A Hampshire attraction has won two awards at a prestigious tourism awards ceremony.
Whitchurch Silk Mill won a gold and bronze award at Visit South East England’s Beautiful South Tourism Awards.
The awards celebrate the best tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses.
The mill won gold for the Riverside Café in the Best Café of the Year category and bronze in the Small Attraction of the Year category.
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The mill is a living museum that preserves traditional craft and tells the story of silk weaving in Hampshire.
The Riverside Café, on the banks of the River Test, offers a seasonal menu of sweet treats, snacks, and light lunches.
Almost all of the food and drink served in the café comes from local producers.
The café has become a community hub in Whitchurch, frequented by groups of cyclists, families and mill visitors.
Mill director Sue Tapliss said: "We are so pleased to see such wide-ranging recognition of both the quality of the visitor experience and the quality of the heritage weaving at the mill.
"These awards are the latest of many this year for the mill, including the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Heritage Award and a shortlist for Team of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards."
This recognition follows another prestigious award: the Fashion Textile Maker of the Year Award 2024, awarded to heritage weaving manager Shannon Bye by the Heritage Crafts Association and the Costume Society.
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