Celebrating award-winning Warwickshire

Warwickshire continues to shine as a leading UK destination, with several local attractions recognised at the West Midlands Tourism Awards, which celebrate excellence across the region’s visitor economy.  

The awards highlight world‑class venues and unforgettable experiences with Warwickshire contributing multiple winners and highly commended finalists across categories including:  

• Gold award for experience of the year – Cotswolds in a Day Tour (Go Cotswolds) 

• Gold award for large visitor attraction of the year – Compton Verney  

• Gold award for pub of the year – The Howard Arms Ilmington 

 

• Silver award for experience of the year – The Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains Ltd), Stratford upon Avon 

• Silver award for small visitor attraction of the year – Shakespeare Distillery  

• Silver award for tourism event/festival of the year – Art in the Park, Leamington   

 

• Bronze award for experience of the year – RSC Tours (The Royal Shakespeare Company) 

• Bronze award for large visitor attraction of the year – British Motor Museum, Gaydon 

• Bronze award for small visitor attraction of the year – The Lord Leycester, Warwick 

With such strong recognition across the sector, this half‑term is the perfect moment for families to discover (or rediscover!) the county’s impressive mix of events, experiences and days out.  

To offer ideas for days out or to help plan itineraries, Visit Warwickshire provides a calendar of local activities or themed days out for a range of budgets, helping to explore the breadth of the county. To find out more, visit visit.warwickshire.gov.uk/  

To find out more about the West Midlands Tourism Awards, visit https://visitbirmingham.com/westmidlandstourismawards/  

*Photo showing The Lord Leycester, Warwick. Photo credit to Sara Beaumont