Winners of Leicester and Leicestershire Tourism Excellence Awards announced

The winners of the inaugural Leicester and Leicestershire Tourism Excellence Awards have been announced at a ceremony held at the National Space Centre in Leicester on 7 February 2012.

The winners included:
• Access for All Tourism Award: Curve
• Bed & Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year: Horseshoe Cottage Farm
• Best Tourism Event of the Year: Arts Fresco
• Large Visitor Attraction of the Year: Twycross Zoo
• Small Visitor Attraction of the Year: Bosworth Battlefield
• Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year: Dandelion Hideaway
• Sustainable Tourism Award (sponsored by Leicestershire County Council): Horseshoe Cottage Farm
• Taste of England Award: Hotel Maiyango

Established by Leicester Shire Promotions, the awards celebrate the excellent service that the wide range of local visitor attractions, accommodation providers, restaurants and events offer to ensure visitors to the destination have the best possible experience during their stay. All winners will automatically qualify for the national finals of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012.

Martin Peters, Chief Executive of Leicester Shire Promotions, said: "Our congratulations go out to all of the winners. The quality that they presented in their applications, and consequently the quality of the experience for their visitors, means that they were fully deserved of their awards. We look forward to seeing how they fare against the cream of the nation's tourism industry in the national awards later in the year."