2024/25 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH TOURISM AWARDS

WINNERS & COMMENDED (in alphabetic order)

 

ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD

Gold

• The Historic Dockyard, Chatham

Silver

• Brighton Centre, Brighton
• Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Bronze

• Stubcroft Farm Campsite, Chichester
• WWT Arundel Wetland Centre, Arundel

Commended

• Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles
• Winchester Science Centre by Wonderseekers, Winchester

 

ACTIVE & LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Seven Sisters White Cliffs Tour, Brighton & Beyond Tours, Brighton

Silver

• Whisky Blending Experience, Copper Rivet Distillery, Chatham

Bronze

• Wilder Holiday Club, Kent Wildlife Trust, Maidstone & Sevenoaks

 

B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Voltshare

Gold

• Hever Castle, Kent

Silver

• Saddlers B&B, Chichester
• The Old Rectory, Hastings

Bronze

• Binstead Inn, Alton

 

BUSINESS EVENTS VENUE OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Hurley House Hotel, Hurley

 

CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Whitchurch Silk Mill Riverside Café, Whitchurch

Silver

• Wildheart Animal Sanctuary Café, Sandown

Commended

• MadHatters Tea Room & Gift Shop, Hayling Island

 

CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Anytime Booking

Gold

• Stubcroft Farm Campsite, Chichester

Silver

• Badgells Wood at Birling Estate, Meopham

Bronze

• Lytton Lawn Touring Park, Lymington

 

DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Sunflower Social Media

Gold

• Wallops Wood Cottages, Droxford

Silver

• Seabreeze Cottage, Deal

Bronze

• Rogue’s Cottage, Deal
• Shorefield Country Park, Lymington

 

ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by VisitKent

Gold

• Kent Wildlife Trust, Maidstone

Silver

• Ascot Racecourse, Ascot
• Stubcroft Farm Campsite, Chichester

Bronze

• Lemon and Jinja, Romsey

Commended

• Canterbury Brewers and Distillers @ The Foundry Brew Pub, Canterbury

 

FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY AWARD, sponsored by NFU Mutual New Forest, Isle of Wight & Bournemouth

Gold

• Shorefield Holidays, Lymington

 

GLAMPING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Tom’s Eco Lodge at Tapnell Farm, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

Silver

• Romney Marsh Shepherds Huts, Ashford

Bronze

• Glamping at Wallops Wood, Hambledon

 

HOLIDAY PARK OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Tozers

Gold

• Shorefield Country Park, Lymington

Silver

• Seal Bay Resort, Selsey

Commended

• Old Mill Holiday Park, St Helens, Isle of Wight

 

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AWARD, sponsored by VisitBrighton

Gold

• Brighton & Beyond Tours, Brighton

Commended

• Looking Glass Lodge, Hastings

 

LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Booking.com

Gold

• Careys Manor Hotel & SensSpa, Brockenhurst

Silver

• Cave Hotel and Golf Resort, Faversham

Bronze

• Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke
• The Roseate, Reading

Commended

• Moxy & Residence Inn, Slough

 

LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Silver

• The Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Bronze

• The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown
• Wellington Country Park, Riseley

Commended

• Globalls, Brighton
• Wakehurst, Haywards Heath

 

NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD

Gold

• Pendragon Project Team Adventures, Lancing

Silver

• No 9 Restaurant, Ramsgate

Bronze

• Sea Scrub Sauna, Margate

Commended

• Oxford Magic Walking Tours, Oxford

 

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Stopham Vineyard

Gold

• Firepit, Faversham

Silver

• The Royal Hotel, Ventnor

Bronze

• Glasshouse Restaurant, Basingstoke
• The Reading Room, Reading

 

SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Quality in Tourism

Gold

• Wallops Wood Cottages, Droxford

Silver

• Greyfriars Hideaway, Oxford
• The Pump House at Wiston Estate, Brighton

Bronze

• Looking Glass Lodge, Hastings
• The Chestnuts, Shilton

Commended

• Coppertree at Shorefield Country Park, Lymington
• Stable Oak Cottages, Maidstone

 

SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Mews

Gold

• Frasers, Ashford

Silver

• The Montagu Arms Hotel, Beaulieu

Bronze

• New Park Manor Hotel, Brockenhurst

 

SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Balfour Winery, Staplehurst

Silver

• Army Flying Museum, Stockbridge
• Chiddingstone Castle, Edenbridge

Bronze

• Amberley Museum, Amberley
• Whitchurch Silk Mill, Whitchurch

 

SPA & WELLBEING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR, sponsored by Agilysys

Gold

• Wellbeing Spa Day at SenSpa, Brockenhurst

Silver

• Emerge Spa Day at eforea Spa – Hilton Southampton Utilita Bowl, Southampton

 

TOURISM EVENT / FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens at Christmas 2023 – Light Up Trails, Romsey

Silver

• Peace Doves 2023 – Chichester Cathedral, Chichester
• Isle of Wight Walking Festival 2024 – Visit Isle of Wight, Newport

Bronze

• Basingstoke Festival 2024 – Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council, Basingstoke
• Autumn Show & Horse Trials 2023 – South of England Agricultural Society, Ardingly

Commended

• Colours of Christmas at Petworth House 2023 – Petworth House National Trust, Petworth
• Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market 2023, Winchester

 

UNSUNG HERO AWARD, sponsored by The Grand, Brighton

Gold

• Mark Hamblin, Powder Monkey Brewing Co, Gosport

Silver

• Kevin Gorman, Brighton & Beyond Tours, Brighton
• Zane Meaby, Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens at Christmas, Romsey

Bronze

• Michaela Rozborilova, Stubcroft Farm Campsite, Chichester

Commended

• Andy Waterman, San Clu Hotel, Bar & Brasserie, Ramsgate
• Dimitrios Lazaridis, Fresco DeliKaffessen, Guildford

 

WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR

Gold

• Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke

Silver

• Frasers, Ashford

Bronze

• Cave Hotel and Golf Resort, Faversham