MOORS Valley Country park has been named as the "winner of winners" in the Dorset Tourism Awards.

The park scooped gold in the Large Visitor Attraction category, silver in the new Access and Inclusivity category, a silver award in the Tourism Activity, Sport and Experience category and crowned Winner of Winners.

In addition to customer service, facilities, information, accessibility, use of social media and effectiveness of websites, Moors Valley’s entry emphasised how the park’s environment and wildlife helps visitors to have fun outdoors, learn and be active throughout the year.

Clare Gronow, team leader at Moors Valley said: “Dorset has some fantastic visitor attractions and the competition was really intense so I’m over the moon that we achieved gold in the Large Visitor Attraction group. To get a silver award in the new Access and Inclusivity category and for our Go Ape partner to also win silver was a fantastic bonus. But to also be named Winner of Winners is beyond our wildest expectations.

“Last year was the first time we had put ourselves forward for anything like this and we were delighted to achieve silver status on our first attempt. To return this year and do so well against such tough opposition is a great reflection on the dedication of the Moors Valley team and the partner businesses that are based here. It is a public acknowledgement of the way we continue to deliver the highest possible levels of customer service to three quarters of a million visitors, of all ages, for 364 days of the year."

Moors Valley is one of the most-visited country parks in the UK and more than 750,000 people using its facilities every year.

For more information on the Park’s many attractions and events go to www.moors-valley.co.uk or call the Rangers on 01425 470721.