Dartmoor family’s joy as their park stars in tourism awards

A COUPLE who swapped their cows for a camping and caravan park on Dartmoor say they are overjoyed at scooping two tourism awards.

Jane and David Kellett, who own Langstock, first gained the ultimate gold accolade in the Visit Devon Tourism Awards.

Their success in the took place in February.

There they found themselves in the spotlight once again as judges named Langstouring parks in the whole of the West Country.

It means that the park now has a silver trophy to re-open in mid-March for the holiday season.

Jane and David were once dairy farmers in Lancashire, but 20 years ago decided to sell up and follow their dream of living and working in Devon.

They bought Langstop quality holiday destination for families.

Their reward has been tor numbers both from the UK and overseas – and a succession of regional and national awards for their business.

They have included the David Bellamy Conservation Award at its top gold level, and the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the park’s consistently glowing reviews.

Now Jane and David are delighted that Langstourist board judging process, is now officially one of the best in the South West.

The couple say they hope their latest awards will also help other local top holiday locations.

The park provides camping and touring facilities along with a wide range of holiday homes and luxury glamping pods, plus facilities including a popular bar and restaurant.

There is more information about the park at