), Hertfordshire
Best Tourism Experience of the Year
Winner: Kelling Heath Star Party, Weybourne (nr. Holt), Norfolk
Best Tourism Event of the Year
Winner: Bury St. Edmunds Christmas Fayre, Suffolk
Taste of England Award
Winner: Wroxham Barns, Hoveton, Norfolk
Tourist Information Centre of the Year
Winner: Ely, Cambridgeshire
Business Tourism Award
Winner: Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted Airport, Essex
Outstanding Customer Service
Winner: Philip Search, Broad House Hotel, Wroxham, Norfolk
Norfolk Tourism is the county’s established public and private industry partnership. Funded by its 55 partner organisations, the partnership is designed to act as a forum for all Norfolk’s tourism businesses and local authorities, www.visitnorfolk.co.uk, tel. 01603 222846. See our free to use image library at www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/norfolk/image-library.aspx.
