_Finalists

The Suffolk and Norfolk Tourism Awards celebrate the people and businesses shaping our visitor economy. Below is the confirmed shortlist of finalists for 2026, grouped by category.

Awards night: Thursday 12 March 2026, Diss Corn Hall
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FWOL

Accessible and inclusive tourism award (sponsored by Greater Anglia)

• Black Shuck Distillery
• The Brudenell Hotel (The Hotel Folk)
• Norwich Theatre

B&B and guest house of the year

• The Great House Restaurant & Hotel Lavenham
• Holly Lodge Boutique Bed & Breakfast
• Ironmongers Boutique Hotel

Camping, glamping and holiday park of the year

• Albion Nights
• Forest Park Outstanding Natural Holidays
• Kelling Heath Holiday Park

Experience of the year

• Slice + Dice
• Stubbs Farm Alpacas
• WhataHoot Distillery

Hotel of the year (sponsored by Ensors, part of Azets)

• The Crown and Castle, Orford
• Maids Head Hotel
• The White Horse Brancaster

New tourism business of the year (sponsored by Stena Line)

• Dukes Lodge
• The Four Bells Glamping
• The Golden Lion

Pub of the year (sponsored by Lovewell Blake)

• The Brisley Bell
• The Lodge Hotel
• The Pigs

Regenerative tourism award of the year (sponsored by Swiss Camplings)

• Deepdale Camping & Rooms
• Gladwins Farm - Self Catering Holiday Cottages
• Waxham Sands Holiday Park

Self-catering accommodation of the year (sponsored by Hoseasons)

• The Farmstead
• North Cottage Cromer
• The Old Station Snettisham

Taste of England award

• BRIX & BONES
• Maids Head Hotel, WinePress Restaurant
• Sundown at The Grove Cromer

Unsung hero award

• Mandy Armes - Maids Head Hotel
• Chris Haycock - Deepdale Camping & Rooms
• Malcolm Ward - Forest Park

Visitor attraction of the year (sponsored by Howes Percival)

• Banham Zoo
• Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park
• ROARR!
• RSPB Minsmere
• Thursford

Regional categories

Culture and arts venue of the year

• Norwich Arts Centre
• Norwich Theatre
• Sainsbury Centre
• Snape Maltings (Britten Pears Arts)

Tourism event/festival of the year (sponsored by Norwich Print Solutions)

• Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival CIC
• Al Fresco at Yalm
• First Light Festival
• Norwich Science Festival
• Norwich Wine Week
• NOR-CON Comic Con
• Out There Festival
• Weird and Wonderful Wood
• Wild Paths Festival