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Leading tourism businesses from across the South West of England celebrated in style as over 90 awards were presented at this year’s South West Tourism Excellence Awards, held at the Eden Project.
428 entries were submitted from across the region including Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly.
Members of Tourism for All fared well at the awards this year, with three of them being recognised for their commitment to inclusive and accessible tourism. Bristol’s Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm won Gold in the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award, while WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire received Silver and The Roman Baths and Pump Room in Bath won Bronze.
Marsham Court Hotel, in Dorset, was also recognised, winning Silver for Business Events Venue of the Year. In the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category, Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park received Gold, with WWT Slimbridge winning Silver and Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm receiving Bronze. Roman Baths and Pump Room also won Silver for Wedding Venue of the Year.
Birchcroft Hideaway's Mary Pidgeley was honoured with Unsung Hero Award and Gwel An Mor received Bronze in the Spa and Wellbeing Experience of the Year categroy.
Robin Barker, Director of Services for Tourism Ltd, who manage the Awards, added: “What a delight to be in the company of the region’s best and at one of our most iconic venues. The conversations and celebrations were a real joy, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world!”
Co-Director, Nell Barrington, added: “It was fantastic to see so much happiness and celebration among the best businesses in South West England after another difficult year for hospitality and tourism, congratulations to them all.”
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Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm is proud to be an accessible attraction. Facilities include multiple accessible toilets, Changing Places facility, accessible play equipment, hearing loops and more. Please visit the website before your visit for up-to-date information and to view the Access guide.
Whether visitors are passionate birdwatchers, nature enthusiasts, families with young children, or individuals with additional access needs, Slimbridge offers a welcoming, inclusive and inspiring experience throughout the year.
We want to be open and accessible to all visitors to ensure that everyone can enjoy our heritage site and museum. We hope the following information will help you plan your visit to the Roman Baths.
We have 4 standard accessible rooms sleeping up to 2 guests and 1 family accessible room which can sleep up to 4 guests. All have wetrooms, profiling beds and removable ceiling hoists. These rooms can only be booked directly with the hotel so that we can ensure you have the best possible experience. Please call us to ask for more details.
- We have disabled parking bays for those who require additional room when manoeuvring in and out of a vehicle. - The Hen House Restaurant has two accessible Toilets and Baby Change Room available with extra baby change facilities in the female toilets. There are also accessible toilet facilities adjacent to the Little Farmer’s Fun Barn. There are two large rooms built so that a buggy, wheelchair and mobility scooter can all manoeuvre freely inside. These are known as the ‘Family Rooms’. There is a third large room also in this area. It features a changing table inside. There are also three cubicle toilets. - We welcome guide/sensory dogs on leads. - Although we are a farm park, our pathways and surfaces are all even or ramped
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