Calling all Tourism, Events and Hospitality Businesses

Last Tuesday Leicestershire Promotions launched the annual Tourism & Hospitality Awards 2025 at the 1620s House & Garden, it was a successful event with speakers focusing on the impact of entering and winning the local awards. Guests also had the opportunity to meet with the team to discuss the most appropriate categories to enter and gain feedback on previous applications.

The Leicestershire Tourism & Hospitality Awards for 2025 are now live and you can find all the details on their website.

Following feedback from businesses two in-person workshops are being held which will provide practical advice and top tips on how to complete your application. These will be held on:

Tuesday 17th June – 10am-12pm – Priesthouse Hotel, Castle Donington

Tuesday 1st July – 10am-12pm – Windmilll Farm Park, Kibworth Harcourt (30 minutes from Melton Mowbray)

Places on each workshop are limited so please register as soon as possible: Email info@goleicestershire.com

Last Wednesday, at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence ceremony in Brighton three of the 2024 Leicestershire Tourism & Hospitality Award finalists won national awards. Delighted to celebrate silver wins with the National Space Centre for best large visitor attraction, King Richard III Visitor Centre for best small visitor attraction and bronze for The Griffin, Swithland for best pub.

The awards are open to all the tourism and hospitality sector including best experience, hotel large & small, camping & glamping, café, pub, special occasion and casual dinning, attraction, event, regenerative tourism, best business events venue, dog friendly venue, and two new categories for best Garden Centre/Nursery and cocktail experience.

No business is too small to win an award. All applications are judged in context, and it’s the customer experience that really matters.

Why Apply: A win can put your business in the media spotlight, improve performance, motivate your team, widen your network – and so much more…

How to Apply: Your journey to the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence starts by entering!

In 2024, FOUR Melton businesses won awards:

Hidden Food Tours – Best New Tourism Business & Highly commended for best experience of the year

The Grange Caravan Park – Best Camping, Glamping & Holiday Park

1940s Melton Mowbray – Best Free Event

HistoryFare – Highly commended New Event

It would be amazing to see more Melton businesses across the sector shorted this year. Make sure to join a workshop and enter this years awards!

We look forward to supporting this year’s applicants and finalists for the 2025 round of Leicestershire regional and national awards.

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KEY DATES

We highly recommend reserving a place at one of the upcoming workshops to help with your application process! Email: info@goleicestershire.com

3rd June – Applications open

In person workshops – Ask any questions you may have and learn how to create and submit a winning entry

13th September – entries close (except for large and small attraction – 31st July)

1st October – announcement of finalists

3rd December – winners announced at Gala Awards Ceremony

June 2026 – VisitEngland Awards for Excellence winners announced

Remember to start your applications early! Find out more here

Take a look at the categories available for the Leicestershire Promotions Tourism & Hospitality Awards 2025.

VISIT ENGLAND CATEGORIES

  • B&B and Guest House
  • Small Hotel
  • Large Hotel
  • Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park
  • Self Catering Accommodation
  • Small Visitor Attraction
  • Large Visitor Attraction
  • Pub
  • Experience
  • New Tourism Business
  • Taste of England – Special Occasion Dining
  • Accessible and Inclusive Tourism
  • Business Events Venue
  • Regenerative Tourism

LOCAL AWARD CATEGORIES

  • Free Event
  • Event / festival – Paid Entry
  • Best Team
  • Rising Star
  • Sunday Lunch
  • Tearoom/Cafe
  • Casual Dining Experience
  • Cocktail Experience – New for 2025
  • Dog Friendly Venue
  • Garden Centre / Garden Nursery – New for 2025

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