Award Winning Self Catering Holidays
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Several Yorkshire-area companies that offer self catering holidays received national recognition at an awards ceremony called the Enjoy England Awards.
A self catering holiday business in North Yorkshire, The Deep in Hull, Chatsworth House and a couple who rent out log cabins in Matlock were all gold medal winners. The Dovecote Barns in Kelfield, North Yorkshire, was named self catering holiday of the year, while The Deep won recognition for its efforts to make the attraction accessible. Chatsworth House won first prize for the large visitor attraction category, which is for venues that receive over 100,000 visitors a year. Hoe Grange Holidays, based at Matlock in Derbyshire, won a gold accessibility award as well. The Royal Shakespeare Company, in Stratford-upon-Avon, won the outstanding contribution to tourism award for being a leading promoter of theater in the country.
Self Catering Holidays Putting Guesthouses Out of Business
© Gites Castelnaut
In the town of Weston, UK guesthouse owners say they have been seeing business decline over the last decade as tourists move away from traditional holidays in favor of shorter self catering holidays at local apartments. The improvements to the Weston seafront have been little help to these business owners, and some are making plans to convert their guesthouses into self catering flats as a fall-back.
Many of the traditional small, family-run guesthouses in the town are disappearing. Recent surveys found that more visitors were going to the resort for the day only, rather than two days or more as was common in the past. This is being attributed to a more value-conscious attitude among travelers to the resort, but some guesthouse owners still hold out hope that business will improve along with the economy in the UK.
Self Catering Holidays in France
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The Dordogne region in France is one of the most culturally rich in the country, boasting stunning scenery and great food, in addition to being the home of the must-see UNESCO World Heritage Site the Lascaux Caves. Self catering holidays are a perfect way to enjoy this region as they provide for a laid-back holiday itinerary that can be tailored to fit in with new plans.
These properties sleep anywhere from just two to a number of bedrooms for larger groups, and often have outdoor eating areas as well as pools. The amazing cave complex at Lascaux Caves is thought to be some 17,000 years old, and is beautifully adorned with ancient prehistoric drawings and paintings. Many of these paintings show images of the animals that lived in the region at the time and several have been restored to their original glory. The caves are found near the settlement of Montignac, on the Vezere River.
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