Adventure firm up for six top prizes
An Aberfeldy enterprise which gives young children a safe but exciting taste of outdoor activities is celebrating six category nominations at the SOLA awards.
Wee Adventures was nominated by supportive customers for the Scottish Outdoor Leisure Association’s 2019 award final and in this first round, those that put a candidate forward for the awards get to decide which categories they deserve a chance to win in.
The result was Wee Adventures turning up in no fewer than six SOLA award areas: best inclusive attraction, best outdoor activity, best outdoor adventure experience, best outstanding customer service, best tour experience and best visitor attraction.
“Some of them came as a surprise,” said Sarah Turner, wife of Richard (aka Biscuit) Turner, the man who has built up a young following due to his passion for ropes and oars.
“We were delighted, and progressively more bashful as our name kept on being listed in the finalist announcements,” continued Sarah.
“We are blown away by the support we received in the voting round and are thrilled to be finalists in both the best outdoor activity and adventure experience categories as a reflection of our core business.”
The best outdoor activity category also has Coupar Angus Cycling Hub, Willowgate Activity Centre, Wildhood Festival and Taymouth Marina in the running from Perthshire.
The adventure experience category voted in Taymouth Marina and Highland Fling Bungee as well as Wee Adventures as finalists.
Making it into the final for outstanding customer service as well as the Turner’s Aberfeldy business, was Blairgowrie Holiday Park and Highland Fling.
“Wee Adventures is in great company in a year when they are splitting the votes regionally for the first time to account for the large number of votes,” explained Biscuit.
“We are especially proud to be finalists in the best inclusive attraction category - we are passionate about making the outdoors accessible to as many people as we can, from