An Isle of Wight-based company has been named one of the best businesses in Rural Britain after winning an Amazon-backed Rural Business Award.
Nettlecombe Farm from Whitwell was named Best Rural Tourism Business at the national final of the Rural Business Awards, in association with Amazon, at The Monastery, Manchester.
Located in the heart of the Isle of Wight countryside, Nettlecombe Farm is a working farm that offers luxurious self-catering holiday accommodation, coarse fishing, yoga retreats and function barn hire.
The Rural Business Awards, in partnership with Amazon, marks the Awards’ fifth year of celebrating the success of businesses across the UK’s rural economy – a segment which employs in excess of 3.4 million people in over 750,000 businesses in England alone.
Speaking after winning the Best Rural Tourism Business Award, Emma Theunissen from Nettlecombe Farm said:
“We are thrilled that our hard work and dedication has been recognised by the Rural Business Awards and Amazon with the national award for the Best Rural Tourism Business. At Nettlecombe Farm we are passionate about enabling our guests to fully immerse themselves in rural life, whether that’s through feeding our animals, fishing our lakes or getting muddy on one of the walks we’ve mapped for our guests.
“We hope that this success will inspire others to follow in our footsteps, creating holiday accommodation that stands out from the crowd.”
Doug Gurr, UK Country Manager at Amazon, said:
“I would like to congratulate Nettlecombe Farm on the win at the prestigious Rural Business Awards and wish them, and the other contenders, the best of luck for the future”.
The Rural Business Awards is the brainchild of Leicestershire businesswomen Anna Price and Jemma Clifford, who wanted to showcase the wealth of entrepreneurial talent in rural areas of Britain.
The Awards are organised by rural business for rural business, with winners in the 12 categories – ranging from Best Rural Start-up and Best Rural Diversification Project; through to Best Rural Professional Services Business and Best Rural Social Enterprise, Charity or Community Project – decided by an independent panel of judges drawn from the rural business sector, rural public sector agencies, and rural charitable organisations.
The 2020/21 Rural Business Awards, run in partnership with Amazon, is now open for entries so, to enter or find out more about the Awards, visit www.ruralbusinessawards.co.uk
