North Yorkshire businesses dominate tourism shortlist

Eighteen of the 89 finalists across 15 categories including hotels, pubs, restaurants, individuals and events, were from York, with 52 from North Yorkshire and 16 from East Yorkshire.

Winners will be announced at a black-tie event on October 1 at the Centenary Pavilion, Elland Road, Leeds.

Independent chair of judges, Prof Colin Mellors from the University of York, said: “It is always a pleasure to see so many quality submissions and the standard meant the judges had a very difficult task in deciding who should go through as a finalist. Yorkshire has such an abundance of tourism gems, and those who made the finalist list should be incredibly proud of themselves.”

The Shortlist

Small Visitor Attraction

Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield

Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby

How Stean Gorge, Harrogate

The Ice Factor, York

Workhouse Museum and Garden, Ripon

Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens & Nurseries, York

Large Visitor Attraction

Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley

York Racecourse, York

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield

Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon

Cannon Hall Museum, Barnsley

Taste of Yorkshire

Drewton's Limited, Nr Brough

Williams Farm Kitchen Ltd, Hornsea

Hinchliffe's Farm Shop, Huddersfield

The Cooking School @ Dean Clough, Halifax

Keelham Farm Shop, Bradford

The Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes

Self-Catering

Estate Escapes, Hotham

High Barn Cottages, Bridlington

Old Oak Cottages, Thirsk

Thief Hole Cottages, Northallerton

The Dovecote Barns, York

The Sands Seafront Apartments, Scarborough

Pub

The Star @ Sancton, East Yorkshire

The Oak Tree Inn, Helperby

The Golden Fleece, York

The Star Inn, Harome

The Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax

The Anvil Inn, Scarborough

Restaurant

The Star @ Sancton, East Yorkshire

El Piano, York

Yorebridge House, Bainbridge, North Yorkshire

Salvo's, Leeds

Artisan, Hessle

van Zeller, Harrogate

Samuel's at Swinton Park, Ripon

Tourism Event

Beverley Festival of Christmas, Beverley

27th Annual JORVIK Viking Festival, York

Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial, York

Halloween at York Maze, York

The Christmas Adventure at Stockeld, Wetherby

Festival of Light, Huddersfield

Caravan & Camping Park

Studfold Caravan & Camping Park, Harrogate

Faweather Grange Holiday Lodges, High Eldwick

Burton Constable Holiday Park, East Yorkshire

Jollydays Luxury Camping, North Yorkshire

Robin Hood Caravan Park, North Yorkshire

Jasmine Park, Scarborough

Bed & Breakfast

Newbegin House, Beverley

The Wold Cottage, Driffield

Throapham House, Sheffield

Bishops, York

Moorlands Country House, Pickering

Goldsborough Hall, Knaresborough

Large Hotel

Leopold Hotel, Sheffield

Malmaison, Leeds

The Coniston Hotel & Country Estate, Skipton

Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa, York

The Black Swan Hotel, Helmsley

Small Hotel

Middlethorpe Hall & Spa,York

The Pheasant Hotel, Harome

Holdsworth House Hotel & Restaurant, Halifax

The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel & Spa, Skipton

Yorebridge House, Bainbridge, North Yorkshire

The Cliffemount Hotel, Whitby

Business Tourism

The Spa Bridlington, Bridlington

The Royal York Hotel & Events Centre, York

York Marriott, York

The Spa Scarborough, Scarborough

Raven Hall Country House Hotel & Lodges, Scarborough

Outstanding Customer Service

Shirley Fletcher (Hilton York), York

YorkBoat, York

Les Clarke (Pickering & Malton TICs)

Robin Hood Caravan Park, North Yorks

Jitendra Chauhan (Jeet) Royal York Hotel, York

The York Maze Team, York

Visitor Information

Pickering Tourist Information Centre

The Moors National Park Centre, Danby TIC

Leeds Visitor Centre

Humber Bridge Tourist Information Centre

Wakefield Tourist Information Centre

Harrogate Tourist Information Centre

Arts & Culture

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield

Northern Ballet, Leeds

The Hepworth, Wakefield

The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

Ferens Art Gallery - David Hockney: Bigger Trees, Hull