Award Winning

Finding places to stay in Devon just got even easier. When you’re away from home, your accommodation is as important as the places to go in Devon. Whether you’re with friends, family, a loved one or even on a business trip, you need to know that you’re Devon accommodation is comfortable, clean and gives you everything you need to enjoy your stay. Many of the chalets, caravan parks, B&Bs, self-catering cottages and luxury hotels Devon has to offer are award-winners several times over, in recognition of their commitment to providing the best accommodation in Devon. When you’re looking for your home from home, check to see if your accommodation has any awards from the following bodies:

The Devon Tourism Awards

These awards reflect a proprietor’s passion for excellence in Devon accommodation. Judging is carried out by an independent panel of past winners, industry leaders and experts in their field. Winners of the Devon Tourism Awards are automatically ‘fast tracked’ to the South West Tourism Excellence Awards and if they win, to the national Enjoy England Awards. Recent winners include:

Devon self catering establishment of the year

Gold - Compton Pool Farm, Marldon www.comptonpool.co.uk  

Devon hotel of the year

Gold - Bovey Castle, North Bovey www.boveycastle.com

Devon Holiday Park of the year

Gold - Finlake Holiday Park, Chudleigh www.finlake.co.uk

Taste of Devon award

Gold - Gidleigh Park, Chagford www.gidleigh.com

Devon bed & breakfast and guest accommodation of the year

Gold - Larkbeare Grange, Talaton www.larkbeare.net 

The South West Tourism Excellence Awards encourage entries from across the South West region. If you choose Devon accommodation that has achieved any of these awards, you can be sure that it will surpass your expectations. Recent winners include:

South West self catering and serviced apartment of the year

Gold - Compton Pool Farm, Marldon www.comptonpool.co.uk

South West sustainable tourism award

Gold - Wheatland Farm, Winkleigh www.wheatlandfarm.co.uk

South West holiday park and village of the year

Silver - Finlake Holiday Park, Chudleigh www.finlake.co.uk

South West small hotel of the year award

Highly Commended - Gidleigh Park, Chagford www.gidleigh.com 

Possibly the most prestigious awards that can be given to places to stay in Devon are those from the Visit England Awards for Excellence. These celebrate the very best in accommodation on a national level. In 2011, Devon won in three categories, giving further weight to our claims to have some of the best accommodation in the UK:

Visit England large hotel of the year

Bronze - Bovey Castle, North Bovey www.boveycastle.com

Visit England self catering holiday provider of the year

Gold - Compton Pool Farm, Marldon www.comptonpool.co.uk

Visit England sustainable tourism award

Gold - Wheatland Farm, Winkleigh www.wheatlandfarm.co.uk

With all manner of accommodation to choose from, from luxury hotels to glamorous Yurts, you don’t have to restrict your choice of places to go in Devon according to the places to stay in Devon. With so many award-winning establishments to choose from, you can be sure that your Devon holidays will be as comfortable and relaxing as your own home – in some cases, even more so!