Award Winning Accommodation

Hotel of the Year | Guest Accommodation of the Year | Self Catering Holiday of the Year | Caravan Park of the Year | Best Newcomer to Tourism | Enjoy England Awards for Excellence | 2007 White Rose Awards Finalists|

In 1990, Yorkshire Tourist Board created the White Rose Awards for Tourism awards to recognise and reward tourism in Yorkshire. Ever since then, the awards have become an annual event, which showcase the best of what Yorkshire has to offer visitors, focusing on the quality of visitor experience whatever the size of the tourism operation.

A White Rose Award for Tourism is a prestigious accolade and winners are chosen for their commitment to quality, excellence and customer service by a panel of independent industry professionals.

The 2006 awards were announced on 19th September 2006 at a gala dinner and awards ceremony in the Big Hall of Magna Science Adventure Centre near Rotherham.

The 2006 accommodation winners and finalists were as follows;

HOTEL OF THE YEAR (up to 50 bedrooms)

Winner: Feversham Arms Hotel, Helmsley

Finalists:
The Boar's Head Hotel, Ripley
The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel & Spa, Bolton Abbey
The Grange Hotel, York
Holdsworth House Hotel, Halifax
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa, York
Swinton Park, Masham

HOTEL OF THE YEAR (35 bedrooms and over)

Winner: Malmaison, Leeds

Finalists:
Coniston Hotel, Skipton
The Crown Hotel, Bawtry
Mount Pleasant Hotel, Doncaster
The Queens Hotel, Leeds

GUEST ACCOMMODATION OF THE YEAR

Winner: Moorlands Country House, Levisham

Finalists:
17 Burgate, Pickering
Clow Beck House, Croft on Tees
Grinkle Lodge, Staithes
Low Penhowe, Malton
Mallard Grange, Aldfield
Waterford House, Middleham

SELF CATERING HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR

Winner: Ashwall House, Bulmer

Finalists:
Crow Hill Cottage, Marsden
Field House Farm, Sewerby
Layhead Farm Cottages, Settle
Smallshaw Farm Cottages, Sheffield

CARAVAN PARK OF THE YEAR

Winner: Far Grange Park & Golf Cub Limited, Skipsea

Finalists:
Maustin Park, Wetherby
Nostell Priory Holiday Park, Wakefield
Strid Wood Caravan Site (Caravan Club), Bolton Abbey

BEST NEWCOMER TO TOURISM AWARD

Winner: Cherrygarth Cottages, Fryton

Finalists:
Hesketh Farm Park, Bolton Abbey
Lingholm Court Holiday Cottages, Lebberston
Thorney Mire Barn, Hawes
Titanic Spa, Huddersfield

The White Rose Awards for Tourism are supported by VisitBritain, winners in 12 of the categories automatically qualify for entry to the national Enjoy England Awards for Excellence organised by VisitBritain, which were held in Spring 2007.

The Enjoy England Awards for Excellence celebrate the best of English tourism. Now in their 18th year, the Awards are known throughout the industry as the 'Oscars' of tourism. They promote healthy industry competition and high standards, helping to ensure England's place as a world-class destination.

When the Enjoy England for Excellence Awards were announced earlier this year, two of Yorkshire’s accommodation finalists picked up awards.

Ashwall House in Bulmer, York picked up a Gold Award for its self catering accommodation and Moorlands Country House in Levisham, near Pickering picked up a Silver Award for its B&B / Guest Accommodation.

2007 WHITE ROSE AWARDS FOR TOURISM

YTB has revealed the finalists in the prestigious White Rose Awards for Tourism 2007.

The White Rose Awards, which are the Yorkshire regional heats for VisitBritain’s Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, are now enjoying greater popularity and increasing the competition amongst the Yorkshire tourism industry, thanks in part to the backing from the business economy, both regional and national.

Sponsors of the 2007 Awards include Carrier Direct Marketing, Colliers Robert Barry, Communigator, Cumberland Building Society, Front Ideas Ltd, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, Servicemark U.K. Ltd, Smarter Communications, Streamline Merchant Services, The British Beer & Pub Association, The Yorkshire Society and Yorkshire Bank.

The finalists will find out whether they have won a coveted White Rose Award at the Gala Awards Ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 11 September 2007 at Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, winner of the 2006 Enjoy England Awards for Excellence Business Tourism Award.

The finalists by category are:

Best Newcomer to Tourism (sponsored by Smarter Communications)
The Dusty Miller & Coiners Restaurant with Rooms, Hebden Bridge
Farmhouse Preserves, Crayke
Marmadukes Hotel, York
Throapham House Bed & Breakfast, Sheffield
Welburn Lodge, Welburn
York Caravan Park, York

Guest Accommodation of the Year (sponsored by Cumberland Building Society)
17 Burgate, Pickering
Clow Beck House, Croft on Tees
Low Penhowe, Burythorpe
Mill Close Farm, Patrick Brompton, Bedale
The Moorlands Country House, Levisham
The Wold Cottage, Wold Newton

Hotel of the Year (up to 50 bedrooms) (sponsored by Colliers Robert Barry)
The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel, Bolton Abbey
The Grange Hotel, York
Hazlewood Castle Hotel, Tadcaster
Hotel du Vin, Harrogate
Middlethorpe Hall & Spa, York
Swinton Park, Masham
Tickton Grange Hotel, Tickton

Hotel of the Year (35 bedrooms and over) (sponsored by Streamline Merchant Services)
Brooklands Hotel, Barnsley
The Crown Hotel, Bawtry
Gisborough Hall Hotel, Guisborough
Marriott Hollins Hall Hotel & Country Club, Baildon
Mount Pleasant Hotel, Doncaster
Queens Hotel, Leeds
Rudding Park, Harrogate

Visitor Attraction of the Year (under 50,000 visitors)
Standedge Tunnel &Visitor Centre, Marsden
The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum, Goole

Visitor Attraction of the Year (50,000 visitors & over) (sponsored by Front Ideas Ltd)
Harewood House Trust, Leeds
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham
National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield
National Media Museum, Bradford
York Castle Museum, York

Yorkshire Pub of the Year (sponsored by The British Beer & Pub Association)
The Craven Pub Ltd/The Craven Arms, Appletreewick
Duke William Inn, Shelf
The General Tarleton Inn, Ferrensby
The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton
The Travellers Rest, Sowerby
The Wensleydale Heifer, West Witton

Self Catering Holiday of the Year
Beech Farm Cottages, Wrelton
Cherrygarth Cottages, Slingsby
Faweather Grange, High Eldwick
Hodgson's Choice, York
Rudding Gates Apartments, Harrogate
Shoreline Cottages Ltd, Whitby

Caravan Holiday Park of the Year (sponsored by Yorkshire Bank)
Blue Sky Resorts Ltd - Nostell Priory Holiday Park, Wakefield
Burton Constable Holiday Park & Arboretum, Sproatley
Goosewood Holiday Park, Sutton on the Forest
Maustin Park Ltd, Wetherby
Primrose Valley Holiday Park, Filey
Scarborough Camping & Caravanning Club Site, Scarborough

Tourism Website of the Year (sponsored by Communigator)
Low Penhowe, Burythorpe
http://www.bedandbreakfastyorkshire.co.uk/
Shoreline Cottages Ltd, Whitby
http://www.shoreline-cottages.com/
Stoney End Holidays, Worton
http://www.stoneyend.co.uk/
The Wensleydale Heifer, West Witton
http://www.wensleydaleheifer.co.uk/
York Minster, York
http://www.yorkminster.org/

Outstanding Customer Service Award (sponsored by Servicemark U.K. Ltd)
Castle Howard Estate - Liz Lake, York
The Devonshire Hotels & Restaurants, Bolton Abbey
The English Language Centre, York
Sno!zone at Xscape, Castleford, Castleford
York Museums Trust (Castle Museum), York

Business Tourism Award of the Year
Harewood House Trust, Leeds
High Trenhouse, Malham
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham
National Media Museum, Bradford
Queens Hotel, Leeds
Royal Armouries (International) Plc, Leeds

Taste of Yorkshire Award (sponsored by The Yorkshire Society)
Lewis & Cooper - The Tearoom, Northallerton
Meltons Too, York
The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton
Swinton Park, Masham
Vennell's Restaurant, Masham

Best Tourism Experience of the Year (sponsored by Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield)
Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley
Castle Howard Estate, York
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Bradford
National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
Yorkboat, York

Sustainable Tourism Award
Argument Cottage, Guisborough
Castle Howard Estate, York
Forestry Commission, Pickering
Swinton Park, Masham
YHA Lockton, Lockton

Tourism Service of the Year Award
Aysgarth Falls TIC
Holmfirth TIC
Humber Bridge TIC
Knaresborough TIC
Malton TIC
Rotherham TIC
Wakefield TIC