2020/21 DORSET TOURISM AWARDS
WINNERS & COMMENDED (in alphabetical order)
Sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, clock-work.co.uk
ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD sponsored by Yellow Buses, yellowbuses.co.uk
Gold
- HolidayInDorset – Birchcroft, Ferndown, birchcroft-hideaway.co.uk
Silver
- West Bay Discovery Centre, West Bay, westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk @WestBayDC
Bronze
- Ellwood Cottages, Blandford Forum, ellwoodcottages.co.uk
- West Bay Play Area – Bridport Town Council, bridportandwestbay.co.uk/community/west-bay-play-area
Commended
- Pause Cat Café, Bournemouth, pausecatcafe.co.uk @PauseCatCafe
B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Goadsby, goadsby.com
Gold
- Dorset House, Lyme Regis, dorsethouselyme.com @Dorsethouselyme
Silver
- St John’s Guest House, Weymouth, stjohnsguesthouse.co.uk @Fishersdream
Bronze
- Mory House Bed & Breakfast, Southbourne, moryhouse.co.uk
Commended
- Channel View Guesthouse, Weymouth, channelviewweymouth.co.uk
BUSINESS EVENTS & WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Saffery Champness, saffery.com
Gold
- Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
Silver
- Upton Country Park, Poole uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark
CAFÉ/TEAROOM OF THE YEAR sponsored by Clipper Teas, clipper-teas.com
Gold
- Picnic Park Deli, Bournemouth, picnicparkdeli.com @picnicparkdeli
Silver
- Seasons Kitchen and Coffee Barn, Ringwood, moors-valley.co.uk @moorsvalley
Bronze
- Pause Cat Café, Bournemouth, pausecatcafe.co.uk @PauseCatCafe
Commended
- Upton Country Park Tea Rooms, Poole, uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark
CAMPING, CARAVANNING AND HOLIDAY PARK OF THE YEAR sponsored by Tozers, tozers.co.uk
Gold
- South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorchester, southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset
Silver
- Durdle Door Holiday Park, Lulworth, durdledoor.co.uk @DurdleDoorHP
Bronze
- Swanage Coastal Park, Swanage, shorefield.co.uk
CASUAL DINING AWARD sponsored by Dorset Food & Drink, dorsetfoodanddrink.org
Gold
- Fish ‘n’ Fritz, Weymouth, fishnfritz.co.uk @fishnfritzwey
Silver
- Oriel on the Quay, Poole, orielrestaurant.co.uk
Bronze
- Peppina, Swanage, peppina.uk
DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
Gold
- Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
Silver
- Upton Country Park, Poole uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark
Commended
- Polygon Pets Ltd, Poole, polygonpets.com
ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD sponsored by Bournemouth Water, bournemouthwater.co.uk
Gold
- Pause Cat Café, Bournemouth, pausecatcafe.co.uk @PauseCatCafe
Silver
- Farmstead Glamping, Sturminster Newton, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp
Bronze
- Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport, bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @bridportTIC
- Sculpture by the Lakes, Pallington, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
Commended
- English Oak Vineyard, Poole, englishoakvineyard.co.uk @englishoakwine
EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR (ACTIVE OR LEARNING) sponsored by Dorset Tourism Association, dorsetlep.co.uk
Gold
- Jurassic Coast Guides, Milborne St Andrew, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk @jurassicguides
Silver
- Shore Campers – Campervan Hire, Bournemouth, shorecampers.co.uk @ShoreCampers
Bronze
- Fore / Adventure, Studland, foreadventure.co.uk @foreadventure
GLAMPING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Tozers, tozers.co.uk
Gold
- Farmstead Glamping, Sturminster Newton, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp
Silver
- Dorset Forest Garden Glamping, Beaminster, dorsetforestgardenglamping.co.uk
HOTEL OF THE YEAR sponsored by Saffery Champness, saffery.com
Gold
- Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
Silver
- The Bull Hotel, Bridport, thebullhotel.co.uk @TheBullHotel
- The Grange at Oborne, Sherborne, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne
Bronze
- RNLI College, Poole, rnli.org/college @RNLI
INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Dorset LEP, dorsetlep.co.uk
Gold
- Jurassic Coast Guides, Milborne St Andrew, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk @jurassicguides
LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org
Gold
- The Tank Museum, Bovington, tankmuseum.org @TankMuseum
Silver
- Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf, Bournemouth, smugglerscoveadventuregolf.co.uk
NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD sponsored by Visit Dorset, visit-dorset.com
Gold
- The Cross Keys, Sherborne, thecrosskeyssherborne.com @crosskeyssherb
Silver
- Shore Campers – Campervan Hire, Bournemouth, shorecampers.co.uk @ShoreCampers
Bronze
- Hammoon Manor – Luxury Retreat ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, Sturminster Newton, hammoonmanor.co.uk
Commended
- The Tunnel Tree Tops, Charmouth, tunneltreetops.co.uk @Tunneltreetops
PUB OF THE YEAR sponsored by Lovegrove Essentials lovegroveessentials.com
Gold
- The Half Moon, Melplash, halfmoonmelplash.co.uk @HMelplash
Silver
- The Cross Keys, Sherborne, thecrosskeyssherborne.com @crosskeyssherb
Bronze
- The Milton Arms, Blandford Forum, milton-arms.co.uk
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Dorset Food & Drink, dorsetfoodanddrink.org
Gold
- Al Molo, Weymouth, almolo.co.uk, @AlMoloWeymouth
Silver
- Moose Kitchen, Charminster, moosekitchen.co.uk
Bronze
- Zim Braai Ltd, Poole, zim-braai.co.uk
Commended
- Shalims Indian Restaurant, Weymouth, shalimsbaltihouse.co.uk @ShalimsBalti
SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com
Gold
- Burnbake Forest Lodges & Campsite, Corfe Castle, burnbake.com, @burnbake_dorset
Silver
- Dove House and Swallows, Dorchester, dovehousedorset.co.uk
Bronze
- Hammoon Manor – Luxury Retreat ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, Sturminster Newton, hammoonmanor.co.uk
SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Resort Dorset, resortdorset.com
Gold
- Nothe Fort, Weymouth, nothefort.org.uk @NotheFort
Silver
- Sculpture by the Lakes, Pallington, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
Bronze
- English Oak Vineyard, Poole, englishoakvineyard.co.uk @englishoakwine
Commended
- Dorset Falconry Park, Dorchester, dorsetfalconrypark.co.uk
- West Bay Discovery Centre, West Bay, westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk @WestBayDC
TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR sponsored by Hall and Woodhouse, hall-woodhouse.co.uk
Gold
- White Star Running – Run Jurassic 2019, Bridport, runjurassic.co.uk
Silver
- Sculpture by the Lakes – Dorset Arts Festival 2020, Pallington, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
Bronze
- Dorset Festivals Consortium – Dorset Moon 2019, dorsetmoon.com
TOURISM INNOVATION AWARD sponsored by Worldpay, fisglobal.com/en-gb/merchant-solutions-worldpay
Gold
- The Grange at Oborne, Sherborne, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne
Silver
- Sculpture by the Lakes, Pallington, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
UNSUNG HERO AWARD sponsored by Clockwork Marketing, clock-work.co.uk
Unsung Heroes
- Heather Brown, Dorset Foodie Feed, dorset.foodiefeed.co.uk @dorsetfoodifeed
- Kellie Court, Tangerine Cafe & Gallery, Beaminster, tangerinecafe.co.uk
- Yessica Falcon, Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre, Bournemouth, bournemouth.co.uk @bmouthofficial
VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Yellow Buses, yellowbuses.co.uk
Gold
- Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport, bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @bridportTIC
Silver
- Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre, Shaftesbury, shaftesburytourism.co.uk @Shaftesbury_TIC
WINNER OF WINNERS sponsored by Dorset LEP, dorsetlep.co.uk
- Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
2019/20 DORSET TOURISM AWARDS
RESULTS (in alphabetic order)
Sponsored by Saffery Champness, saffery.com
ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM AWARD sponsored by Purple Cloud, purplecloudconsultancy.com
Gold
- Durlston Country Park National Nature Reserve, Swanage, durlston.co.uk @DurlstonCP
Silver
- Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorchester, shirehalldorset.org, @shirehalldorset
Bronze
- West Bay Play Area, Bridport, bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @BridportTIC
ACTIVE AND SPORTING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR. sponsored by Dorset Tourism Association, dorsetlep.co.uk/dorset-tourism-association
Gold
- Cumulus Outdoors, Wareham, cumulusoutdoors.com, @CumulusOutdoors
Silver
- RockReef and PierZip on Bournemouth Pier, Bournemouth, rockreef.co.uk, @rockreef_UK
Bronze
- Lyme Bay RIB Charter, Bridport, lymebayribcharter.co.uk @LymeBayRIBchart
B&B AND GUESTHOUSE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Goadsby, goadsby.com
Gold
- Wooden Cabbage, Dorchester, woodencabbage.co.uk
Silver
- Mory House, Southbourne, moryhouse.co.uk
Bronze
- Gutchpool B&B, Gillingham, gutchpool.com
Commended
- St John’s Guest House, Weymouth, stjohnsguesthouse.co.uk @Fishersdream
BUSINESS EVENTS & WEDDING VENUE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Insight6, insight6.com
Gold
- Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
Silver
- The Green House Hotel, Bournemouth, thegreenhousehotel.co.uk @Greenhousehotel
Bronze
- Mapperton Weddings, Beaminster, mapperton.com/weddings @mappertonwed
- Upton Country Park, Poole uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark
CAFÉ & TEAROOM OF THE YEAR sponsored by The Book & Bucket Cheese Company, thebookandbucketcheesecompany.co.uk
Gold
- Yellow Bicycle Café, Blandford Forum, yellowbicyclecafe @yellowbicycle1
Silver
- The Gallery Café, Pallington, gallerycafe.uk
Bronze
- Taste Café on Chesil Beach, Weymouth, tastecafeatchesilbeach.co.uk @TasteChesil
Commended
- The Coach House Café, Beaminster, mapperton.com/visitus/the-coach-house @mapperton
CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERSTAR AWARD sponsored by Bournemouth Water Services, bournemouthwater.co.uk
- Pete Abbott, The Cafe at Upton Country Park
DOG FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
Gold
- The Grove Arms, Ludwell, grovearms-ludwell.co.uk @TheGroveArms
Silver
- Lancombe Country Cottages & Lodges, Dorchester, lancombe.co.uk @lancombe
Bronze
- Upton Country Park, Poole, uptoncountrypark.com @UptonCPark
ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD sponsored by NFU Mutual, nfumutual.co.uk
Gold
- Bagwell Farm Touring Park, Weymouth, bagwellfarm.co.uk, @bagwellfarm
Silver
- Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport, bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @bridportTIC
Bronze
- The Grange at Oborne, Sherborne, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne
Commended
- Farmstead Glamping, Sturminster Newton, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp
FORTHGLADE DOG FRIENDLY PUB OF THE YEAR sponsored by Forthglade, forthglade.com
Gold
- The Grove Arms, Ludwell, grovearms-ludwell.co.uk @TheGroveArms
Silver
- Milton Arms, Blandford Forum, milton-arms.co.uk
GLAMPING & ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Quality in Tourism, qualityintourism.com
Gold
- Farmstead Glamping, Sturminster Newton, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp
Silver
- Dorset Forest Garden Glamping, Beaminster, dorsetforestgardenglamping.co.uk
Bronze
- The Seaside Shepherd’s Hut, West Bexington, airbnb.co.uk/rooms/
HOLIDAY PARK OF THE YEAR sponsored by Elavon, elavon.co.uk
Gold
- Highlands End Holiday Park, Bridport, highlandsendholidaypark.co.uk, @wdlh
Silver
- The Waterside Holiday Park & Spa, Weymouth watersideholidaygroup.co.uk @watersidedorset
Commended
- Durdle Door Holiday Park, Lulworth, durdledoor.co.uk @DurdleDoorHP
- Oakdene Forest Park, St Leonards, shorefield.co.uk, @shorefieldhols
INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Simpleview, simpleviewinc.com
Gold
- Jurassic Coast Guides, Milborne St Andrew, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk, @jurassicguides
- The Tank Museum – Tankfest, Bovington, tankmuseum.org/whats-on/events/tankfest @tankmuseum
LARGE HOTEL OF THE YEAR sponsored by Hotel Perfect, hotelperfect.co.uk
Gold
- Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, Christchurch, harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels
Silver
- RNLI College, Poole, rnli.org/college @RNLI
Bronze
- Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, marshamcourthotel.co.uk @MarshamCourt
Commended
- Moonfleet Manor Hotel, Weymouth, moonfleetmanorhotel.co.uk, @moonfleetmanor
LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Pear Communications, pearcommunications.org
Gold
- Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park, Poole, farmerpalmers.co.uk @FarmerPalmers
- The Tank Museum, Bovington, tankmuseum.org @TankMuseum
Silver
- Moors Valley Country Park & Forest, Ringwood, moors-valley.co.uk @moorsvalley
Bronze
- Swanage Railway, Swanage, swanagerailway.co.uk @SwanRailway
LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Conker Spirit, conkerspirit.co.uk
Gold
- Jurassic Coast Guides, Milborne St Andrew, jurassiccoastguides.co.uk, @jurassicguides
Silver
- Lulworth Outdoors, Wareham, lulworthoutdoors.com, @lulworthrangers
Bronze
- RNLI College Discovery & ALC Tours, Poole, rnli.org/rnli-college @RNLI
Commended
- Birds of Poole Harbour, Poole, birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk @harbourbirds
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO DORSET TOURISM sponsored by Saffery Champness, saffery.com
- Libby Battaglia, Light Up Poole, lightuppoole.co.uk
- John Baker, Sherborne Abbey Festival, sherborneabbeyfestival.org
NEW TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD sponsored by Visit Dorset, visit-dorset.com
Gold
- West Bay Discovery Centre, West Bay, westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk @WestBayDC
Silver
- Farmstead Glamping, Sturminster Newton, farmsteadglamping.com @FarmsteadGlamp
PUB OF THE YEAR sponsored by Porter Dodson, porterdodson.co.uk
Gold
- Three Horseshoes Pub & Kitchen, Burton Bradstock, threehorseshoesburtonbradstock.co.uk @the_horseshoes
Silver
- Acorn Inn, Evershot, acorn-inn.co.uk, @Acorn_Inn
Bronze
- The Halfmoon, Shaftesbury, halfmoonshaftesbury.co.uk
Commended
- The Fat Badger, Weymouth, fatbadgerweymouth.co.uk
RESTAURANT/BISTRO OF THE YEAR sponsored by Piddle Brewery, piddlebrewery.co.uk
Gold
- The Jetty, Christchurch, harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels
Silver
- The Ollerod, Beaminster, theollerod.co.uk @TheOllerod
Bronze
- Arbor Restaurant, Bournemouth, arbor-restaurant.co.uk @arborrest
- Seasons at The Eastbury, Sherborne, theeastburyhotel.co.uk/dining @eastbury_hotel
Commended
- Drgnfly, Poole, drgnflygroup.co.uk
SELF CATERING ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Dorset Food & Drink, dorsetfoodanddrink.org
Gold
- Greenwood Grange, Higher Bockhampton, greenwoodgrange.co.uk @GreenwoodGrang1
Silver
- Merry Hill Barn, Luxury Dorset Cottages, Abbotsbury, luxurydorsetcottages.co.uk/cottages-in-dorset/merryhill-barn
Bronze
- Doles Ash Farm Holiday Cottages, Dorchester, dolesashfarm.co.uk @DolesAsh
Commended
- Burnbake Forest Lodges, Corfe Castle, burnbake.com, @burnbake_dorset
SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR sponsored by Clockwork, clock-work.co.uk
Gold
- The Green House Hotel, Bournemouth, thegreenhousehotel.co.uk @Greenhousehotel
Silver
- The Eastbury, Sherborne, theeastburyhotel.co.uk @eastbury_hotel
Bronze
- The Grange at Oborne, Sherborne, thegrangeatoborne.co.uk, @grangeatoborne
SMALL VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR sponsored by Resort Dorset, resortdorset.com
Gold
- Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorchester, shirehalldorset.org @ShireHallDorset
Silver
- Dorset Heavy Horse Farm Park, Verwood, dorset-heavy-horse-centre.co.uk
- Langham Wine Estate, Dorchester, langhamwine.co.uk @LanghamWinery
Commended
- Sculpture by the Lakes, Pallington, sculpturebythelakes.co.uk @SculptureLakes
SPA & WELLBEING EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Taurus, taurusenergy.co.uk
Gold
- Mellulah Therapy & Yoga Retreats, Milton Abbas, mellulah.co.uk, @mellulahyoga
Silver
- Christchurch Harbour Hotel & Spa, Christchurch, harbourhotels.co.uk, @Harbour_Hotels
Bronze
- Lovegrove at The Ollerod, Beaminster, theollerod.co.uk/wellness
TOURING CAMPING AND CARAVANNING PARK OF THE YEAR sponsored by ClubWifi, clubwifi.co.uk
Gold
- South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping Park, Dorchester, southlytchettmanor.co.uk, @campsitedorset
Silver
- East Fleet Touring Park, Chickerell, eastfleet.co.uk
Bronze
- Wood Farm Caravan Park, Charmouth, woodfarm.co.uk
Commended
- Higher Moor Farm Campsite, Weymouth, highermoorfarm.co.uk @HigherMoorFarm
TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR sponsored by Yellow Buses, yellowbuses.co.uk
Gold
- The Tank Museum - Tankfest, Bovington, tankmuseum.org/whats-on/events/tankfest @tankmuseum
Silver
- Sherborne Abbey Festival, Sherborne, sherborneabbeyfestival.org @AbbeyFestival
Bronze
- Christmas Tree Wonderland, Bournemouth christmastreewonderland.co.uk @xmaswonderland_
- Stompin’ on the Quomps, Christchurch, stompin.org @StompinQuomps
TOURISM INNOVATION AWARD sponsored by NatWest Business Banking, business.natwest.com
Gold
- Yellow Buses, Bournemouth, yellowbuses.co.uk @YellowBuses
Silver
- Christmas Tree Wonderland, Bournemouth, christmastreewonderland.co.uk @xmaswonderland_
VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE YEAR sponsored by Beales Gourmet, bealesgourmet.com and The Italian Villa, the-italian-villa.co.uk
Gold
- Swanage Information Centre, Swanage, visit-dorset.com/explore/towns/Swanage, @SwanageTIC
Silver
- Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport, bridportandwestbay.co.uk, @bridportTIC
Bronze
- Discover Purbeck Information Centre, Wareham, visitswanageandpurbeck.co.uk, @Discoverpurbeck
WINNER OF WINNERS sponsored by Dorset LEP, dorsetlep.co.uk
- Bagwell Farm Touring Park, Weymouth, bagwellfarm.co.uk, @bagwellfarm