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WESTERN MORNING NEWS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 2015 5 WMN-E01-S4 4 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 2015 WESTERN MORNING NEWS WMN-E01-S4 CORNWALL TOURISM AWARDS 2015/16 in association with Hoseasons www.hoseasons.co.uk CORNWALL TOURISM AWARDS 2015/16 in association with Hoseasons www.hoseasons.co.uk CAMPING & CARAVANNING PARK Sponsored by Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions, www.cata.co.uk ACCESS & INCLUSIVITY Sponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy, www.purplecloudconsultancy.co.uk ARTISTIC, CULTURAL & LEARNING EXPERIENCE Sponsored by The Samphire Club, www.thesamphireclub.co.uk ACTIVE & SPORTING EXPERIENCE Sponsored by Sue Bradbury PR, www.suebradburypr.com SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Sponsored by Skinner’s Brewery, www.skinnersbrewery.com B&B AND GUEST ACCOMMODATION & INN OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Nicholson’s, www.nicholsonssw.co.uk DOG FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION Sponsored by Jo Downs Glass Design Ltd, www.jodowns,com Gold Award Pebble House, Mevagissey, www.pebblehousecorn- wall.co.uk Completely rebuilt three years ago, Pebble House is now an imposing, modern building with much glass taking full advantage of the sea views. Judge’s Comments “You cannot help but be im- pressed by the location, views and presence of the building. It is an example of how a modern B&B should be presented” Silver Award The Seafood Restaurant, Pad- stow, www.rickstein.com “A long established business still delivering a very high standard of product and service which underlines their commit- ment to the industry and par- ticularly the investment of time and money in staff training and development” Joint Bronze Award Roundhouse Barn Holidays, St Just in Roseland, www.round- housebarnholidays.co.uk “Clearly a very beautifully presented set of cottages, with very comfortable facilities in each cottage. The setting is beautiful and the experience personal” Trevose Harbour House, St Ives, www.trevosehouse.co.uk “A very good stay, made special by the surroundings and per- sonal touch shown by the owners and staff members. They are passionate about their business” Gold Award Padstow Touring Park, Pad- stow, www.padstowtouring- park .co.uk A quiet, tranquil setting away from the nearest road. Very peaceful. The site is well attended and well looked after. Judge’s Comments “A very popular site with its customers – very profession- al” Silver Award Wooda Farm Holiday Park, Bude, www.wooda.co.uk “The more you explore the more you find; a fantastic site which just keeps on getting better!” Bronze Award Trevornick Holiday Park, Holywell Bay, www.trevornick .co.uk “A quality offering in a great coastal location coupled with a strong range of activities and amenities” Gold Award Padstow Seafood School, Padstow, www.rickstein.com Approachable and engaging, the course inspires all to cook more fish in day to day cooking. Judge’s Comments “I thoroughly enjoyed the day and would recommend it to anyone who has interest in cooking” Silver Award St Ives School of Painting, St Ives, www.schoolofpainting.co.uk “The tutor was engaging and knowledge- able and the workshop well paced. The school make the most of their stunning location and fantastic facility” Bronze Award Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance, www.penleehouse.org.uk “The Museum is welcoming for families and people of all ages, an enjoyable family experience” Gold Award Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park, Padstow, www.motheriveysbay.com A holiday park that’s obviously well looked after, with modern high specification units, well-tended grounds and a cliff top setting aside the cliff path. This is an exceptionally well run and organised park. Judge’s Comments “A stunning location above Mother Ivey’s beach, coupled with helpful, friendly staff who made choosing a holiday easy and appealing” Silver Award National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth, www.nmmc.co.uk “A high quality attraction, plenty of content that would appeal to enthusiasts as well as a more general family visit. Great special exhibitions” Gold Award Bodmin Visitor Information Centre, Bodmin, www.bodminlive.com The team at Bodmin rep- resent Cornwall and wel- come tourist enquiries about the entire county. Judge’s Comments “The customer service was ex- cellent, I felt a real pride in the county come through” Silver Award Launceston Tourist Information Centre, Launceston, www.visitlaunceston.co.uk “Well presented in an attractive arcade. The customer service was high quality, it was a pleasure to visit” TOURIST INFORMATION SERVICE Sponsored by MiHi, www.mihidigital.co.uk Gold Award Whalesborough Cottages, Bude, www.whalesborough.co.uk A real wow when you encounter the leisure complex which comes with a gym, an enormous swimming pool as well as beauty treatment rooms. This really lifts the complex above and beyond what you might expect. Judge’s Comments “The cottages are smart, modern and well designed, making this a good all year round destination for visitors with dogs looking for quality accommodation” Silver Award Mother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park, Padstow, www.motheriveysbay.com “This is an exceptionally well run and organised park that has taken the welcoming of dogs seriously and seen the benefits of doing so” Gold Award Railholiday Ltd, Saltash, www.railholiday.co.uk A small business targeting a niche market in the region’s sustainable tourism sector. Everything they do speaks about sustainability. Judge’s Comments “A good sustainable business – and that’s evident everywhere you look” Silver Award Eden Project, Bodelva, www.edenproject.com “Eden has built up a name as championing sustainability, we were delighted to see lots of on- going investments” Bronze Award The Pandora Inn, Falmouth, www.pandorainn.com “All the information is at your table, waiting for you. This pub really ‘knows its onions’ when it comes to local food” Commended Bedknobs, Bodmin, www.bedknobs.co.uk “A business with abundant per- sonal commitment to sustain- ability issues” Roundhouse Barn Holidays, St Just in Roseland, www.roundhousebarnholi- days.co.uk “A holiday business well settled into its community and tack- ling tourism’s sustainability issues with determination” Gold Award Padstow Christmas Festival, Padstow, www.padstow- christmasfestiv- al.co.uk Returning for their eighth year this year, more than 100 crafts folk and pro- ducers, 40 star chefs, and 45,000 visitors will celebrate what Padstow does best Judge’s Comments “A real festive treat for all the family” Silver Award The Great Cornish Food Festival, Truro, www.greatcornish- food.co.uk “Every product on sale to eat or takeaway is pro- duced or processed in Cornwall – it’s 100% dedicated to Cornish pro- duce” Bronze Award Looe Music Festival, Looe, www.looemusic.co.uk “Three days of superb live music is a magical setting on the stunning Cornish coast” Gold Award Newquay Activity Centre, Newquay, www.newquayactivitycentre.co.uk A great place to learn to surf, really makes you want to go again and keep learning, the coach- ing is first class. Judge’s Comments “An experience I won’t forget, I was thoroughly impressed from start to finish” Silver Award Ticket To Ride Surf Schools, Newquay, www.tickettoridesurfschool.co.uk “Fantastic staff – all super friendly and it was evident they were capable of handling both small and large groups of all skill sets” Bronze Award Adventure Segway, Mt Edgcumbe, www.adven- turesegway.com “The experience was a lot of fun, the surround- ings were stunning and I would go back again” Commended Stithians Lake Outdoor & Active, Redruth, www.outdoorandactive.uk .com “Full of visitors enjoying themselves this is a great place to get ‘on the water’” TOURISM EVENT OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Nixon, www.nixondesign.com Newquay Activity Centre Pebble House Wooda Farm Holiday Park Bodmin Visitor Information Centre ©LW Discover Trebah, a beautiful sub- tropical paradise with a stunning coastal backdrop. Enjoy adventure play areas, children’s trails and special events all year round. Visit our award winning Planters Café for seasonal home-cooked food. trebah-garden.co.uk 2 5 Y e a r s i n T r u s t We love dogs... Trebah – it’s excitingly different. Performance Garden Trails Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2014 Silver
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CORNWALL TOURISM AWARDS 2015/16 in association with Hoseasons www.hoseasons.co.uk CORNWALL TOURISM AWARDS 2015/16 in association with Hoseasons www.hoseasons.co.uk
CAMPING & CARAVANNING PARKSponsored by Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions, www.cata.co.uk
ACCESS & INCLUSIVITYSponsored by Purple Cloud Consultancy,www. p u r pl e cl o u d co n sultanc y .co .uk
ARTISTIC, CULTURAL & LEARNING EXPERIENCESponsored by The Samphire Club, www.thesamphireclub.co.uk
ACTIVE & SPORTING EXPERIENCESponsored by Sue Bradbury PR, www.suebradburypr.com
SUSTAINABLE TOURISMSponsored by Skinner’s Brewery, www.skinnersbrewery.com
B&B AND GUESTACCOM MODAT ION& INN OF THEYEARSponsored by Nicholson’s,www.ni ch ol s o n s sw.co .uk
DOG FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATIONSponsored by Jo Downs Glass Design Ltd, www.jodowns,com
Gold AwardPebble House, Mevagissey,www.peb blehousecorn-wall .co.ukCompletely rebuilt three yearsago, Pebble House is now animposing, modern buildingwith much glass taking fulladvantage of the sea views.Ju dge’s Comments“You cannot help but be im-pressed by the location, viewsand presence of the building. Itis an example of how a modernB&B should be presented”Silver AwardThe Seafood Restaurant, Pad-stow, www.rickstein.com“A long established businessstill delivering a very highstandard of product and servicewhich underlines their commit-ment to the industry and par-ticularly the investment of timeand money in staff training andde v elopment”Joint Bronze AwardRoundhouse Barn Holidays, StJust in Roseland, www.round-housebarnholid ays.co.uk“Clearly a very beautifullypresented set of cottages, withvery comfortable facilities ineach cottage. The setting isbeautiful and the experiencep e rs o n a l ”Trevose Harbour House, StIves, www.trevosehouse.co.uk“A very good stay, made specialby the surroundings and per-sonal touch shown by theowners and staff members.They are passionate about theirbu s i n e s s ”
Gold AwardPadstow Touring Park, Pad-stow, www.padstowtouring-park .co.ukA quiet, tranquil settingaway from the nearest road.Very peaceful. The site iswell attended and welllooked after.Ju dge’s Comments“A very popular site with itscustomers – very profession-al”Silver AwardWooda Farm Holiday Park,Bude, www.wooda.co.uk“The more you explore themore you find; a fantastic sitewhich just keeps on gettingbetter!”Bronze AwardTrevornick Holiday Park,Holywell Bay,www.trevornick .co.uk“A quality offering in a greatcoastal location coupled witha strong range of activitiesand amenities”
Gold AwardPadstow Seafood School, Padstow,www.rick stein.comApproachable and engaging, the courseinspires all to cook more fish in day to daycooking.Ju dge’s Comments“I thoroughly enjoyed the day and would
recommend it to anyone who has interest incooking”Silver AwardSt Ives School of Painting, St Ives,www.schoolofpainting .co.uk“The tutor was engaging and knowledge-able and the workshop well paced. Theschool make the most of their stunning
location and fantastic facility”Bronze AwardPenlee House Gallery & Museum,Penzance, www.penleehouse.org.uk“The Museum is welcoming for familiesand people of all ages, an enjoyable familyexperience”
Gold AwardMother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park, Padstow,w w w .m ot h e r iv ey s b ay .comA holiday park that’s obviously well looked after, with modernhigh specification units, well-tended grounds and a cliff topsetting aside the cliff path. This is an exceptionally well run andorganised park.Ju dge’s Comments“A stunning location above Mother Ivey’s beach, coupled withhelpful, friendly staff who made choosing a holiday easy andappealing”Silver AwardNational Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth,www.nmmc .co.uk“A high quality attraction, plenty of content that would appeal toenthusiasts as well as a more general family visit. Great specialexhibitions”
Gold AwardBodmin Visitor InformationCentre, Bodmin,w w w . b o dminliv e .comThe team at Bodmin rep-resent Cornwall and wel-come tourist enquiriesabout the entire county.Ju dge’s Comments“The customer service was ex-cellent, I felt a real pride in thecounty come through”Silver AwardLaunceston Tourist InformationCentre, Launceston,www.visitlaunceston .co.uk“Well presented in an attractive arcade. The customer servicewas high quality, it was a pleasure to visit”
TOURIST INFORMATION SERVICESponsored by MiHi, www.mihidigital.co.uk
Gold AwardWhalesborough Cottages, Bude, www.whalesborough.co.ukA real wow when you encounter the leisure complex which comeswith a gym, an enormous swimming pool as well as beautytreatment rooms. This really lifts the complex above and beyondwhat you might expect.Ju dge’s Comments“The cottages are smart, modern and well designed, making this agood all year round destination for visitors with dogs looking forquality accommodation”Silver AwardMother Ivey's Bay Holiday Park, Padstow,w w w .m ot h e r iv ey s b ay .com“This is an exceptionally well run and organised park that hastaken the welcoming of dogs seriously and seen the benefits of doingso”
Gold AwardRailholiday Ltd, Saltash,www.railholid ay.co.ukA small business targeting aniche market in the region’ssustainable tourism sector.Everything they do speaksabout sustainability.Ju dge’s Comments“A good sustainable business –and that’s evident everywhereyou look”Silver AwardEden Project, Bodelva,www.edenprojec t.com“Eden has built up a name aschampioning sustainability, wewere delighted to see lots of on-going investments”Bronze Award
The Pandora Inn, Falmouth,www.pandorainn .com“All the information is at yourtable, waiting for you. This pubreally ‘knows its onions’ when itcomes to local food”C om me nde dBedknobs, Bodmin,w w w . b e dk n o bs .co .u k“A business with abundant per-sonal commitment to sustain-ability issues”Roundhouse Barn Holidays,St Just in Roseland,w w w .r ou n dh ou s e b ar nh oli -d ays.co.uk“A holiday business well settledinto its community and tack-ling tourism’s sustainabilityissues with determination”
Gold AwardPadstow ChristmasFestival, Padstow,w w w .p ad s t ow -chri stm asfestiv-al .co.ukReturning fortheir eighth yearthis year, more than100 crafts folk and pro-ducers, 40 star chefs, and45,000 visitors will celebratewhat Padstow does bestJu dge’s Comments“A real festive treat for all thefamil y”Silver Award
The Great CornishFood Festival, Truro,
www.greatcorni sh-food .co.uk“Every product onsale to eat ortakeaway is pro-
duced or processed inCornwall – it’s 100%
dedicated to Cornish pro-duce”
Bronze AwardLooe Music Festival, Looe,www.looemusic .co.uk“Three days of superb livemusic is a magical setting onthe stunning Cornish coast”
Gold AwardNewquay Activity Centre, Newquay,www.newquayac tivitycentre.co.ukA great place to learn to surf, really makes youwant to go again and keep learning, the coach-ing is first class.Ju dge’s Comments“An experience I won’t forget, I was thoroughlyimpressed from start to finish”Silver AwardTicket To Ride Surf Schools, Newquay,www.tickettoridesurfschool .co.uk“Fantastic staff – all super friendly and it was
evident they were capable of handling both smalland large groups of all skill sets”Bronze AwardAdventure Segway, Mt Edgcumbe, www.adven-t u r e s eg w ay .com“The experience was a lot of fun, the surround-ings were stunning and I would go back again”C om me nde dStithians Lake Outdoor & Active, Redruth,www.outdoorandactive.uk .com“Full of visitors enjoying themselves this is agreat place to get ‘on the water’”
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