Waddesdon Manor has won the 2015 Hudson’s Heritage Awards for Best Eating Out.

The location is one of the most visited National Trust properties in the UK, with a reported 392,000 visitors last year.

Kim Hallett, head of business development and tourism at Waddesdon, says: “We are delighted to have won a 2015 Hudson’s Heritage Award. It demonstrates the high standards and commitment we offer our visitors to ensure their experience is the very best.”

“We are delighted to have the acknowledgement and recognition that Waddesdon Manor is amongst the elite of heritage attractions in the UK”.

She adds: “Our chefs are highly experienced and use the very best local produce and seasonal ingredients, with some being sourced from the Waddesdon Estate.”

The awards were established in 2011 and are an independently judged, annual, national scheme open to historic houses, gardens, museums and heritage sites and celebrate the very best visitor experiences.

Dan Cruickshank, distinguished architectural historian, presented the awards at Goldsmiths Hall in London with invited guests including owners and managers of the winning entries, representatives of the heritage tourist industry and the media.

The lunch was hosted by an independent judging panel of heritage experts including Chairman Norman Hudson OBE, heritage consultant; Lucinda Lambton, writer and broadcaster; Jeremy Musson, architectural writer; Simon Foster, consultant to Channel 4’s Country House Rescue and Ken Robinson, CBE, tourism business consultant.