Finalists announced for English Riviera awards
5th September 2019
Categories: Visitor News
The finalists have been announced for the English Riviera Awards, a new award scheme which looks to acknowledge businesses operating in the Torbay for their hard work and their commitment to excellent customer service. Many of our members at Visit Devon have made the list of finalists and winners will be announced on 3rd October at Torquay’s Imperial Hotel.
Visit Devon members are well represented in a number of categories including the Access and Inclusivity Award, B&B of the Year, Active, Sporting and Learning, Hotel of the Year, International and Inbound Tourism Award, Restaurant of the Year, Spa and Well-being Experience of the Year, Tourism Innovation Award and Visitor Attraction of the Year.
Kent’s Cavern have been named finalists in three of the categories, including Visitor Attraction of the Year. They have also been shortlisted for the Access and Inclusivity Award and the International and Inbound Toursim Award.
Torre Abbey Museum has also been recognised in the Visitor Attraction of the Year category along with Dartmouth Steam Railway and Torquay’s Dinosaur World who both featured numerous times on the list of finalists. Torre Abbey has also been named for the Access and Inclusivity Award while Torquay’s Dinosaur World is listed among the finalists for Active Sporting and Learning Experience of the Year. Dartmouth Steam Railway has been recognised for the Tourism Innovation Award.
Other businesses listed as finalists for the Active, Sporting and Learning Experience Category are Reach Outdoors and Sea Kayak Torbay, both of which combine their love of watersports with their love of the seascape around the Torbay.
There are quite a few members featuring among the awards for accommodation. Among the B&Bs listed for the Bed and Breakfast of the Year award were Driftwood Boutique B&B in Brixham, Heathcliff House and The 25 Boutuque B&B in Torquay. The 25 Boutique have also reached the final in the Tourism Innovation Award.
Whitehill County Park is listed under both Dog Friendly Business of the Year and Holiday Park of the Year where they feature alongside Beverley Holiday and for Hotel of the Year, Cary Arms & Spa.
The Cary Arms are also named as one of the finalists for Restaurant/Bistro of the Year and Spa and Well-being Experience of the Year.
In the Tourism Event and Festival Category, Brixfest, Brixham Pirate Festival, the Seafood Feast and the Torbay Airshow were all named as finalists.
The awards for Customer Service Superstar, Lifetime Achievement and Winner of Winners will be announced on the night.
For a full list of the award categories and the finalists, click here.
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