Remarkable businesses in Beverley

Beverley Folk Festival and Tickton Grange are celebrating after picking up coveted Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards at a ceremony last week.

Tickton Grange won the award for Remarkable Hotel Accommodation and the Folk Festival was the recipient of the Remarkable Tourism Event.

Several other Beverley businesses and events had been shortlisted for awards, including the Town Council-run Beverley Food Festival and Beverley Christmas Festival of Food and Drink, the Beverley Festival of Christmas and Ogino Japanese restaurant.

Andy Gray, Visit Hull and East Yorkshire tourism manager, said: "The quality of entries has blown us away. It's no exaggeration to say that all the finalists would be worthy of winning a REYTA.

"Beverley Folk Festival has grown to be the biggest and best known musical festival of the region and has an international reputation."

Those judging the awards said Tickton Grange was "Yorkshire hospitality at its best in an establishment full of character. It offers great service in a great location."

Mayor of Beverley, Martin Cox, added: "It was great to see Beverley represented in almost every category, and it was great to see the folk festival pick up an award; they work very hard and attract some very prestigious acts to Beverley.

"Just to be shortlisted in the categories is such an honour by itself."