A HAMPSHIRE family who film their trips around the world have won a prestigious national award.

David and Alicia Reilly’s YouTube channel ‘Life of Reilly’ picked up the ‘Vlogger of the Year’ prize at the Travel Media Awards 2021 on Monday October, 18.

The ‘Oscars’ of the Travel Media industry, which were held at the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in London, are where the national newspapers, magazines and broadcasters battle it out every year.

David Reilly, who is from Sherfield on Loddon, said: “This is the second time we’ve won this award but it feels just as special - and it’s certainly as much of a shock.

“Our category put us against some really established content creators, who’ve got major followings online, so we were honestly just excited to be nominated alongside them.”

The ‘Life of Reilly’ YouTube channel offers practical tips from the Reilly family, who are broadcast journalism lecturer, David, swim teacher Alicia and their children, 10-year-old Dylan, 8-year-old Samantha and Jude (3).

The judging period was during the Covid-19 outbreak so it was a tough year for anyone working in the travel industry.

Alicia Reilly added: “It’s been a rough few years for everyone but it’s been extra difficult to keep a travel vlog going during a pandemic, where the world is told to stay at home.

“Luckily, we still had some videos from a recent trip which we could edit but we also made a lockdown special with home-school and family tips."

The Reilly’s have been filming adventures since 2016 and their videos have been seen by more than 1.7 million people.

You can find their channel here: youtube.com/lifeofreillytv