Excitement as Fairytale Farm is shortlisted in VisitEngland’s annual Tourism Superstar Awards

An employee from Fairytale Farm in the Cotswolds has reached the finals of VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar award for 2024 and the final decision rests with you, the voting public!

Liam White is in charge of the animal team at Fairytale Farm, which is located near Chipping Norton Oxfordshire, and he creates a magical experience for all visitors to Fairytale Farm.

Visitor comments, on social media as well as TripAdvisor & Google reviews, point out how Liam went the extra mile to make their children feel special, ensuring everyone gets the most out of their visit and what a credit he is to this unique Cotswold attraction.

Nick Laister, director of Fairytale Farm, said “We are delighted that our animal manager, Liam White, has reached the finals of VisitEngand’s Tourism Superstar awards. Fairytale Farm is a unique attraction in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, which mixes classic fairy tales and sensory experiences with animals and adventure play. With accessibility and inclusivity at the core of everything we do, Liam goes out of his way to engage with all of our guests, regardless of ability, giving a really personal and empathetic experience to everyone. It is fantastic to have received the support of Cotswold Tourism and Experience Oxfordshire for our entry into these awards and our fingers are well and truly crossed for Liam!”

Liam said “I feel so honoured and delighted to have been shortlisted for this award and to be down to the final 10 nominees is just incredible! I love every moment of my job, so it’s an amazing feeling to receive this recognition. My role at Fairytale Farm has such variety: from meeting new and wonderful customers daily, to helping visitors, staff and volunteers achieve their goals, as well as bettering themselves from learning on the farm, every day is something new. And having a little fun along the way with the amazing team at Fairytale Farm makes it really special.”

The local visitor economy partnerships of Cotswolds Tourism and Experience Oxfordshire are both getting behind Liam’s nomination and encouraging locals to vote for him over the coming weeks.

Sally Graff, of Cotswolds Tourism, says “We are delighted that Liam has been shortlisted for VisitEngland’s Tourism Superstar awards this year and we will be actively encouraging the public and businesses all across the wider Cotswolds region to vote for him. We want to raise awareness of this amazing accessible, family visitor attraction where Liam’s enthusiasm shines through.”

Lesley Wright, of Experience Oxfordshire, added “We are absolutely delighted to see Liam of Fairytale Farm, an Experience Oxfordshire Partner, shortlisted for the VisitEngland Tourism Superstar award. As an attraction, Fairytale Farm is well known for its inclusivity and accessibility, providing a safe and entertaining experience for all children. Liam and his team receive fabulous, heart-felt feedback for their work creating magical experiences, introducing animals into children’s lives, and Liam is often commended for the sensitivity and understanding he shows to all Fairytale Farm’s guests. We congratulate Liam for this achievement and recognition of his super dedication and urge people to vote for him.”

The Cotswolds region has seen several finalists over the years but never an overall winner, so it would be fantastic to see Liam crowned as this year’s overall winner. So please show your support for Liam and Fairytale Farm by voting now https://www.visitengland.com/superstar for our local VisitEngland Tourism Superstar of 2024!

 

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For more details and to talk to Liam please contact nick@fairytalefarm.co.uk Tel 07778 207036 or 01608 238014
To vote for Liam https://visitenglandawards.secure-platform.com/tourismsuperstar/gallery/rounds/304/details/27206
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NOTES TO EDITORS

About Fairytale Farm https://www.fairytalefarm.co.uk/explore/the-story/
Fairytale Farm is an award-winning farm attraction based on the A44 just outside Chipping Norton. With inclusivity at its heart, Fairytale Farm mixes classic fairy tales, animals and adventure play. With our exciting adventure play areas, an enchanted walk with a surprise around every corner and a chance to meet our amazing animals, there is so much to see and do. It is a sensory and learning wonderland for all the family.

Fairytale Farm won a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2022 and 2023, as well as Best Family Entertainment Centre in the Park World Excellence Awards 2021. A VisitEngland survey found Fairytale Farm was England’s fastest growing farm attraction between 2019 and 2022. Fairytale Farm is shortlisted in the Best Small Farm Park category in the National Farm Attractions Network Awards 2024.

About Cotswolds Tourism www.cotswolds.com
Cotswolds Tourism is the official Destination Management Organisation promoting and marketing tourism across the Cotswolds. It is also leads Cotswolds Plus for destination management for the wider regional local visitor economy partnership. https://www.cotswolds.com/trade/cotswolds-plus-lvep

Cotswolds Tourism is a partnership of tourism businesses, supported by local authorities of Cotswold District Council, West Oxfordshire District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council via Marketing Cheltenham, Stroud District Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Gloucester City Council and the Cotswolds National Landscape.

Cotswolds Tourism’s priority is to grow the area’s visitor economy by raising awareness of the destination and generating additional tourism spend, especially in the towns and villages.
For more information about the value of tourism to the Cotswolds see https://www.cotswolds.com/trade/members/data-and-strategy

Keep up to date with Cotswolds Tourism’s work by following our social channels:

FB/ X @cotswoldsinfo
Instagram @The_Cotswolds
Tik Tok @thecotswolds

Experience Oxfordshire is the official Destination Management Organisation (DMO) for Oxfordshire. It is the trading arm of the parent charity, Experience Oxfordshire Charitable Trust, and is a not-for-profit partnership organisation that is committed to the promotion, management, and development of Oxfordshire as a great destination to live, work, visit and do business whilst improving growth and productivity across the visitor economy. The DMO provides essential business advice and support to visitor economy businesses across Oxfordshire. In March 2023 Experience Oxfordshire was announced as one of the first English destinations to gain Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) status. Developed and administered by VisitEngland, the national portfolio of strategic and high-performing LVEPs support collaborative working locally and nationally on shared priorities and targets to grow the local visitor economy.

For more information on Experience Oxfordshire go to www.experienceoxfordshire.org

Media contact: Lesley Wright / press@experienceoxfordshire.org / 01865 686433

You can keep up to date with Experience Oxfordshire’s activity by following:
Facebook – Experience Oxfordshire
Instagram – @experienceoxfordshire
Twitter – @ExperienceOx

About VisitEngland
https://www.visitbritain.org/working-us/visitenglands-tourism-superstar-award
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