30 September 2010
Winners celebrate at England’s Northwest Tourism Awards
The tourism industry across the region is celebrating
today (Thursday 30th September), after the seventh annual England’s
Northwest Tourism Awards took place in Manchester last
night.
Organised by the Northwest Regional Development Agency
(NWDA), the 2010 England’s Northwest Tourism
Awards once again celebrated the best of the region’s
tourism sector, providing a showcase for industry best-practice and
top-quality tourism businesses in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater
Manchester, Liverpool City Region and Cheshire.
Host for the evening Felicity Goodey, Chair of Tourism in England’s
Northwest was also honored with a special recognition prize,
awarded by NWDA Chair, Robert Hough.
A total of 16 accolades were presented to winners from across
the region. In addition to receiving a prestigious title, regional
winners will also have the opportunity to represent the Northwest
in the national awards, organised by VisitEngland in 2011.
The winners are:
• Bed & Breakfast Number 43, Arnside,
Cumbria
• Holiday Park Woodclose Park, Kirkby
Lonsdale, Cumbria
• Self Catering The Old Shippon at Mellor,
Lancashire
• Taste of England's Northwest The Cottage in the Wood,
Keswick, Cumbria
• Tourism for All Chill Factore, Trafford,
Manchester
• Tourist Information Centre Morecambe Visitor
Information Centre, Lancashire
• Tourism Experience Cumbrian Heavy Horses,
Millom, Cumbria
• Small Visitor Attraction Chester Heritage Tours,
Chester, Cheshire
• Large Visitor Attraction Manchester Art Gallery,
Manchester
• Excellence in Customer Service Sandcastle Waterpark
Team, Blackpool, Lancashire
• Sustainable Tourism Award Clough Bottom Farm Cottages,
Clitheroe, Lancashire
• Public Space Award Dream, St Helens, Liverpool
City Region
• Tourism Event Manchester International
Festival, Manchester
• Business Tourism Manchester Central Convention
Complex, Manchester
• Small Hotel Overwater Hall, near Keswick,
Cumbria
• Large Hotel The Radisson Edwardian Hotel,
Manchester
Six judges’ commendations were also handed out on the night, in
recognition of the exceptionally high standards in a number of the
award categories. (See Notes to Editors)
Felicity Goodey, Chair of Tourism England’s Northwest, said:
“It just gets better and better. Each year we celebrate
some of the best of our many outstanding businesses which,
together, have established the Northwest as one of the most popular
visitor destinations in the country. We are used to them going on
to win national awards and I have every confidence that last
night’s winners will be the ones to beat at the next National
finals. The region owes them a big ‘thankyou’. Its their
vision backed up by hard work, training and investment which have
built tourism into one of this region’s most important
industries.”
Nick Brooks-Sykes, Director of Tourism at the Northwest Regional
Development Agency (NWDA) added:
“Tonight’s event has been very special and all our winners
should be very proud of their achievements. Tourism in England’s
Northwest is marked by a quality and passion that will continue in
the future, making the region a destination of choice.
“Congratulations also to Felicity Goodey, who was presented with
the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award. Felicity’s
dedication and leadership has transformed the region’s visitor
economy into a multi-billion pound industry, marked by world-class
destinations that continue to draw in thousands of visitors every
year.”
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Notes to Editors
The majority of finalists in the England’s Northwest Tourism Awards
are winners from each of the sub-regional tourism awards.
The Public Space Award shortlist is formed on a nomination and
assessment basis and Tourist Information Centre via extensive
mystery shopping and assessment.
To view images from the night visit www.benpagephotography.com/tourismawards2010
Full list of entrants and winners for the England’s Northwest
Tourism Awards follows:
Bed & Breakfast
Number One, South Beach, Blackpool, Lancashire
Harrop Fold Farm, Cheshire
Cherry Clough Farmhouse Accommodation, Manchester (Highly
Commended)
Number 43, Cumbria
Knowsley Hall, Liverpool City Region
Holiday Park
Newton Hall Holiday Centre,
Lancashire
Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, Cumbria (Highly Commended)
Woodclose Park, Cumbria
Manor Wood Country Caravan Park, Cheshire
Self Catering
The Old Shippon at Mellor,
Lancashire
The Courtyard Helsby, Cheshire
The Atrium by Bridgestreet Worldwide, Manchester
Tottergill Farm Cottages, Cumbria
Herons Well, Liverpool City Region
Taste of England's Northwest
The Highwayman, Lancashire
1539 Restaurant and Bar, Cheshire
The River Bar and Restaurant at the Lowry Hotel,
Manchester
The Cottage in the Wood, Cumbria
60 Hope Street, Liverpool City Region
Tourism for All
Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex, Lancashire
Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
Chill Factore, Manchester
The Beacon, Whitehaven, Cumbria
Tourist Information Centre
Morecambe Visitor Information Centre, Lancashire
Preston Tourist Information Centre, Lancashire
Rochdale Tourist Information Centre, Manchester
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Information Desk, Liverpool City
Region
Kendal Tourist Information Centre, Cumbria
Appleby Tourist Information Centre, Cumbria (Highly
Commended)
Tourism Experience
Go Ape! Rivington, Lancashire
Shark Dives at Blue Planet Aquarium, Cheshire (Highly
Commended)
Angels of Anarchy - Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Cumbrian Heavy Horses, Cumbria
Liverpool ONE, Liverpool City Region
Small Visitor Attraction
Clitheroe Castle
and Museum, Lancashire
Chester Heritage Tours, Cheshire
Stockport Airraid Shelters, Manchester
The Lake District Coast Aquarium, Cumbria
Acorn Farm, Liverpool City Region
Large Visitor Attraction
Blackpool Zoo, Lancashire
Tatton Park, Cheshire
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, Bowness on Windermere
Cumbria
The Beatles Story, Liverpool City Region (Highly Commended)
Excellence in Customer Service
Sandcastle Waterpark Team, Lancashire
James Fosbrook, The Alvanley Arms Inn, Cheshire (Highly
Commended)
Roland Hoffman, The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
Alan Gillon - The Beacon, Whitehaven, Cumbria
Stuart Cockburn, Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa, Liverpool City
Region
Sustainable Tourism Award
Clough Bottom Farm Cottages, Lancashire
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
Manchester International Festival, Manchester
Elder Grove, Cumbria
Jurys Inn Liverpool, Liverpool City Region
Public Space Award
Workington Town Centre, Cumbria
Lime Street Gateway, Liverpool City Region
Towneley Heritage Parkland Restoration, Lancashire
Dream, Liverpool City Region
Chester Renaissance, Cheshire
Tourism Event
1940’s Wartime Weekend, East Lancashire Railway,
Lancashire
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, Cheshire
Manchester International Festival, Manchester
Great North Swim, Cumbria
A Winter's Trail, Liverpool City Region
Business Tourism
Stanley House Hotel, Lancashire
Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, Cheshire
Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester
North Lakes Hotel, Cumbria
Conference Centre at LACE, Liverpool City Region
Small Hotel
The Midland Hotel,
Lancashire
The Alexandra Court Hotel and Restaurant, Cheshire
Overwater Hall, Cumbria
Velvet Hotel, Manchester
Large Hotel
Best Western Premier Leyland Hotel, Lancashire
Best Western Premier Queen Hotel, Cheshire
The Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Manchester
Armathwaite Hall Country House Hotel and Spa, Cumbria
Hope Street Hotel, Liverpool City Region
For further information please contact Shelley Tattersall on
01925 400256 or mobile 07764 239856 or shelley.tattersall@nwda.co.uk
For urgent out of hours press enquiries please call 01925
400259.
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) works to
deliver economic success in England’s Northwest by building the
competitiveness of its businesses, people and places. Utilising our
technical expertise and strategic influence, we help the region’s
250,000+ businesses to develop and grow, as well as supporting
international trade and encouraging inward investment. For
further information please visit www.nwda.co.uk