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DOG-FRIENDLY BUSINESS

Luxury self-cateringoperation Salad Days, inDunster, Somerset, took gold.

“As dog owners ourselves,we were fed up with having toaccept second-rateaccommodation just becausewe wanted to bring our bestfriends with us, when weknew they were betterbehaved than most people,”say owners Brett Bates andSusan Juggins.

“When businesses say theyare ‘dog friendly’ what theyoften mean is they toleratedogs. So at Salad Days we don’tjust accept dogs, we genuinelywelcome them in a waybefitting your best friend.”

That includes a welcomebasket for the visitor and theirdog, a bucket and towel fortackling muddy paws,homemade treats, a ball andthrow stick, water and foodbowls, biodegradable poopbags and holders, and a torchfor night-time walks. Thereare extendable leads to allow amore freedom around the site,throws should the pet want tosleep on the sofa, holiday tagsand local maps.

Silver awards were won byBulleigh Barton Manor atIpplepen in South Devon andThe Salty Monk, Sidford, nearSidmouth. Two businesses inCornwall – Mullion CoveHotel on the Lizard and OldLanwarnick Cottages, Duloe,near Liskeard – won bronze

LARGE ATTRACTION

The Royal Albert MemoriamMuseum and Art Gallery inExeter and Tintagel Castle in

Cornwall were both awardedbronz e.

VISITOR INFORMATIONSERVICE

Silver awards were won byKingsbridge InformationCentre in South Devon andVisit Truro in Cornwall.

Both Bude TouristInformation Centre on thenorth Cornwall coast andPlymouth Information centrewere presented with bronzes.

ACCESS AND INCLUSIVITY

Mylor Sailing School, nearFalmouth, won silver andthere bronze awards for theRoyal Albert MemorialMuseum and Art Gallery,Exeter, and The Granary,Larkbeare Grange, a luxuryself-catering business in EastD evo n .

ACTIVE AND SPORTINGEXPERIENCE

A silver award was won bySkern Lodge, which has awide range of outdooractivities, training and eventsfor all ages and abilities at aresidential centre inAppledore in North Devon.

Lanhydrock, the NationalTrust property near Bodmin,Newquay Activity Centre, andScilly Seal Snorkelling, Isles ofScilly, all won bronze.

ARTISTIC, CULTURAL ANDLEARNING

Rick Stein’s Cookery School,Padstow, North Cornwall,took a silver award, and abronze went to the British

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SPA AND WELLBEINGEXPERIENCE

The C BaySpa at the CarbisBay Hotel, near St Ives, wasawarded a silver and bronzeswent to the Cary Arms & Spa,Torquay, and the SalcombeHarbour Hotel & Spa,Salcombe, South Devon

Salad Days, in Dunster, Somerset

Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, and below The C BaySpa at the Carbis Bay Hotel

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