Love2Stay resort given Shrewsbury Mayor's Award

A new £6 million Shropshire caravanning and glamping resort, which has recently celebrated its first birthday, has been awarded the Shrewsbury Mayor’s Award for Tourism.

Love2Stay resort at Emstrey, which is next door to and owned by caravan and motorhome dealership Salop Leisure, won the gold award for tourism and the overall award in recognition of its achievements towards promoting Shrewsbury as a visitor destination.

The resort has 124 touring pitches and a village of 11 luxury glamping lodges on a 22-acre site offering panoramic views across to Wales and the Shropshire Hills. Up to 12 different activities a day are arranged for children ranging from paddle-boarding, kayaking, raft building to bush-craft skills.

Attractions include a Bio-top natural swimming pool, a £100,000 children’s adventure playground, a barefoot sensory trail, recreation area, fitness suite, coffee shop and pizzeria, hot spring and beach, forest school, kayaking, water zorbing and a fishing lake.