By William Coleman
The high end state of the art Love2Stay has recently celebrated its first birthday. With its first massively successful year in the bag the site has also been awarded the Shrewsbury Mayor’s Award for Tourism, so that’s one more top prize to add to the trophy cabinet.
The Mayor’s Award scheme officially recognises individuals, organisations, groups and
businesses for their efforts and achievements in bringing tourists and praise to the town of Shrewsbury.
The Love2Stay resort, which is the best way to describe it because it is so much more than just a holiday site, which is located next to, and owned by, caravan and motorhome dealership Salop Leisure is no stranger to gold having won many awards in its inaugural year.
The site won the gold tourism award and the overall award in recognition of its achievements in bringing visitors the park and dealership, as well as Shrewsbury itself. Without a doubt this holiday destination is a top drawing spot that needs to be visited.
The award was presented by the Mayor of Shrewsbury herself, Councillor Jane Mackenzie, at a ceremony held at the town’s Guildhall.
Geoff Plumridge, who manages the resort with his wife, Laura, said: “Winning this award is such a great achievement so soon after the business started. Our aim has always been to promote Shrewsbury and bring more visitors to the area, so we are pleased that we have been able to make such a valuable contribution to the local economy. We are delighted that the Love2Stay concept has been so well received by everyone.”
Geoff estimated that around a staggering 56,000 people have stayed at the resort since it opened in May 2017. It has been so successful that they are fully booked each and every single weekend. The only time they were not fully booked was when the snow decided to blanket the nation, but I bet the snowy views were amazing.
Salop Leisure’s chairman Tony Bywater added: “The response to Love2Stay has been sensational because there is no other resort like it in the UK or Europe.”Love2Stay manager Geoff Plumridge and staff members Charlotte Auterson, Steve and Kay Gallagher and Brendan Leach with the Mayor’s Awards for Tourism.
