On 14th February 2018 VisitEngland announced its accolade winners. Renishaw Hall proudly won the ‘Hidden Gem’ accolade.
These accolades are rewarded to attractions who have gone that extra mile in creating excellent days out for their visitors.
Another wave of global wine awards for 45-year old Renishaw Hall Vineyard places the north of England once again on the world wine map
Renishaw Hall Vineyard, in north Derbyshire, has picked up more accolades in this year’s newly-announced Decanter World Wine Awards, confirming that the production of award-winning wine is not limited to the vineyards of southern England.
Kieron Atkinson, winemaker and vineyard tenant at Renishaw Hall on the Derbyshire / Yorkshire border, has picked up five awards for his wines – one for every wine entered – in the 2017 Decanter World Wine Awards.
The award-winning wines include three white sparkling wines and two still red wines, produced using grapes grown in north Derbyshire. The awards give Kieron and the historic vineyard in north Derbyshire – which this year is an impressive 45 years old – a 100% success rate of entering and winning in the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Announced in May 2015, Renishaw Hall & Gardens received the Garden of the Year, awarded by the Historic Houses Association and sponsored by Christie’s. Now in its thirty-first year, this prestigious national award is designed to recognise the importance of some of the country’s most spectacular gardens with outstanding horticultural and public appeal.
Richard Compton, President of the Historic Houses Association commented: “These wonderful gardens at Renishaw are enjoyed each year by many thousands of visitors who may also visit the house on special tours. It is a great pleasure to see this Award go to such a very special place.”
Alexandra, owner of Renishaw Hall & Gardens said: “When my mother and father took on Renishaw Hall and its grounds they worked tirelessly on the restoration and redesign of the gardens to bring them back to their original glory. It’s wonderful to think that in the forty plus years since my parents first came to Renishaw, the gardens have today been recognised as winners of a prestigious national award like this. It’s testament to their hard work and the continuous hard work of our gardening team here at Renishaw Hall and Gardens”.
Renishaw Hall Vineyard has picked up more accolades in this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards, proving that the production of award-winning wine is not only the prerogative of the vineyards of southern England.
Kieron Atkinson, winemaker and vineyard tenant at Renishaw Hall on the Derbyshire / Yorkshire border, has been awarded a Bronze medal and two Commended medals in the 2015 Decanter World Wine Awards for his wines, making the vineyard the most northerly to win in the UK, and giving Kieron and the historic site in north Derbyshire a 100% success rate of entering and winning in the Decanter World Wine Awards.
The coveted Certificate of Excellence from the global travel site Trip Advisor has been awarded to Renishaw Hall & Gardens for the second year running. The certificate recognises properties that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on Trip Advisor, and is a superb achievement for the small team behind Renishaw Hall & Gardens’ visitor operations. Well done!
