Rosemary Boaz (centre) and Sharon Yelding (right) are presented with the VisitEngland Rose Award by Lady Victoria Borwick, chairman of VisitEngland.
Rhydd Barn has won a VisitEngland Rose Award 2025. Only 100 accommodation providers are selected to win a Rose Award each year. Rosemary Boaz, owner of Rhydd Barn, and Sharon Yelding, housekeeper of the Barn, were presented with the award at an event on Wednesday 10 September at The Post Barn, near Newbury, Berkshire.
The ROSE (Recognition Of Service Excellence) Awards showcase the accommodation providers who deliver the warmest of welcomes and where the staff provide incredible experiences for their customers irrespective of star rating, style or type of accommodation.
We are pleased to announce that that Rhydd Barn has, yet again, achieved a 4-star Gold Award rating from VisitEngland in an its annual inspection carried out on 20 March 2025. Our Walkers Welcome and Cyclists Welcome accreditations were also confirmed for another year. We are grateful to Sharon, our cleaner (who helped the Barn achieve a 100% rating for cleanliness), and our team who maintain the buildings and grounds as well as Andrea who provides a ‘welcome pack’ for our visitors.
We have just received the full report. Here is the summary:
Rhydd Barn continues to offer comfortable very well well maintained accommodation for its market. Mrs Boaz, the Proprietor, and her team clearly take great pride in the barn, this being very much reflected in the high standards achieved and maintained and for which all are to be congratulated. A real credit to you all. Well done! This continues to also be reflected in the number of return guests, a real testament to the commitment to the business of the owners and team.
It is therefore a pleasure to once again reconfirm the Four Star Self catering rating along with Gold Award for another year reflecting this, and fully deserving. Congratulations to you all!!
It is also understood that the Proprietors feel the current rating and award meets well with the market expectations and business levels catered for and we wish them all the very best for a successful coming 2025 Season, and stay safe and well one and all.
Walkers Accreditation also confirmed for another year. Cyclists Accreditation also confirmed for the coming year.
We are very pleased to announce that Rhyyd Barn has, yet again, been awarded a 4-Star Gold Award rating by VisitEngland. The inspection was carried out on 14 March 2023. The Gold Award is an additional accolade for those ‘offering exceptional quality within their star rating’.
We are so grateful to our maintenance team at Rhydd Barn: Sharon our cleaner, Max our gardener/’handyman’, Tom our builder and Andrea, Rosemary’s sister, for all their hard work. Here is the summary from the official report which we received a couple of days ago:
Rhydd Barn continues to offer comfortable very well well maintained accommodation for its market. Mrs Boaz, the Proprietor and her team clearly take great pride in the barn, this being very much reflected in the high standards achieved and maintained and for which all are to be congratulated. A real credit to you all. Well done! It is therefore a pleasure to once again reconfirm the Four Star Self catering rating along with Gold Award for another year reflecting this, and fully deserving. Congratulations to you all!! It is also understood that the Proprietors feel the current rating and award meets well with the market expectations and business levels catered for and we wish them all the very best for a successful coming season. Wishing all, all the very best for the future and stay safe and well. Walkers Accreditation also confirmed for another year.
