Harrogate is set to host the White Rose Awards, the largest celebration of tourism in the UK.
A record-breaking number of entries have been submitted for the prestigious White Rose Awards 2018.
170 businesses, individuals and organisations have entered this year’s competition –an increase of almost 20 per cent on the previous year.
Simon Kent, director of Harrogate Convention Centre, said:
The White Rose Awards is one of the biggest events of the year for Yorkshire’s tourism and leisure industry. Winning a White Rose Award is a real accolade.
It’s a real honour for us that we’ve been chosen by Welcome to Yorkshire to host the event in November and it comes as a prelude to a big 2019 for Harrogate.
Once again the town will be welcoming a major competitive cycling event when the UCI Road World Championships come to Yorkshire.
Harrogate will be where the cyclists cross the finishing line every day so the eyes of the world will be on us again.
The Awards recognise the very best of this county’s thriving tourism industry including pubs and restaurants, food and drink, hotels and caravan sites, visitor attractions, cultural events and customer service.
The year’s sparkling event – “Yorkshire’s Big Night Out” will see more than a thousand people celebrate at the Harrogate Convention Centre on Monday 12 November 2018.
Professor Colin Mellor, Chair of the White Rose Award Judges, said:
Winning a White Rose Award is a real accolade for Yorkshire’s tourism businesses and the task of shortlisting has been harder than ever. The standard of entries has been exceptional which is evidenced by the strength of the shortlists. It is testimony to the remarkable range and quality of the region’s tourism offer. With such tough competition, and a record 170 entries, selecting the winners this year is going to be extremely difficult.
Sir Gary Verity DL, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said:
The White Rose Awards are the largest and most prestigious in the UK’s hospitality and tourism industry and we have some really exciting finalists this year from both new and established businesses. The awards are a brilliant opportunity to shine the spotlight on the fantastic experiences to be had in Yorkshire. As well as the coveted gongs expect a night of first class entertainment – an event not to be missed!
Full list of the finalists
| Category | Name of Entry | Location |
| Arts & Culture Award | North York Moors Chamber Music Festival | North |
| Arts & Culture Award | Phoenix Dance Theatre | West |
| Arts & Culture Award | West Yorkshire Playhouse | West |
| Arts & Culture Award | Settle Victoria hall | North |
| Arts & Culture Award | Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) | West |
| Arts & Culture Award | Ferens Art Gallery | East |
| Arts & Culture Award | Hull New Theatre | East |
| Business Tourism Award | Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield | West |
| Business Tourism Award | Lakeside Conference Centre | North |
| Business Tourism Award | Yorkshire Wildlife Park | South |
| Business Tourism Award | Pavilions of Harrogate | North |
| Business Tourism Award | Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate | North |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Bracken Hall House B&B | West |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Woodlands Farm | North |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Eighteen97 | North |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Cambridge House | North |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Dillons of Whitby | North |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Orchard Lodge | North |
| Guest Accommodation of the Year | Low Mill Guesthouse | North |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Cote Ghyll Holiday Park Cottage and Mill | North |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Riverside Caravan Park | West |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Studfold ‘The Nidderdale Experience’ Caravan, Glamping and Caravan Park | North |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Swaledale Yurts | North |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Masons Campsite | West |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Forest Holidays Keldy | North |
| Holiday Park of the Year | Vale of Pickering Caravan Park, | North |
| Inns & Restaurants with Rooms | Carpenters Arms | North |
| Inns & Restaurants with Rooms | The Fairfax Arms | North |
| Inns & Restaurants with Rooms | Estbek House | North |
| Inns & Restaurants with Rooms | The Ellerby Country Inn | North |
| Inns & Restaurants with Rooms | The Blue Lion | North |
| Inns & Restaurants with Rooms | The Timble Inn | West |
| Large Attraction of the Year | Forbidden Corner | North |
| Large Attraction of the Year | Emmerdale Studio Experience | West |
| Large Attraction of the Year | The Hepworth Wakefield | West |
| Large Attraction of the Year | Eureka! The National Children’s Museum | West |
| Large Attraction of the Year | The Piece Hall | West |
| Large Attraction of the Year | JORVIK Group of Attractions | North |
| Large Attraction of the Year | Cannon Hall Farm | South |
| Large Hotel of the Year | The Principal York | North |
| Large Hotel of the Year | Gisborough Hall Hotel | North |
| Large Hotel of the Year | The Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa | West |
| Large Hotel of the Year | The Grand Hotel & Spa, York | North |
| Large Hotel of the Year | The Black Swan Hotel | North |
| Large Hotel of the Year | Waterton Park Hotel & Spa | West |
| Large Hotel of the Year | The Coniston Hotel, Country Estate & Spa | West |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | Stage 1 Cycles | North |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | YorTours | North |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | Team York Maze | North |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | Beck Hall Malham | North |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | Ellerby Country Inn | North |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | Tong Garden Centre | West |
| Outstanding Customer Service Award | Yorebridge House | North |
| Producers and Makers Award | Haxby Bakehouse | North |
| Producers and Makers Award | Sheffield Dry Gin | South |
| Producers and Makers Award | Cryer & Stott Cheesemongers | West |
| Producers and Makers Award | The Wensleydale Creamery | North |
| Producers and Makers Award | Tipple Tails | South |
| Producers and Makers Award | York Coffee Emporium Ltd | North |
| Pub of the Year | The Millers Bar | West |
| Pub of the Year | The White Swan of Ampleforth | North |
| Pub of the Year | The Dunkirk | West |
| Pub of the Year | The Bull Inn | North |
| Pub of the Year | Wrygarth Inn | East |
| Pub of the Year | The Railway Inn | East |
| Restaurant of the Year | The Oxford Place | West |
| Restaurant of the Year | The Westwood Restaurant | East |
| Restaurant of the Year | Rafters Restaurant | South |
| Restaurant of the Year | SKOSH | North |
| Restaurant of the Year | The Bruce Arms | North |
| Restaurant of the Year | Samuels | North |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Broadgate Farm Cottages | East |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Grand Get Togethers | North |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | The Dovecote Barns | North |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Studford Luxury Lodges | North |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Smallshaw Cottages & Spa | South |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Cottage in the Dales | North |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Brompton Lakes, part of Holiday at Home | North |
| Self-Catering Accommodation | Thief Hole | North |
| Small Attraction of the Year | Middleton Railway Trust | West |
| Small Attraction of the Year | Spirit of Harrogate | North |
| Small Attraction of the Year | Burton Constable Foundation | East |
| Small Attraction of the Year | National Centre for Birds of Prey | North |
| Small Attraction of the Year | Workhouse Museum | North |
| Small Attraction of the Year | Grimm & Co | South |
| Small Attraction of the Year | The Georgian Theatre Experience | North |
| Small Hotel of the Year | Goldsborough Hall | North |
| Small Hotel of the Year | Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa | North |
| Small Hotel of the Year | Simonstone Hall | North |
| Small Hotel of the Year | The Devonshire Fell | West |
| Small Hotel of the Year | Brocco on the Park | South |
| Small Hotel of the Year | Crab & Lobster | North |
| Small Hotel of the Year | Beck Hall Malham | North |
| Taste of Yorkshire Award | Yummy Yorkshire Ltd | West |
| Taste of Yorkshire Award | Yorkshire Food Finder Ltd | South |
| Taste of Yorkshire Award | Malton Food Tours, by The Talbot | North |
| Taste of Yorkshire Award | Bert’s Barrow | West |
| Taste of Yorkshire Award | Millers Fish and Chips | North |
| Taste of Yorkshire Award | Asparagus Green Catering | West |
| Tourism Event of the Year | White Rose Classic / Ilkley Cycling Club | West |
| Tourism Event of the Year | A Thornton Hall Farm Christmas Adventure | West |
| Tourism Event of the Year | Bradford Literature Festival | West |
| Tourism Event of the Year | Summer Music Saturdays with Olly Murs | North |
| Tourism Event of the Year | Hallowscream at York Maze | North |
| Tourism Event of the Year | The Yorkshire Dales Food & Drink Festival | West |
| Tourism Event of the Year | Scarborough Open Air Theatre | North |
| Visitor Information Award | Halifax Visitor Centre | West |
| Visitor Information Award | VisitLeeds and Art Gallery Shop | West |
| Visitor Information Award | Visit Doncaster | South |
| Visitor Information Award | Humber Bridge Tourist Information Centre | East |
| Visitor Information Award | Aysgarth Falls Visitor Centre | North |
| Visitor Information Award | Visit York | North |
