Les Routiers Awards winners announced
Nineteen independent businesses have been honoured as part of the Les Routiers Awards for 2010-11. The travel guide has introduced nine new categories to this year's awards. The winners are:
Bar of the Year: Le Petit Parisien, Camberwell, London
Bed and Breakfast of the Year: Jeakes House Hotel, Rye, Sussex
Boutique Hotel of the Year: Rockwell Hotel, Kensington; London
Cafe of the Year: Simply Blues, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Conference Centre of the Year: The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
Country Retreat of the Year: The Beckford Inn, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Dining Pub of the Year:The Railway Inn, Honiton, Devon
Family Retreat of the Year: Manor House Hotel, Dorset
Gastro Pub of the Year: The Swan Inn, Denham, Buckinghamshire
Guest House of the Year: Elvey Farm, Pluckley, Kent
Hotel of the Year: St Giles House Hotel, Norwich, Norfolk
Inn of the Year: Shibden Mill Inn in Halifax, West Yorkshire
Live Music Venue of the Year: Troubadour, Old Brompton Road, London
Newcomer of the Year: The Stag at Offchurch, Warwickshire
Pub of the Year: The Tempest Arms, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Real Ale Pub of the Year: Charles Lamb, Islington, London
Restaurant of the Year: Eastern Eye, Bath, Somerset
Wedding Venue of the Year: Stoke Rochford Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Wine Bar of the Year: Mitchells, Tattenhall, Cheshire
The winners are chosen by a combination of industry judging and guest feedback, and all establishments are awarded for their consistent commitment to excellence in service.
"Winning this award is affirmation that we feel we are forging ahead in the right direction. It's fantastic news," said Glen Pearson, general manager at Shibden Mill Inn freehold pub, voted Inn of the Year.
By Neil Gerrard
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