LANGRISH House Hotel has been awarded a bronze prize at The Beautiful South awards.

The hotel, near Petersfield, came third in The Beautiful South Small Boutique Hotel of the Year award.

Nigel Smith, chief executive of Tourism South East, said: “Achieving excellence isn’t easy – it takes vision, years of commitment and a lot of hard work from talented people. All the finalists have these qualities in abundance.

“They can be proud of what they achieved and the example they are setting for others.

“Many of the winners are truly world class.”