A FIVE star boutique hotel on Dartmoor has been named one of the best small hotels in the UK for the second time in a decade.

The Eden Hotel Collection, which operates Bovey Castle at North Bovey, has been named Small Hotel Group of the Year at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards.

The hotel group was recognised for its consistency in quality and service delivery, and for the excellent work around its employee experience, as well as its broader efforts in tackling sustainability.

The award comes after the company invested more than £3 million in venue refurbishments, colleague welfare initiatives and adopting sustainability projects around food production.

The group’s focus on growing its own produce on-site and using local suppliers has also continued to develop.

It also recycles 100 per cent of its waste, with 30 per cent directly recycled, 50 per cent  turned into renewable energy, and 20 per cent processed by anaerobic digestion.