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Swansea Bay Tourism Awards


C 13th November 2017

Swansea Bay Tourism Awards 2017 – Winners & Highly Commended

 

Places to Stay

 

Best Large Hotel

Highly Commended…

Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel
Morgans Hotel
Mercure Swansea

And the winner is…

Village Hotel

 

Best Restaurant with Rooms

Highly Commended…

Afan Lodge
Fairyhill by Oldwalls

And the winner is…

Patricks with Rooms

 

Best Inn

Highly Commended…

The Fountain Inn, Pontarddulais

And the winner is…

The King Arthur Hotel

 

Best Guest House / B&B

Highly Commended…

Barn B&B
Brynawel Farm B&B
Fairways B&B
Gower Holiday Solutions

And the winner is…

Parc Le Breos Guest House

 

Best Self Catering Accommodation

Highly Commended…

Pilton House Gower
Promenade View
River Tawe Holiday Apartment
Cartref Holidays
Tan Yr Eglwys Cottages

And the winners are…

Bramwood Holiday Home
Swansea Valley Holiday Cottages

 

Best Accommodation Agency

Highly Commended…

Pitch My Tent
Scamperholidays

And the winner is…

Home from Home

 

Best Caravan & Campsite

Highly Commended…

Greenways of Gower
Kennexstone Camping & Touring Park
Pitton Cross Caravan & Camping Park

And the winner is…

Three Cliffs Bay Holiday Park

 

Best Restaurant

Highly Commended…

Britannia Inn
Patricks with Rooms
Slice
The Swigg

And the winner is…

Beach House Restaurant

 

Best Bistro

Highly Commended…

The Bay Bistro

And the winner is…

Munch of Mumbles

 

Best Pub Grub (including Gastro Pub Food)

Highly Commended…

The Brit, Cwmavon
The King Arthur Hotel
The Rake and Riddle

And the winner is…

Plough and Harrow, Murton

 

Best Café

Highly Commended…

Bluebell Coffee and Kitchen
Coast Café
Cwm Ivy Tea Rooms
Dillys Kitchen
Three Cliffs Coffee Shop

And the winner is…

Cariad Cafe

 

Best Pub or Bar

Highly Commended…

Britannia Inn, Gower
The Farmers Arms, Waunarlwydd
The King Arthur Hotel
The Rake and Riddle

And the winner is…

The Fountain Inn


Things to Do

Best Activity Provider

Highly Commended…

360 Beach & Watersports
Call of the Wild – Adventure Britain
Clyne Farm Centre
Perriswood Archery and Falconry Centre

And the winner is…

Gower Coast Adventures

 

Best Attraction

Highly Commended…

Dan Yr Ogof – National Showcaves Centre for Wales
Dylan Thomas Birthplace
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Gower Heritage Centre
National Trust Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall
National Waterfront Museum

And the winner is…

LC Swansea

 

Best Festival & Event

Highly Commended…

Front Runner Events for Swansea Half Marathon
International Dylan Thomas Prize
Neath Food and Drink Festival

And the winners are…

Gower Agricultural Society for the Gower Show
Swansea Council for Wales Airshow and Proms in the Park

 

Best Wedding Experience

Highly Commended…

Ocean View Gower
Oxwich Bay Hotel
The King Arthur Hotel

And the winner is…

Oldwalls Gower


Dedication & Inspiration

Best New Tourism Business

Highly Commended…

Gower Seafood Hut
Gower Tours
Limitless Trampoline Park
Swansea Footgolf
The Railway Thai Table

And the winner is…

The Rake and Riddle

 

Best Renewed Tourism Business

Highly Commended…

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Mumbles Pier
Three Cliffs Coffee Shop, Pennard Stores & The Cliff Restaurant development

And the winner is…

National Trust Gower – Rhossili

 

Best Dog Friendly Tourism Business

Highly Commended…

Craig Y Nos Castle
Three Cliffs Bay Holiday Park

And the winner is…

Pilton House Gower

 

Best Tourism Ambassador – Individual

Our Highly Commended Tourism Ambassador is…

Lindsay Sleeman… for her dedication and can-do attitude in promoting the destination and welcoming visitors to Council venues and events

And the winning Tourism Ambassador is…

Suzanne Morrison… for promoting the destination to visitors with a range of disabilities and tirelessly working to make Swansea Bay accessible to all.

 

Best Tourism Ambassadors – Team

Highly Commended…

Dylan’s Volunteer Hosts
National Trust Volunteers
Mumbles Forum & Traders

And the winner is…

Gower Heritage Centre!

This businesses staff & management team regularly attend travel & consumer shows promoting not only their own business but the destination.