Yorkshire Moors and Coast Tourism Awards 2009
The Yorkshire Moors & Coast Tourism Partnership rewarded the hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence of the region's many tourism businesses at their third annual awards ceremony held at the Scarborough Spa last night (25th November 2009). The Awards are the region's most prestigious in hospitality and tourism and include a range of categories for accommodation, attractions, eating places and retail businesses.
More than 200 businesses within the Yorkshire Moors & Coast Tourism Partnership area were nominated by the public over the summer. Over 80 of them were then shortlisted across the 20 categories and the winners were announced last night as follows:
Hotel (Up to 50 Bedrooms)
Feversham Arms, Helmsley
Hotel (35 Bedrooms & over)
Crown Spa Hotel, Scarborough
Guest Accommodation (Up to 10 Bedrooms)
Crakehall Watermill, Little Crakehall, Bedale
Guest Accommodation (11 Bedrooms and over)
Clarence Gardens, Scarborough
Caravan Holiday Park
Lebberston Touring Park, Lebberston
Self Catering (Single Unit)
Laura's Cottage, Cropton
Self Catering (Multiple Units)
The Sands, Scarborough
Visitor Attraction (Under 10,000 Visitors)
West Avenue Pitch and Putt, Filey
Visitor Attraction (Under 50,000 Visitors)
The Walled Garden, Scampston
Visitor Attraction (Over 50,000 Visitors)
Joint winners:
Eden Camp, Malton
North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering
Tourism Retail
Fine Foods of Yorkshire, Easingwold
Pub of the Year
The Fauconberg Arms, Coxwold
Tourism Experience
Whitby Coastal Cruises, Whitby
Café/Tearoom
Beadlam Grange, Helmsley
Restaurant
Greens, Whitby
Taste of Yorkshire
The Inn at Hawnby, near Helmsley
Unsung Hero
Viv & Vernon, Northern Star Steam and Motor Carriage Co, Whitby
Outstanding Customer Service
17 Burgate, Pickering
Sustainable Tourism
Crown Spa Hotel, Scarborough
Website
The Inn at Hawnby, near Helmsley
Clive Rowe-Evans, Chair of the Yorkshire Moors & Coast Tourism Partnership, said: "I want to offer my congratulations to all of this year's winners. The calibre of the nominees was exceptionally high this year making the categories very difficult to judge. The awards ceremony was thoroughly enjoyable and a good time was had by all - it really was the perfect way to congratulate the people that make up the local tourism industry on an excellent year's work."
Aviva Pearson, Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Moors & Coast Tourism Partnership, said "I am delighted that these awards have highlighted not only the high quality of business we have in our region, but also the success we have in working in partnership together. This is a strength which can only benefit our businesses and something that we hope to build on in the future. Congratulations to everyone who's been nominated for an award."
Details of the winners and all short-listed finalists and sponsors of this year's Yorkshire Moors and Coast Tourism Awards can be found on our industry website.
