Local family attraction Manor Farm Park & Woodlands has underlined its position as a great family day by being judged the Best Large Visitor Attraction in the Visit Leicester, Leicestershire Tourism and Hospitality Awards 2025.
The awards, run by Visit Leicester, were presented during a gala dinner held at Leicester’s Athena venue on the 3rd December 2025.
Victory for Manor Farm Park & Woodlands has earned it a place in the national VisitEngland Tourism Awards finals, due to be held in the New Year.
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands Chief Operations Officer Jordan St Germain, who collected the award, said: “This is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication from the whole team, who go above and beyond to ensure that a day out with us is filled with fun memories and quality time for all our visitors”.
“We have been on a journey to grow our popularity as a tourism destination and this award goes to show how a vision can lift a company and its profile.”
As well as winning the Best Large Visitor Attraction award, Manor Farm Park & Woodlands was also nominated in five other categories:
- Best Team
• Best Breakfast – Antlers Bistro
• Best Casual Dining – Antlers Bistro
• Best Sunday Lunch – Antlers Bistro
• Rising Star – Jordan St Germain (Chief Operations Officer)
In the last few months, the East Leake family attraction has also been chosen by respected business publication SME News, in collaboration with AI Global Media, as “Best Family Day Out 2025 – Nottinghamshire” in the prestigious Business Elite Awards.
This followed a series of shortlists and wins across regional and national schemes, underlining Manor Farm Park & Woodlands’ reputation as one of the region’s leading family attractions.
It is also celebrating its first ever nominations in the annual NFAN Awards, run by the National Farm Attractions Network, which unites the farm and rural attraction industry.
Manor Farm is up for awards in the Best Event category for its World Mud Pie Championships.
It has also been nominated in the Best Food & Beverage category and for the Large Farm Park of the Year award, with winners announced at a ceremony in January 2026.
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands has also been nominated for the Attraction of the Year and Team of the Year awards in the 2025/26 Nottinghamshire Tourism Awards, with owner Glennis Robinson nominated in the Unsung Hero of the Year category.
Other recent accolades include the 2025 E2 Media Awards Winner: Family Attraction of the Year – and SME Leicestershire & Rutland Business Awards Finalists for Family Business of the Year 2025 and Business of the Year >50 Employees 2025.