Bosworth wins tourism battle
GLAMPING SITE ALSO CELEBRATING AFTER AWARD
BOSWORTH Battlefield Heritage Centre has scooped a top prize at the Leicestershire Promotions tourism and hospitality awards.
The county council-run centre took first place in the Best Small Attraction category, ahead of the King Richard III Centre in Leicester and Coalville’s Escape Rooms, which were both highly commended.
The awards, held recently, are now in their 10th year and are the regional heat of the national Visit England Awards for Excellence.
The award judges took part in a “mystery shopper” visit to all the shortlisted attractions before making their decision.
They said: “We had a very positive experience and felt the one thing that stood out at Bosworth was the excellent customer service.
“The staff were knowledgeable, friendly, accommodating, and eager to help.”
Councillor Christine Radford, cabinet member for heritage, leisure and arts, said: “We are very proud of our heritage in Leicestershire and the way we present it local people and visitors from further afield.
“This is a very well-deserved win, and a tribute to the hard work of the staff and volunteers at the centre.
“I am delighted that this wonderful heritage and family attraction has been recognised with this award.”
Martin Peters, chief executive of
Leicestershire Promotions, said: “After the decimation of the visitor economy over the past couple of years, never have these awards been more significant. The resilience, determination and relentless hard work shown by my colleagues across the industry has been remarkable. I take my hat off to all the finalists and winners.”
Another business celebrating success in the awards is Brook Meadow, a lakeside camping and glamping site on the outskirts of Sibbertoft near Market Harborough.
It won the Self-catering / Holiday Park category and co-owner Claire
Hart is hopeful that they are in with a chance to win at the national awards.
The accolade is just the latest gong in a string of awards since Claire joined her parents, Jasper and Mary, to transform the 30-year-old, 20-acre glamping, camping and caravanning site four years ago.
“I’m delighted that, in partnership with my parents, we’ve been able to build on their considerable legacy to create a campsite for the post-pandemic era,” said Claire. “They were certainly pioneers when they built a five acre-fishing lakeside campsite in the 1990s.
“Now we’ve created a site that caters for the post-pandemic market, where people can safely holiday together in the great outdoors, in a range of stunning accommodation options in beautiful surrounds.
“When people go on holiday, they want to be wowed.
“Winning this latest award is testament to Brook Meadow achieving just that, and we’re delighted that our hard work and vision has been recognised,” said Claire.
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