Beaulieu was basking in success last week at the Beautiful
South Awards for Excellence 2011, when the New Forest visitor attraction was
presented with not one, but three awards at the ceremony held at the Denbies
Wine Estate, Surrey.
Despite facing fierce competition from other entrants,
Beaulieu was delighted to receive a Silver Award for Outstanding Customer
Service, and a Silver Award in the Tourism Event of the Year category for its
world-famous International Autojumble. In addition, the attraction’s catering
arm, Leith’s at Beaulieu, was Highly Commended in the Business Tourism
category.
Members of the Beaulieu Events and Front of House teams, and
Leith’s were present at the ceremony to collect their awards. Beaulieu has
developed over the years into one of the South’s leading day visitor
attractions, and prides itself on its visitor facilities and customer services.
Its features now include the internationally renowned National Motor Museum,
which has recently had a new mezzanine level installed to improve access to the
upper floor, the World of Top Gear, Beaulieu Abbey, and Palace House and
gardens, plus a growing calendar of motoring related events which run
throughout the year.
The annual awards, organised by Tourism South East, are now
in their 21st year, and recognise businesses and destinations across the tourism
industry for their exceptional levels of customer service and dedication to
raising standards.
Chairman of Tourism South East, John Williams commended
Beaulieu and all other award winners on their success, saying: “We offer our
congratulations to all tonight’s winners. Our industry’s commitment to
providing the best possible customer experience and to exceeding customer
expectations is outstanding. The Award winners have shown that they are truly
the best-in-class and we look forward to seeing them on the national stage at
the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012.”
In addition to the success at the Beautiful South Awards,
Beaulieu also received two other awards last week. Earlier on the same day
Leith’s at Beaulieu received another Highly Commended award in the Best
Corporate Venue category at the Hudson’s Awards, and on Tuesday last week
Beaulieu’s Education Team were awarded the Sandford Award, recognising
excellence in heritage education.
Next year, the attraction will be celebr
ating two
anniversaries; 60 years since Palace House first opened to visitors and 40
years since the launch of the National Motor Museum. In honour of this, and to
further improve the visitor experience, it will be hosting brand new
exhibition, Bond In Motion, showcasing 50 original vehicles from the James Bond
films. This will be the largest exhibition of Bond vehicles staged anywhere in
the world and will run from mid-January to December 2012.
For more information on the Beaulieu attraction, please
visit www.beaulieu.co.uk
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