Quality Assessment Explained

About Manor Holding Cottage & Byre Ratings

Manor Holding is inspected and assessed annually by professional inspectors acting on behalf of Visit England. Despite the steadily rising standards required, Manor Holding Cottage has maintained its current 3 star status for the last 19 years. Manor Holding Byre is also quality assessed, its compact size and external stairs prevent a higher grading.

What is a quality assessment?

Quality Assessment provides useful information to consumers about the quality of accommodation that is currently available in and around the UK.

Acting as a reliable regulatory body for the accommodation and tourism industry, VisitEngland recognise quality, differentiate levels of facilities and services and make potential guests aware of what they can expect before they make a booking.

The standards, to which VisitEngland assess accommodation, have been created as a result of harmonising standards from the National Tourist Boards for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, in collaboration with the Automobile Association.

Who's Who in Quality?

VisitEngland was formed in April 2009 as the national organisation for tourism in England.

Its foundation was a key outcome of the British Tourism Framework Review and now, through the Chairman and stakeholder Board, VisitEngland leads the way in development and marketing of England's visitor economy.

Working in partnership with an array of industry, regional and local tourism bodies through the Partners for England Forum, VisitEngland is the custodian of the enjoyEngland consumer brand and the England tourism strategy. It also acts as the authority for tourism in England.
VisitEngland overall role is to develop accommodation schemes, set standards, champion the ratings it awards and promote only quality-assessed accommodation in the enjoyEngland campaigns and in all VisitBritain international marketing activities.

Local, regional and destination partners support the quality agenda by promoting quality-assessed accommodation in publications, websites and in Tourist Information Centres.