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Congratulations Sidmouth – at the Devon Tourist Awards!

“Devon celebrated the best in tourism 21st November as the winners in the 15th Devon Tourism Awards were announced”:  Home | Devon Tourism Awards

And amongst the Winners & Finalists were some impressive outfits from the Sid Valley!

As reported by Visit Devon:

The Sidmouth Tourist Information Centre won Gold in the Visitor Information Service of the Year award, while the Victoria Hotel walked away with two Bronze Awards, for their Source Spa Day in the Spa and Wellbeing Experience of the Year category and Large Hotel of the Year.

Elsewhere in the region, the Donkey Sanctuary also won. The Kitchen at the Donkey Sanctuary received Gold in the Café/Tearoom of the Year award and Gold for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year. 

The awards organiser, Robin Barker, of Services for Tourism, commented: “In what is a difficult time for many, it has been great to see increased entries into the awards and an increased number of winners. Their innovation, resilience and commitment to excellence never cease to amaze me.”

Congratulations to the team at the TIC and the other businesses who represented Sidmouth.

Sidmouth wins big at Devon Tourism Awards