Tourism rewarded in Wealden

Wealden, recently judged by a MORI survey as the best place to live in the South, is also a great place to visit. Three of its leading attractions have just scooped a number of accolades at Tourism South East’s Tourist ExSEllence Awards.

Groombridge Place Gardens and Enchanted Forest won the Best Tourism Experience Award and was Highly Commended in the Large Visitor Attraction category.
The Ashdown Forest Llama Park in Forest Row was runner up in the Small Visitor Attraction Award.

Buxted Park Hotel was runner up in the Small Hotel of the Year category.

“Considering the Tourism South East Awards cover eight counties and the Isle of Wight, I think Wealden district is punching well above its own weight when it comes to visitor attractions,” said Councillor Keith Whitehead, Cabinet member for Sustainable Development and Regeneration.

“I would like to congratulate those three tourism businesses for such a wonderful showing in this year’s awards. With a combination of imagination and detailed customer attention, tourism continues to play an important part in the economy of a district which offers outstanding locations in terms of landscape and countryside.”

Groombridge Place Gardens and Enchanted Forest, on the northern border of Wealden, was used as a location for the filming of Pride and Prejudice.

Note to Editors:
For more information about the Tourism South East Awards please contact Tourism South East on 02380 625400, www.industry.visitsoutheastengland.com.

Wealden received the highest “Liveability” score in the South of England according to a MORI Physical Capital report published this year.