Les Routiers reveals Restaurant, Hotel and Pub of the Year winners

The Copper Horse in North Yorkshire scooped Restaurant of the Year, La Sablonnerie won Hotel of the Year and The Buck and Bell was awarded Pub/Inn of the Year.

“This year has been so competitive,” said Allie Philpin, marketing executive for Les Routiers UK & Ireland. “We’ve had such good feedback from the many fans of our nominees.

“Together with outstanding performances by all, it has made the judging process this year one of the toughest we’ve ever encountered.”

The Copper Horse, located near Scarborough and a sister site to The Tanglewood on the outskirts if York, won Les Routiers' Restaurant of the Year award in 2008.

The restaurant said via Twitter: “Fantastic news - we are proud to say that The Copper Horse has won Les Routiers Restaurant of the Year for 2012! Big thanks to everyone.”

Award-winners​

The full list of award-winning businesses, selected by their customers, is as follows:

Bed & Breakfast of the Year – ​The Griffin Inn, near Grantham, Lincolnshire

Hotel of the Year –​ La Sablonnerie, Sark, Channel Islands

Boutique Hotel of the Year – ​The Mill at Gordleton, Hordle, Hampshire

Country Retreat of the Year –​ The Tempest Arms, Skipton, Yorkshire

Venue of the Year – ​Elvey Farm, Pluckley, Kent

Guest House of the Year –​ The Groes Inn, Conwy, North Wales

Pub/Inn of the Year –​ The Buck and Bell, Long Itchinham, Warwickhire

Café of the Year – ​Café in the Crypt in Trafalger Square, London

Restaurant of the Year –​ The Copper Horse, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Newcomer of the Year –​ Timberlake’s, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Les Routiers identifies hotels, restaurants and bars of individual character, mainly owner-managed, offering ‘excellent food, warm hospitality and good value for money’.