Restaurant’s Gold Quality Standard in the Norfolk Broads
Wroxham Barns restaurant-café has achieved the gold standard following a Broads Quality Charter inspection. Wroxham Barns is the first visitor attraction to receive gold accreditation from the quality charter scheme and is one of 10 establishments in The Broads with the standard.
The Broads Quality Charter success follows Wroxham Barns Best of Norfolk category win in September’s EDP Norfolk Food Awards, along with the Produced in Norfolk Farmers’ Market, staged monthly at Wroxham Barns, winning Best Farmers’ Market.
Wroxham Barns’ quality charter scheme assessor said: “Wroxham Barns has a well run restaurant-café with high quality food using excellent local produce throughout the menu. The welcome and service is also very good.”
Bruce Hanson, Head of Tourism, The Broads Authority said: “Congratulations to Ian Russell and the team at Wroxham Barns for their gold award. The Broads Quality Charter is all about raising the standards in our cafés, pubs and restaurants. The restaurant at Wroxham Barns has been transformed in the last three years and is offering food and service of the highest quality.”
Ian Russell, Director Wroxham Barns said: “ We are delighted with the results of our Broads Quality Charter assessment and our success in the EDP Norfolk Food Awards. It is a great encouragement to all our staff who work very hard to ensure our visitors enjoy all aspects of their day at Wroxham Barns.”
For more information about The Broads Quality Charter see www.broads-authority.gov.uk.
Wroxham Barns is open daily 10am to 5pm, 10 miles from Norwich, take A1151 to Wroxham then follow brown and white tourist signs for 1.5miles on the Tunstead road. Free parking. Tel. 01603 783762
Wroxham Barns is one of Norfolk's most popular visitor attractions offering a range of shopping and crafts, together with activities for younger family members including the award winning Junior Farm. The restaurant-café serves breakfast, morning coffee, lunches and afternoon tea, all freshly made, using local, seasonal produce where possible.
Established by Director Ian Russell MBE in the early 1980s, Wroxham Barns opened on May 24, 1983. Silver Winner Outstanding Customer Service, National Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2009, Winner of East of England Tourism's, Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, Outstanding Customer Service Award 2007 and 2008 and Taste of England Award 2008. Runner up National Farm Attractions Network Awards 2008 and one of The Independent Newspaper's Top 50 Farm Shops (2008).
