TOAD Hall Cottages has been announced as the winner of the UK’s ‘Best Medium Self Catering Agency’ in the 2015 British Travel Awards. The announcement was made on November 25 at a gala awards dinner held at Battersea Evolution in London, and was attended by almost a thousand people from the travel industry.

Toad Hall Cottages has its head office in Kingsbridge, along with other offices in Polperro, Lyme Regis and the New Forest.

James Norton, of Toad Hall Cottages said: ‘We are delighted to receive this prestigious award, especially as we were up against some much, much larger agencies across the UK.

‘Our second winner’s award in three years, with a runner-up in between, is a real testament to our team who always go out of their way to make every guest’s stay as enjoyable as possible. I’m delighted that the hard work has paid off and the award will help cement our reputation as the area’s largest and best agency.’

British Travel Awards’ chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: ‘This year over 1.2 million votes were cast by consumers to determine the winners of the coveted British Travel Awards – making it the largest awards programme in the UK - to win is truly an accolade.

‘Toad Hall Cottages is to be congratulated on their achievement in an awards programme which garners the opinions of the nation – these finalists and winners really are the best in travel.’

?The British Travel Awards is an independent organisation, audited by leading global accountancy practitioners Deloitte. The BTAs are the only travel industry accolades voted for exclusively by the travelling public, and the awards serve to recognise all that is great about UK travel companies.