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DP-E01-S3Dorset TourismAwards 2013

Dorset TourismAwards 2013

A celebration of excellence

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Special nightfor tourismachievementsBY EVA JONESwdnews@b-nm.co.uk

It was an emotional andground-breaking evening onThursday as Dorset celebratedits best at the inauguralDorset Tourism Awards cere-mony, held in the fitting loca-tion of The Tank Museum,B ov i n g t o n .

The evening saw 39 awardspresented to winners fromacross the county, with severalmultiple winners includingthe Eastbury Hotel in Sher-borne, National Trust Brown-sea Island, The Inn at Cran-borne and BridgeHouse Hotelin Beaminster. West DorsetLeisure Holidays also shoneout as Gold winner in twocategories, with its managingdirector, Martin Cox, receiv-ing a special award for Out-standing Contribution toTo u r i s m .

The Dorset Tourism Awardswere launched in June thisyear, following extensive liais-on between their founder,Robin Barker, and local tour-ism leaders. Mr Barker wasboth proud and excited at theawards event, saying: “Dorsetoffers something special, yetfor various reasons has notalways punched its weight as atop destination – t h at ’s whysome 10 months ago my col-leagues and I started liaisingwith the industry here inDorset to assess the demandfor your own Dorset TourismAwards. The response we hadsurprised us all.”

The awards attracted 60entries in 12 different categor-ies, each undergoing a rigor-ous three-stage judging pro-cess comprising initialscoring, visits by a team ofmystery shoppers and final as-sessment by an independentjudging panel. Chair of thepanel, Professor Peter Jones,said: “I was delighted to act aschair of the judging for theDorset Tourism Awards andvery impressed with the qual-ity of the submissions. Wehave excellent tourism busi-nesses in Dorset and to beinvolved in recognising themin this way has been a priv-ilege and a pleasure.

“Dorset can often be over-looked as a premier touristdestination, but the quality ofour tourism businesses is test-ament to the excellence ofwhich we should be proud.This is reflected in the submis-

sions for the Dorset TourismAwards and all entrantsshould be complimented onhow well they contribute towhat Dorset has to offer.”

A capacity audience of 160guests enjoyed the awards ce-remony, which was hosted inthe Tamiya Hall in the heart ofthe Tank Museum, surroun-ded by an array of tanks.Andrew Alder, partner atHeadline Sponsors SafferyChampness, said: “We are de-lighted that tonight’s dinner atthe Tank Museum is a sell-out.The support from entrantsand other local organisationsfor this, the inaugural year ofthe awards, has been amazingand as part of the celebrations,we have decided to present afurther special award thisevening for the most entre-preneurial business.”

The special award for innov-ation and entrepreneurship

Plans for an £89 million “p re -historic Eden Project” s h ow -casing the world-class fossils ofthe Jurassic Coast have beenrevealed, writes Tina Rowe.

The project, named Juras-sica, would see a gigantic holeon Portland covered with alight spider web-like translu-cent roof to create a spectac-ular subterranean geologicalp a rk .

The plan is the brainchild ofLondon-based science journal-ist Michael Hanlon, who usedto live in Dorset and hunted forfossils there as a child.

He described it as “the mosteconomic development in WestDorset” which could produce200 jobs. The team is speakingto potential investors beforeapplying for Heritage Lotteryfunding.

The project would be de-signed by international archi-tect Renzo Piano, and is sup-ported by patron Sir DavidAttenborough. Sir Tim Smit,the driving force behind thesuccessful Eden Project inCornwall, is a trustee and theengineering is being led by theteam responsible for the EdenProject and the refurbishmentof Sydney Opera House.

Jurassica would be sited inYeolands Pit, a 120ft deep, 300ftwide hole at Broadcroft

Two stunning images of the best of Dorset, courtesy of award-winningDorset photographer Richard Austin. Far left, above: a fishing boat leavesthe harbour at Lyme Regis in Dorset. The mist clings to the ocean fromwhere the River Char flows into the sea at Charmouth. Far left, below: partof Dorset’s impressive Tank Museum, in Bovington, where the awardsceremony was held. Above, main image: fossil hunting on the celebratedJurassic Coast at Charmouth

to best advantage building anenvironmentally sympatheticand green structure. Jurassicawould be the world’s firstcarbon-negative large visitorat t r a c t i o n . ”

Tim Clothworthy, estatesmanager for Portland StoneFirms Ltd, said: “We have hada meeting with Mike Hanlonand are working closely withthe team. We are very positiveand supportive.”

Broadcroft quarry has pro-duced fossils such as ammon-ites and fish, and parts of gianttree trunks. Part of it is anature reserve.

Yeolands Pit was created asthe company quarried belowthe high quality stone so fam-ously used for buildings world-wide and into the “chur t” l aye rused for aggregate. Eventuallyit hit the clay beds below, so thepit is now redundant, but has aremarkable “stratig raphiccolumn” showing a completeslice through time.

Businesses and organisa-tions are invited to a dinnerand presentation with MrHanlon on December 2 to learnhow they can become in-vo l ve d .

It will be East Cliff Hotel,Grove Road, Bournemouthand sponsored by High SpeedFer ries.

went to Beach WeddingsBour nemouth.

Sherbor ne’s Eastbury Hoteltook the Winner of Winnersawards for its consistency ofexcellence and its ambassad-orial role for Dorset, whileGeof Curtis, a volunteer onBrownsea Island, took theGold for Outstanding Custom-er Service. The other specialaward was for OutstandingContribution to Tourism,which was presented to theaforementioned Martin Cox,managing director of WestDorset Leisure Holidays, forhis 30 plus years of innovativecontribution to tourism inDorset, the South West and theholiday park sector.

Successful businesses in theDorset Awards will now be fasttracked into the South WestTourism Excellence Awards inJanuary 2014 and then pos-sibly on to the National VisitEngland Awards later in 2014.

The number of awards that werepresented to people in the county

39Meet and salute the winners ofthe 2013 Dorset Tourism Awards– Pages 4&5

And the winners are...

£85m fossil pit to givefascinating insight toour prehistoric world

Quarry. It is one third the sizeof the Millennium Dome.

The pit is owned by PortlandStone Firms Ltd and is nowre d u n d a n t .

Jurassica would be an edu-cational and heritage-focusedcharitable trust and act as ahub for the Jurassic CoastUNESCO World Heritage site.

Mr Hanlon says visitorswould be presented with astunning visage as theyemerge into the quarry – theworld of 140 million years agocome to life against a uniquebackdrop of in-situ strata andfossils. Fauna and flora of theMesozoic era would also berepresented, including dino-saurs, marine reptiles, inver-tebrates and plants.

Mr Hanlon has presented hisscheme to the Jurassic CoastPartnership of authorities andstakeholders along the coastwhich runs from East Devon toPoole. A spokesman said yes-terday it is “watching with in-t e re s t ”.

Palaeontologists have beenconcerned for some time thatimportant fossils found on thecoast could disappear intoprivate or foreign collectionsbecause there is no major localshowplace for them, althoughthere are a number of smallermuseums. Fossil-hunters aregenerally keen to see theirfinds be put on public display.

Mr Hanlon said the teamwould “use the backdrop ofPortland and its famous stone

‘Jurassica would bethe world’s firstcarbon-negative largevisitor attraction’

Science journalist Michael Hanlon

We have wide experience of working with the hospitality sector. To find out more about our services contact:

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Special nightfor tourismachievementsBY EVA JONESwdnews@b-nm.co.uk

It was an emotional andground-breaking evening onThursday as Dorset celebratedits best at the inauguralDorset Tourism Awards cere-mony, held in the fitting loca-tion of The Tank Museum,B ov i n g t o n .

The evening saw 39 awardspresented to winners fromacross the county, with severalmultiple winners includingthe Eastbury Hotel in Sher-borne, National Trust Brown-sea Island, The Inn at Cran-borne and BridgeHouse Hotelin Beaminster. West DorsetLeisure Holidays also shoneout as Gold winner in twocategories, with its managingdirector, Martin Cox, receiv-ing a special award for Out-standing Contribution toTo u r i s m .

The Dorset Tourism Awardswere launched in June thisyear, following extensive liais-on between their founder,Robin Barker, and local tour-ism leaders. Mr Barker wasboth proud and excited at theawards event, saying: “Dorsetoffers something special, yetfor various reasons has notalways punched its weight as atop destination – t h at ’s whysome 10 months ago my col-leagues and I started liaisingwith the industry here inDorset to assess the demandfor your own Dorset TourismAwards. The response we hadsurprised us all.”

The awards attracted 60entries in 12 different categor-ies, each undergoing a rigor-ous three-stage judging pro-cess comprising initialscoring, visits by a team ofmystery shoppers and final as-sessment by an independentjudging panel. Chair of thepanel, Professor Peter Jones,said: “I was delighted to act aschair of the judging for theDorset Tourism Awards andvery impressed with the qual-ity of the submissions. Wehave excellent tourism busi-nesses in Dorset and to beinvolved in recognising themin this way has been a priv-ilege and a pleasure.

“Dorset can often be over-looked as a premier touristdestination, but the quality ofour tourism businesses is test-ament to the excellence ofwhich we should be proud.This is reflected in the submis-

sions for the Dorset TourismAwards and all entrantsshould be complimented onhow well they contribute towhat Dorset has to offer.”

A capacity audience of 160guests enjoyed the awards ce-remony, which was hosted inthe Tamiya Hall in the heart ofthe Tank Museum, surroun-ded by an array of tanks.Andrew Alder, partner atHeadline Sponsors SafferyChampness, said: “We are de-lighted that tonight’s dinner atthe Tank Museum is a sell-out.The support from entrantsand other local organisationsfor this, the inaugural year ofthe awards, has been amazingand as part of the celebrations,we have decided to present afurther special award thisevening for the most entre-preneurial business.”

The special award for innov-ation and entrepreneurship

Plans for an £89 million “p re -historic Eden Project” s h ow -casing the world-class fossils ofthe Jurassic Coast have beenrevealed, writes Tina Rowe.

The project, named Juras-sica, would see a gigantic holeon Portland covered with alight spider web-like translu-cent roof to create a spectac-ular subterranean geologicalp a rk .

The plan is the brainchild ofLondon-based science journal-ist Michael Hanlon, who usedto live in Dorset and hunted forfossils there as a child.

He described it as “the mosteconomic development in WestDorset” which could produce200 jobs. The team is speakingto potential investors beforeapplying for Heritage Lotteryfunding.

The project would be de-signed by international archi-tect Renzo Piano, and is sup-ported by patron Sir DavidAttenborough. Sir Tim Smit,the driving force behind thesuccessful Eden Project inCornwall, is a trustee and theengineering is being led by theteam responsible for the EdenProject and the refurbishmentof Sydney Opera House.

Jurassica would be sited inYeolands Pit, a 120ft deep, 300ftwide hole at Broadcroft

Two stunning images of the best of Dorset, courtesy of award-winningDorset photographer Richard Austin. Far left, above: a fishing boat leavesthe harbour at Lyme Regis in Dorset. The mist clings to the ocean fromwhere the River Char flows into the sea at Charmouth. Far left, below: partof Dorset’s impressive Tank Museum, in Bovington, where the awardsceremony was held. Above, main image: fossil hunting on the celebratedJurassic Coast at Charmouth

to best advantage building anenvironmentally sympatheticand green structure. Jurassicawould be the world’s firstcarbon-negative large visitorat t r a c t i o n . ”

Tim Clothworthy, estatesmanager for Portland StoneFirms Ltd, said: “We have hada meeting with Mike Hanlonand are working closely withthe team. We are very positiveand supportive.”

Broadcroft quarry has pro-duced fossils such as ammon-ites and fish, and parts of gianttree trunks. Part of it is anature reserve.

Yeolands Pit was created asthe company quarried belowthe high quality stone so fam-ously used for buildings world-wide and into the “chur t” l aye rused for aggregate. Eventuallyit hit the clay beds below, so thepit is now redundant, but has aremarkable “stratig raphiccolumn” showing a completeslice through time.

Businesses and organisa-tions are invited to a dinnerand presentation with MrHanlon on December 2 to learnhow they can become in-vo l ve d .

It will be East Cliff Hotel,Grove Road, Bournemouthand sponsored by High SpeedFer ries.

went to Beach WeddingsBour nemouth.

Sherbor ne’s Eastbury Hoteltook the Winner of Winnersawards for its consistency ofexcellence and its ambassad-orial role for Dorset, whileGeof Curtis, a volunteer onBrownsea Island, took theGold for Outstanding Custom-er Service. The other specialaward was for OutstandingContribution to Tourism,which was presented to theaforementioned Martin Cox,managing director of WestDorset Leisure Holidays, forhis 30 plus years of innovativecontribution to tourism inDorset, the South West and theholiday park sector.

Successful businesses in theDorset Awards will now be fasttracked into the South WestTourism Excellence Awards inJanuary 2014 and then pos-sibly on to the National VisitEngland Awards later in 2014.

The number of awards that werepresented to people in the county

39Meet and salute the winners ofthe 2013 Dorset Tourism Awards– Pages 4&5

And the winners are...

£85m fossil pit to givefascinating insight toour prehistoric world

Quarry. It is one third the sizeof the Millennium Dome.

The pit is owned by PortlandStone Firms Ltd and is nowre d u n d a n t .

Jurassica would be an edu-cational and heritage-focusedcharitable trust and act as ahub for the Jurassic CoastUNESCO World Heritage site.

Mr Hanlon says visitorswould be presented with astunning visage as theyemerge into the quarry – theworld of 140 million years agocome to life against a uniquebackdrop of in-situ strata andfossils. Fauna and flora of theMesozoic era would also berepresented, including dino-saurs, marine reptiles, inver-tebrates and plants.

Mr Hanlon has presented hisscheme to the Jurassic CoastPartnership of authorities andstakeholders along the coastwhich runs from East Devon toPoole. A spokesman said yes-terday it is “watching with in-t e re s t ”.

Palaeontologists have beenconcerned for some time thatimportant fossils found on thecoast could disappear intoprivate or foreign collectionsbecause there is no major localshowplace for them, althoughthere are a number of smallermuseums. Fossil-hunters aregenerally keen to see theirfinds be put on public display.

Mr Hanlon said the teamwould “use the backdrop ofPortland and its famous stone

‘Jurassica would bethe world’s firstcarbon-negative largevisitor attraction’

Science journalist Michael Hanlon

We have wide experience of working with the hospitality sector. To find out more about our services contact:

Andrew Alder, Bournemouth T: 01202 204733 or Michael Strong, Bristol T: 0117 915 1617.

www.saffery.com

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Award-winning Brownsea Island is dramatically located in Poole Harbour,with spectacular views across to the Purbeck Hills. Thriving natural habitats– including woodland, heathland and a lagoon – create a unique havenfor wildlife, such as the rare red squirrel and a wide variety of birds,including dunlin, kingfishers, common and sandwich terns andoystercatchers. The Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre invites you to follow inthe footsteps of Lord Baden-Powell and the very first Scouts who campedhere in 1907. Groups of Scouts and Guides can camp here during thesummer. Our picture, from 2012, saw the National Trust launch the play,South Deep to Blood Alley, which was staged on Brownsea Island

PICTURE: CLARE GREEN

THE 2013 WINNERS

Bed & breakfast and guestaccommodation of the yearsponsored by Goadsbywww.goadsby.comGOLD Launceston Farm B&B, BlandfordForum www.launcestonfarm.co.ukSILVER The Inn at Cranborne, Cranbornewww.theinnatcranborne.co.ukBRONZE The White House, Charmouthwww.whitehousehotel.com

Tourism information serviceSponsored by Anytime Bookingwww.anytimebooking.co.ukJOINT GOLD Lyme Regis TouristInformation Centre, Lyme Regiswww.visit-dorset.com and PooleWelcome Centre, Poolewww.pooletourism.comBRONZE Discover Purbeck InformationCentre, Wareham www.visit-dorset.com

Holiday park of the year Sponsoredby NatWest www.natwest.comGOLD Highlands End Holiday Park,Bridportwww.highlandsendholidaypark.co.ukSILVER South Lytchett Manor Caravanand Camping Park, Lytchett Minsterwww.southlytchettmanor.co.ukBRONZE Rockley Park, Hamworthywww.rockleypark.co.uk

www.clockworkhospitality.co.ukGOLD BridgeHouse Hotel, Beaminsterwww.bridge-house.co.ukSILVER Eastbury Hotel, Sherbornewww.theeastburyhotel.co.ukBRONZE Hotel Miramar, Bournemouthwww.miramar-bournemouth.com

Sustainable tourism awardSponsored by A Head for PRwww.aheadforpr.co.ukGOLD Highlands End Holiday Park,Bridportwww.highlandsendholidaypark.co.ukSILVER Captains Club Hotel, Christchurchwww.captainsclubhotel.com

Self catering establishment of theyear Sponsored by Pavey Group –www.paveygroup.co.ukGOLD Greenwood Grange, Dorchesterwww.greenwoodgrange.co.ukSILVER Dove House and Swallows,Dorchester www.dovehousedorset.co.ukCOMMENDED Dream Cottages,Weymouth www.dream-cottages.co.uk

Outstanding customer serviceaward Sponsored by Source forBusiness www.sourceforbusiness.co.ukGOLD Geof Curtis of National TrustBrownsea Island, Poolewww.nationaltrust.org.uk/brownsea

Eating out award Sponsored byDarren Northeast PRwww.darrennortheast.co.ukGOLD Eastbury Hotel, Sherbornewww.theeastburyhotel.co.ukJOINT SILVER Arbor Restaurant at TheGreen House Hotel, Bournemouthwww.arbor-restaurant.co.uk and HighcliffGrill at the Marriott, Bournemouthwww.highcliffgrill.co.ukBRONZE Beaminster Brasserie,Beaminsterwww.beaminsterbrasserie.co.uk

Visitor attraction of the yearSponsored by Resort South Westwww.resortsouthwest.comGOLD National Trust Kingston Lacy,Wimborne Minsterwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingstonlacySILVER The Tank Museum, Bovingtonwww.tankmuseum.orgJOINT BRONZE Farmer Palmers,Organford www.farmerpalmers.co.uk andSandworld, Weymouthwww.sandworld.co.uk

Tourism pub of the year Sponsoredby Horsey Lightly Fynn www.hlf-law.co.ukGOLD The Inn at Cranborne, Cranbornewww.theinnatcranborne.co.ukJOINT BRONZE Lulworth Cove Inn, WestLulworth www.lulworth-coveinn.co.ukand The Old Granary, Warehamwww.theoldgranarywareham.co.uk

Outstanding contribution totourism Sponsored by Services forTourism www.services4tourism.co.ukMartin Cox, Managing Director of WestDorset Leisure Holidays www.wdlh.co.uk

Winner of winners Sponsored by theDorset LEP www.dorsetlep.co.ukEastbury Hotel, Sherbornewww.theeastburyhotel.co.uk

Best tourism activity, sport &experience Sponsored by Take OneMedia www.takeonemedia.co.ukGOLD National Trust Brownsea Island,Poole www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brownseaSILVER Lyme Bay RIB Charter, Bridportwww.lymebayribcharter.co.ukBRONZE Furleigh Estate, Bridportwww.furleighestate.co.uk

Special entrepreneur awardSponsored by Saffery Champnesswww.saffery.comBeach Weddings Bournemouth,www.beachweddingsbournemouth.co.uk

Tourism event of the yearSponsored by Bournemouth UniversitySchool of Tourismwww.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourismGOLD Dorset Seafood Festival,Weymouth www.dorsetseafood.co.ukSILVER Rallye Sunseeker 2012 and 2013,Poole www.rallyesunseeker.orgBRONZE The British Beach PoloChampionships, Poolewww.sandpolo.comCOMMENDED Sherborne Abbey Festival,Sherborne www.sherborneabbey.org

Hotel of the year Sponsored byClockwork Hospitality

BY EVA JONESwdnews@b-nm.co.uk

The BridgeHouse Hotel is of-ficially the best in Dorsethaving scooped the Hotel of theYear Award in this year’sDorset Tourism Awards.

The hotel’s restaurant, theBeaminster Brasserie, alsopicked up Bronze in the bestEating Out category at the ce-remony held at the BovingtonTank Museum.

Hotel owners Mark andJoanna Donovan said: “We aretotally thrilled by theseawards. It’s recognition of allthe hard work and dedicationof all our staff through somedifficult times for both Bea-minster and the hotel.

“We have always believedthe BridgeHouse to be a ma-gical place to both stay and eat.After nine years hard work, it’swonderful to know that othersag ree.

“What is particularly greatabout the Best Hotel Award isthat it appreciates our totalproduct from food to serviceand bedrooms to ambiance. Itinvolves the entire team allworking towards one aim – afantastic customer experi-e n c e. ”

Earlier this year the Bridge-House also won gold in theTaste of the West Awards andhas also been selected againfor this year’s Good HotelGuide and the Michelin FoodG u i d e.

“2013 is now officially a vin-tage year for the Bridge-H o u s e, ” added Mark, who withhis wife, Joanna, also wel-comed twin girls earlier thisyear to the Donovan house-hold. “It’s been a momentousyear every which way. Nowwe ’re looking forward toC h r i s t m a s. ”

The hotel will now be con-sidered for the South WestTourism regional Awards and,if successful, may be nomin-ated to represent the region atthe national VisitEnglandaw a rd s.

Mark added: “Jo and I aretotally thrilled by the GoldAward for Dorset’s Hotel of theYear. We were up against somereally tough opposition and soit’s particularly pleasing tohave won.”

He continued: “The awardhas helped to top an incredibleyear for Jo and I both pro-fessionally and privately withthe birth of our twin daugh-ters, Tilly and Rosie. It alsomakes us appreciate our staffwho have done such an amaz-ing job while we have copedwith our new arrivals. We’reextremely proud of theira ch i eve m e n t .

“It’s good for our customers,too, as it shows that small canbe beautiful and that theBridgeHouse truly is a veryspecial place to stay.”

Robin Barker, founder of theawards, said on the night:“This is a momentous occa-sion. I have loved Dorset as atourism destination since Iwas a small child, when my

parents took me on holiday inCharmouth. Later I went onschool trips to Swanage and oncountless sailing weeks inPoole, Christchurch and LymeRegis. Every trip to this part ofthe world left memories of theunique landscape and – for me– those unforgettable Moores‘Dorset Knob’ biscuits thefamily always headed homewith.

“Dorset offers somethingspecial, yet for various reasonshas not always punched itsweight as a top destination –t h at ’s why some ten monthsago my colleague Nell Barring-ton and I started liaising withthe industry here in Dorset toassess the demand for yourown Dorset Tourism Awards.

“The response we had sur-prised us all and – although ittook several months to secureenough sponsors to press the‘go’ button, everything hasbeen flat out ever since.”

Mr Barker saluted theaw a rd s ’ headline sponsors,Saffery Champness, as well asall the category sponsors andsponsors in kind.

He said: “These awardswould not have been possible

Hotel owners ‘thrilled’ afterbeing picked out as the best

The BridgeHouse Hotel is officiallythe best in Dorset having scoopedthe Hotel of the Year Award in thisyear’s Dorset Tourism Awards

without you. It has also been apleasure working with such anenlightened group of busi-nesses. I must also thank ourmany mystery shoppers, whogave freely of their time to helpidentify the best among the 60entries into this year’saw a rd s.

“To our judging panel and itschair, Professor Peter Jones,thanks for poring over reamsof reports and for making de-cisions based on the evidence,free of any commercial orpolitical pressures. To theTank Museum and all yourstaff, for bending over back-wards to accommodate us inthis unique place. Also to yourlocal suppliers who have sup-plied the food tonight – Nor thLeaze Farm, WoodsfordLeaves, Yetminster Farms andthe Dorset blueberry com-p a ny. ”

Mr Barker finished bysaying: “ I must thank you – theawards entrants – for investingyour time in applying and inhelping drive up the quality ofvisitor experience to Dorsetand of Dorset as a world-classdestination. Many thanks toyou all.”

Brownsea Island, managed by the NationalTrust and always popular with tourists

By careful planning we have helped many clients in the hospitality industry reduce their VAT liabilities. For more information

contact: Andrew Alder, Bournemouth T: 01202 204733 or Michael Strong, Bristol T: 0117 915 1617.

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Award-winning Brownsea Island is dramatically located in Poole Harbour,with spectacular views across to the Purbeck Hills. Thriving natural habitats– including woodland, heathland and a lagoon – create a unique havenfor wildlife, such as the rare red squirrel and a wide variety of birds,including dunlin, kingfishers, common and sandwich terns andoystercatchers. The Baden-Powell Outdoor Centre invites you to follow inthe footsteps of Lord Baden-Powell and the very first Scouts who campedhere in 1907. Groups of Scouts and Guides can camp here during thesummer. Our picture, from 2012, saw the National Trust launch the play,South Deep to Blood Alley, which was staged on Brownsea Island

PICTURE: CLARE GREEN

THE 2013 WINNERS

Bed & breakfast and guestaccommodation of the yearsponsored by Goadsbywww.goadsby.comGOLD Launceston Farm B&B, BlandfordForum www.launcestonfarm.co.ukSILVER The Inn at Cranborne, Cranbornewww.theinnatcranborne.co.ukBRONZE The White House, Charmouthwww.whitehousehotel.com

Tourism information serviceSponsored by Anytime Bookingwww.anytimebooking.co.ukJOINT GOLD Lyme Regis TouristInformation Centre, Lyme Regiswww.visit-dorset.com and PooleWelcome Centre, Poolewww.pooletourism.comBRONZE Discover Purbeck InformationCentre, Wareham www.visit-dorset.com

Holiday park of the year Sponsoredby NatWest www.natwest.comGOLD Highlands End Holiday Park,Bridportwww.highlandsendholidaypark.co.ukSILVER South Lytchett Manor Caravanand Camping Park, Lytchett Minsterwww.southlytchettmanor.co.ukBRONZE Rockley Park, Hamworthywww.rockleypark.co.uk

www.clockworkhospitality.co.ukGOLD BridgeHouse Hotel, Beaminsterwww.bridge-house.co.ukSILVER Eastbury Hotel, Sherbornewww.theeastburyhotel.co.ukBRONZE Hotel Miramar, Bournemouthwww.miramar-bournemouth.com

Sustainable tourism awardSponsored by A Head for PRwww.aheadforpr.co.ukGOLD Highlands End Holiday Park,Bridportwww.highlandsendholidaypark.co.ukSILVER Captains Club Hotel, Christchurchwww.captainsclubhotel.com

Self catering establishment of theyear Sponsored by Pavey Group –www.paveygroup.co.ukGOLD Greenwood Grange, Dorchesterwww.greenwoodgrange.co.ukSILVER Dove House and Swallows,Dorchester www.dovehousedorset.co.ukCOMMENDED Dream Cottages,Weymouth www.dream-cottages.co.uk

Outstanding customer serviceaward Sponsored by Source forBusiness www.sourceforbusiness.co.ukGOLD Geof Curtis of National TrustBrownsea Island, Poolewww.nationaltrust.org.uk/brownsea

Eating out award Sponsored byDarren Northeast PRwww.darrennortheast.co.ukGOLD Eastbury Hotel, Sherbornewww.theeastburyhotel.co.ukJOINT SILVER Arbor Restaurant at TheGreen House Hotel, Bournemouthwww.arbor-restaurant.co.uk and HighcliffGrill at the Marriott, Bournemouthwww.highcliffgrill.co.ukBRONZE Beaminster Brasserie,Beaminsterwww.beaminsterbrasserie.co.uk

Visitor attraction of the yearSponsored by Resort South Westwww.resortsouthwest.comGOLD National Trust Kingston Lacy,Wimborne Minsterwww.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingstonlacySILVER The Tank Museum, Bovingtonwww.tankmuseum.orgJOINT BRONZE Farmer Palmers,Organford www.farmerpalmers.co.uk andSandworld, Weymouthwww.sandworld.co.uk

Tourism pub of the year Sponsoredby Horsey Lightly Fynn www.hlf-law.co.ukGOLD The Inn at Cranborne, Cranbornewww.theinnatcranborne.co.ukJOINT BRONZE Lulworth Cove Inn, WestLulworth www.lulworth-coveinn.co.ukand The Old Granary, Warehamwww.theoldgranarywareham.co.uk

Outstanding contribution totourism Sponsored by Services forTourism www.services4tourism.co.ukMartin Cox, Managing Director of WestDorset Leisure Holidays www.wdlh.co.uk

Winner of winners Sponsored by theDorset LEP www.dorsetlep.co.ukEastbury Hotel, Sherbornewww.theeastburyhotel.co.uk

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Special entrepreneur awardSponsored by Saffery Champnesswww.saffery.comBeach Weddings Bournemouth,www.beachweddingsbournemouth.co.uk

Tourism event of the yearSponsored by Bournemouth UniversitySchool of Tourismwww.bournemouth.ac.uk/tourismGOLD Dorset Seafood Festival,Weymouth www.dorsetseafood.co.ukSILVER Rallye Sunseeker 2012 and 2013,Poole www.rallyesunseeker.orgBRONZE The British Beach PoloChampionships, Poolewww.sandpolo.comCOMMENDED Sherborne Abbey Festival,Sherborne www.sherborneabbey.org

Hotel of the year Sponsored byClockwork Hospitality

BY EVA JONESwdnews@b-nm.co.uk

The BridgeHouse Hotel is of-ficially the best in Dorsethaving scooped the Hotel of theYear Award in this year’sDorset Tourism Awards.

The hotel’s restaurant, theBeaminster Brasserie, alsopicked up Bronze in the bestEating Out category at the ce-remony held at the BovingtonTank Museum.

Hotel owners Mark andJoanna Donovan said: “We aretotally thrilled by theseawards. It’s recognition of allthe hard work and dedicationof all our staff through somedifficult times for both Bea-minster and the hotel.

“We have always believedthe BridgeHouse to be a ma-gical place to both stay and eat.After nine years hard work, it’swonderful to know that othersag ree.

“What is particularly greatabout the Best Hotel Award isthat it appreciates our totalproduct from food to serviceand bedrooms to ambiance. Itinvolves the entire team allworking towards one aim – afantastic customer experi-e n c e. ”

Earlier this year the Bridge-House also won gold in theTaste of the West Awards andhas also been selected againfor this year’s Good HotelGuide and the Michelin FoodG u i d e.

“2013 is now officially a vin-tage year for the Bridge-H o u s e, ” added Mark, who withhis wife, Joanna, also wel-comed twin girls earlier thisyear to the Donovan house-hold. “It’s been a momentousyear every which way. Nowwe ’re looking forward toC h r i s t m a s. ”

The hotel will now be con-sidered for the South WestTourism regional Awards and,if successful, may be nomin-ated to represent the region atthe national VisitEnglandaw a rd s.

Mark added: “Jo and I aretotally thrilled by the GoldAward for Dorset’s Hotel of theYear. We were up against somereally tough opposition and soit’s particularly pleasing tohave won.”

He continued: “The awardhas helped to top an incredibleyear for Jo and I both pro-fessionally and privately withthe birth of our twin daugh-ters, Tilly and Rosie. It alsomakes us appreciate our staffwho have done such an amaz-ing job while we have copedwith our new arrivals. We’reextremely proud of theira ch i eve m e n t .

“It’s good for our customers,too, as it shows that small canbe beautiful and that theBridgeHouse truly is a veryspecial place to stay.”

Robin Barker, founder of theawards, said on the night:“This is a momentous occa-sion. I have loved Dorset as atourism destination since Iwas a small child, when my

parents took me on holiday inCharmouth. Later I went onschool trips to Swanage and oncountless sailing weeks inPoole, Christchurch and LymeRegis. Every trip to this part ofthe world left memories of theunique landscape and – for me– those unforgettable Moores‘Dorset Knob’ biscuits thefamily always headed homewith.

“Dorset offers somethingspecial, yet for various reasonshas not always punched itsweight as a top destination –t h at ’s why some ten monthsago my colleague Nell Barring-ton and I started liaising withthe industry here in Dorset toassess the demand for yourown Dorset Tourism Awards.

“The response we had sur-prised us all and – although ittook several months to secureenough sponsors to press the‘go’ button, everything hasbeen flat out ever since.”

Mr Barker saluted theaw a rd s ’ headline sponsors,Saffery Champness, as well asall the category sponsors andsponsors in kind.

He said: “These awardswould not have been possible

Hotel owners ‘thrilled’ afterbeing picked out as the best

The BridgeHouse Hotel is officiallythe best in Dorset having scoopedthe Hotel of the Year Award in thisyear’s Dorset Tourism Awards

without you. It has also been apleasure working with such anenlightened group of busi-nesses. I must also thank ourmany mystery shoppers, whogave freely of their time to helpidentify the best among the 60entries into this year’saw a rd s.

“To our judging panel and itschair, Professor Peter Jones,thanks for poring over reamsof reports and for making de-cisions based on the evidence,free of any commercial orpolitical pressures. To theTank Museum and all yourstaff, for bending over back-wards to accommodate us inthis unique place. Also to yourlocal suppliers who have sup-plied the food tonight – Nor thLeaze Farm, WoodsfordLeaves, Yetminster Farms andthe Dorset blueberry com-p a ny. ”

Mr Barker finished bysaying: “ I must thank you – theawards entrants – for investingyour time in applying and inhelping drive up the quality ofvisitor experience to Dorsetand of Dorset as a world-classdestination. Many thanks toyou all.”

Brownsea Island, managed by the NationalTrust and always popular with tourists

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Whether it’s a blast throughthe waves or a more leisurelycruise along the coast you’relooking for, Lyme Bay RibCharter has something onoffer to suit everyone.

They say: “Our QuaysideTrips run from Easter until theend of the October. The WestBay Blast is one of the fastestrides on the water. Experiencefor yourself the truly awesomespeed and handling of a RIB,nothing comes close to the feel-ing you’ll get as we head alongthe coast at full throttle.

“Amazing value too... £9 perperson and £8 for under 12s.

“The daily coastal cruise ex-cursion is becoming extremelypopular with its suitability fornearly all the family.”

The company adds: “This isthe perfect way to see just howamazing the Dorset coastlineand cliffs really are. Thirtyminutes at sea offers enoughtime to view up to 16 miles ofcoast and millions of years ofhistory. Outstanding value atonly £10 per person and £9 forunder 12s.

“During the high season,LBRC run a Water Taxi linkbetween the coastal resorts ofLyme Regis and West Bay up totree times per week, offeringup to five hours ashore andtaking the hassle out of drivingand parking.”

The picturesque traditionalfishing harbour of West Bayoffers immediate access to theWorld Heritage Coastline.

LBRC operates all of itsQuayside Trips from West BayHarbour along with a numberof charter and corporate op-t i o n s.

West Bay has plenty of carparking and offers a widerange of places to eat and drinkfrom a bacon roll to fine sea-food restaurants.

Running alongside LBRC isour popular sister companyDorset Zapcat Experience – of-fering the perfect solution tostag and hen party needs orcorporate days out.

No better way to enjoy this fine view

The Dorset Tourism Awardswere launched in June thisyear, following extensive liais-on between their founder,Robin Barker, and local tour-ism leaders.

Mr Barker said: “Dorsetoffers something special, yetfor various reasons has notalways punched its weight as atop destination – t h at ’s whysome 10 months ago my col-leagues and I started liaisingwith the industry here inDorset to assess the demandfor your own Dorset TourismAwards. The response we hadsurprised us all.”

The awards attracted 60entries in 12 different categor-ies, each undergoing a rigor-ous three-stage judging pro-cess comprising initialscoring, visits by a team ofmystery shoppers and final as-sessment by an independentjudging panel.

Successful businesses in theDorset Awards will now be fasttracked into the South WestTourism Excellence Awards inJanuary 2014 and then pos-sibly on to the National VisitEngland Awards later in 2014.� Sherborne Abbey has been

nominated as one of then at i o n’s 60 “f avouritech u rch e s ” by Camila Bat-manghelidjh CBE, the founderand director of Kids Company,a charity which works withvulnerable children and youngp e o p l e.

The Abbey’s annual MusicFestival has been given theHighly Commended award inthe Tourism Event of the Yearcategory at the Dorset TourismAwards held at the DorsetTank Museum, Bovington.

In his pew sheet, The Vicarof Sherborne Eric Woods says:“For a parish church to be upthere challenging large com-mercial and sporting venturesis pretty remarkable.”

John Baker, the festival’s dir-ector, collected the engravedglass trophy on the night, andit can now be seen in the parishof fice.

Lyme Bay Rib Charter, main picture top, and above, the Jurassic Coast atCharmouth, by photographer Richard Austin. Inset right: SherborneAbbey’s annual Music Festival has been given the Highly Commendedaward in the ‘ourism Event of the Year category

Abbey amongthe honoured

Sherbor ne’s Eastbury Hotelhad more reason to smile thanmost on the night of the DorsetTourism Awards. They wereafforded the accolade, Winnerof Winners.

A spokesman said after-wards: “The winner of win-ners awards we were presen-ted with was awarded becauseof our track record and con-sistency in other awardschemes and for acting as anambassador for excellence inDorset. We have led the way inDorset for several years, win-ning silver in the South Westawards in 2009 and bronze in2012, best restaurant 2012 andin Dorset Taste Awards,achieving gold status for fiveyears in the Taste of the Westawards and winning SouthWest Restaurant of the Year in2012.

“At the Dorset TourismAwards we won silver in thehotel category, gold in eatingout category and winner ofwinners! Although a smallhotel with just 23 bedrooms wecontinue to punch above ourweight. We really are able tooffer something for every-one!”

Eastbury Hotelwinning again

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The BridgeHouseBeaminsterOur 13th century boutique hotel has justwon Hotel of the Year 2013 in the DorsetTourism Awards

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Bridge House Hotel & Restaurant, 3 Prout Bridge, Beaminster, DT8 3AYTelephone: 01308 862200 • Email: enquiries@bridge-house.co.uk

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Open to nonresidents all year

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Whether it’s a blast throughthe waves or a more leisurelycruise along the coast you’relooking for, Lyme Bay RibCharter has something onoffer to suit everyone.

They say: “Our QuaysideTrips run from Easter until theend of the October. The WestBay Blast is one of the fastestrides on the water. Experiencefor yourself the truly awesomespeed and handling of a RIB,nothing comes close to the feel-ing you’ll get as we head alongthe coast at full throttle.

“Amazing value too... £9 perperson and £8 for under 12s.

“The daily coastal cruise ex-cursion is becoming extremelypopular with its suitability fornearly all the family.”

The company adds: “This isthe perfect way to see just howamazing the Dorset coastlineand cliffs really are. Thirtyminutes at sea offers enoughtime to view up to 16 miles ofcoast and millions of years ofhistory. Outstanding value atonly £10 per person and £9 forunder 12s.

“During the high season,LBRC run a Water Taxi linkbetween the coastal resorts ofLyme Regis and West Bay up totree times per week, offeringup to five hours ashore andtaking the hassle out of drivingand parking.”

The picturesque traditionalfishing harbour of West Bayoffers immediate access to theWorld Heritage Coastline.

LBRC operates all of itsQuayside Trips from West BayHarbour along with a numberof charter and corporate op-t i o n s.

West Bay has plenty of carparking and offers a widerange of places to eat and drinkfrom a bacon roll to fine sea-food restaurants.

Running alongside LBRC isour popular sister companyDorset Zapcat Experience – of-fering the perfect solution tostag and hen party needs orcorporate days out.

No better way to enjoy this fine view

The Dorset Tourism Awardswere launched in June thisyear, following extensive liais-on between their founder,Robin Barker, and local tour-ism leaders.

Mr Barker said: “Dorsetoffers something special, yetfor various reasons has notalways punched its weight as atop destination – t h at ’s whysome 10 months ago my col-leagues and I started liaisingwith the industry here inDorset to assess the demandfor your own Dorset TourismAwards. The response we hadsurprised us all.”

The awards attracted 60entries in 12 different categor-ies, each undergoing a rigor-ous three-stage judging pro-cess comprising initialscoring, visits by a team ofmystery shoppers and final as-sessment by an independentjudging panel.

Successful businesses in theDorset Awards will now be fasttracked into the South WestTourism Excellence Awards inJanuary 2014 and then pos-sibly on to the National VisitEngland Awards later in 2014.� Sherborne Abbey has been

nominated as one of then at i o n’s 60 “f avouritech u rch e s ” by Camila Bat-manghelidjh CBE, the founderand director of Kids Company,a charity which works withvulnerable children and youngp e o p l e.

The Abbey’s annual MusicFestival has been given theHighly Commended award inthe Tourism Event of the Yearcategory at the Dorset TourismAwards held at the DorsetTank Museum, Bovington.

In his pew sheet, The Vicarof Sherborne Eric Woods says:“For a parish church to be upthere challenging large com-mercial and sporting venturesis pretty remarkable.”

John Baker, the festival’s dir-ector, collected the engravedglass trophy on the night, andit can now be seen in the parishof fice.

Lyme Bay Rib Charter, main picture top, and above, the Jurassic Coast atCharmouth, by photographer Richard Austin. Inset right: SherborneAbbey’s annual Music Festival has been given the Highly Commendedaward in the ‘ourism Event of the Year category

Abbey amongthe honoured

Sherbor ne’s Eastbury Hotelhad more reason to smile thanmost on the night of the DorsetTourism Awards. They wereafforded the accolade, Winnerof Winners.

A spokesman said after-wards: “The winner of win-ners awards we were presen-ted with was awarded becauseof our track record and con-sistency in other awardschemes and for acting as anambassador for excellence inDorset. We have led the way inDorset for several years, win-ning silver in the South Westawards in 2009 and bronze in2012, best restaurant 2012 andin Dorset Taste Awards,achieving gold status for fiveyears in the Taste of the Westawards and winning SouthWest Restaurant of the Year in2012.

“At the Dorset TourismAwards we won silver in thehotel category, gold in eatingout category and winner ofwinners! Although a smallhotel with just 23 bedrooms wecontinue to punch above ourweight. We really are able tooffer something for every-one!”

Eastbury Hotelwinning again

The AIA for capital expenditure is currently worth up to £250,000 in tax relief. For more information contact:

Andrew Alder, Bournemouth T: 01202 204733 or Michael Strong, Bristol T: 0117 915 1617.

www.saffery.com

Are youmaking themost of the Annual Investment Allowance?

• AA Campsite of the Year 2012 Winnerfor South West • Practical Caravan’s BestPark in Dorset for the sixth year running!• Three miles to Poole • 20 minutes to Bournemouth• Saver season rates • Open March 1 toJanuary 2 • Heated accessible amenityblocks • Deluxe fully serviced pitches• Free TV connections • Hardstandings• Free Wi-Fi • Electric hook-ups • Shop• Off lead dog walking • Bus servicefrom main gates • Online booking

Call our booking line on

01202 622577southlytchettmanor.co.uk

Open untilJan 2ndspecialwinter rates

South Lytchett Manor Caravan and Camping ParkDorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset BH16 6JB.Telephone: 01202 622577. Web: southlytchettmanor.co.uk

Email: info@southlytchettmanor.co.uk.

pictureperfectholidays...

For more information:email: sales@wdlh.co.uk

visit: www.highlandsendholidaypark.co.uk

Callsales on:

01308426917

The perfect location for your own CaravanHoliday Home. Located along the UNESCOWorld Heritage Jurassic Coast Cliff Top withpanoramic views across Lyme Bay.

The park has a quality Restaurant and Bar, a LeisureClub, the popular Cow Shed Café and a ConvenienceStore. The Caravan Holiday Homes for sale are availableat competitive prices.

Stunning views acrossLyme Bay

The Leisure Club has an indoor

heated swimming pool

CaravanHoliday

Homesfor

sale atcompet

itive prices

This Winter There’sNo Better Place To Be Than

The BridgeHouseBeaminsterOur 13th century boutique hotel has justwon Hotel of the Year 2013 in the DorsetTourism Awards

Award winning brasserie for lunch & dinnerCosy lounges for traditional afternoon teasLog firesWeddings & ReceptionsParties & Special OccasionsChristmas & New Year

Bridge House Hotel & Restaurant, 3 Prout Bridge, Beaminster, DT8 3AYTelephone: 01308 862200 • Email: enquiries@bridge-house.co.uk

www.bridge-house.co.uk • www.beaminsterbrasserie.co.uk

Open to nonresidents all year

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