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Holiday Parks Celebrate Awards Success

Posted on June 6, 2016
Woodovis Park owners John and Dorothey Lewis were delighted to take Gold in the Holiday Park of the Year category at the VisitEngland Awards of Excellence.

Woodovis Park owners John and Dorothey Lewis were delighted to take Gold in the Holiday Park of the Year category at the VisitEngland Awards of Excellence.

Holiday Parks Celebrate Awards Success

Woodovis Park near Tavistock was named as England’s top destination for camping and touring guests in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2016. Members of the family-run business stepped up to receive their national trophy in March at VisitEngland’s glittering awards ceremony at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.

Park owner John Lewis said everyone was extremely proud to have scooped three golds including the top VisitEngland award in its first ever entry to the competition. Darwin Forest Country Park was also recognised at the awards after taking Silver in the Holiday Park of the Year category.

Speaking on behalf of Darwin Forest, chairman Hugh Grayson said: “This award is a testament to the quality and commitment of all our staff, the majority of whom are from the local area.”

Other award winners in the holiday park category included Poston Mill Park Hereford, which scooped the bronze award and Castlerigg Hall Caravan & Camping Park and Padstow Touring Park both came Highly Commended.

High Praise For Woodovis Park

Posted on February 24, 2014

High Praise For Woodovis Park

The Woodovis Park team is celebrating being named the Best Holiday Park and Camping Site in Britain.

Devon-based Woodovis Park has beaten off fierce competition to be named the Best Holiday Park & Camping Site in Britain by leading sustainable tourism accreditation programme, the 2013 Green Tourism Goldstar Awards.

The Awards saw more than 2,400 contenders whittled down to a shortlist of 61 businesses nominated for 15 awards. The winners were announced at the annual Green Tourism Conference held at the AT-Bristol Science Centre to mark the culmination of Green Tourism Week.

Accepting their award from environmental activist, Satish Kumar, John Lewis from Woodovis Park said: “We are bowled over to be named the greenest holiday park in the whole of the UK.

“Preserving our beautiful surroundings here remains one of our top priorities and we’re always looking for ways to improve our eco credentials. To have this acknowledged in the Goldstar Awards is phenomenal and will help give us a renewed boost in our efforts.”

Now in their third year, the Green Tourism Goldstar Awards honour those businesses and organisations that have done the most to promote sustainability within the industry by implementing cost-saving practices that help the environment, improve customer services and benefit the bottom line.