Bowhill House scoops top award to be crowned ‘Borders Tourism Business of the Year’
2nd May, 2014
Bowhill House and Country Estate has won the title of Borders Tourism Business of the Year in the recent Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards 2013/14.
The historic house set just five miles from Selkirk beat stiff competition from the other shortlisted businesses including the McDonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf and Spa in Cardrona and The Restaurant at Kailze Gardens, Peebles.
A team from Bowhill attended the awards ceremony which took place on Friday 25 April at the Scottish Borders Campus, Galashiels, and were thrilled to be announced as the category winner.
Helen Currie, House and Events Manager for Bowhill House and Country Estate, said: “Everyone at Bowhill is incredibly proud to be awarded the accolade of Borders Tourism Business of the Year.
“It is fantastic recognition of the hard work and dedication of our team in creating this unique and fun-packed visitor destination.
“The award reaffirms Bowhilll’s place on the Borders tourist attraction map as we continue to offer an unrivalled customer experience and grow our visitor attractions even further.”
The success came hot on the heels of a sharp hike in visitor numbers to the Country Estate in 2013, jumping from 13,000 in 2012 to 20,000 in 2013 – an increase of more than 50 per cent.
Bowhill offers a jam-packed programme of Ranger-led activity and theatre events. Other attractions include Bowhill House’s impressive Victorian Kitchen, House tours, waymarked walks, an adventure playground, internal soft play area and more.
The organisers of the Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards were looking for businesses within the tourism sector which were outperforming their peers at a national level and those exploring new and innovative avenues to develop the sector and bring new business to the region.
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