Tourism Awards Shortlist Announced

After a record number of entries and hours of painstaking deliberation, Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) have announced the shortlist for the sixth annual Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards (REYTAs).

The hotly-anticipated list features some of Hull and East Yorkshire’s finest attractions, restaurants, cafes, pubs, hotels, accommodation providers and tourism experiences. Beverley is heavily featured, particularly in the Remarkable Small Tourism category, where it has four of the six shortlisted places. 

The winners will be announced at a glittering awards ceremony at the KC Stadium in Hull, on 19 March.

The REYTAs honour the brightest and best in this region's tourism industry and celebrate the enormous achievements of businesses across Hull and East Yorkshire. Tourism is a vital part of this area's economy, contributing £757 annually. The REYTAs help to support the industry by raising awareness of the superb quality we have to offer visitors.

Andy Gray, tourism manager of Visit Hull and East Yorkshire, said: “We have been setting records ever since the awards began and this year is no exception. Both the numbers and quality of entries have been amazing.”

He said the creation of new categories, including those rewarding both food producers and food providers, better reflected the vibrant tourism market in Hull and East Yorkshire, which continues to attract more and more visitors.

“Equally, having categories for events both large and small allows the awards to better highlight the fantastic range of attractions, festivals and arts events across the region,” Mr Gray said.

“We’ve had more first-time entries this year, which is extremely pleasing, and all of the categories have been keenly contested. The judges have had a really tough job short listing but I firmly believe the awards really do showcase the very best of what Hull & the East Riding has to offer the visitor.

“Congratulations and good luck to everyone who has made the shortlist. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone involved in Hull and East Yorkshire’s tourism industry to join us at the KC Stadium in Hull on March 19 to celebrate the fabulous offering in the region.”

The REYTAs have been generously supported by some of Hull and East Yorkshire’s leading organisations, who have committed to be major sponsors of the awards, including: The Deep, Classlane Media, St Stephen’s, Wykeland, Strawberry, the Hull Daily Mail, and the Hull and Humber Enterprise Partnership.

Tickets for the awards evening are available, individually or tables of ten, at £45+ VAT per head. Details of how to buy these can be found on the website www.visithullandeastriding.com.

REMARKABLE EAST YORKSHIRE TOURISM AWARDS FINALISTS 2015

Remarkable Bed & Breakfast

• Village Farm Bed and Breakfast, Skipsea
• The Toll Cottage, Cottingham
• Dunedin Country House, Patrington
• Newbegin House, Beverley
• The Wold Cottage, Wold Newton
• Wolds Village, Bainton

Remarkable Conference & Meeting Venue

• Holiday Inn, Hull Marina
• Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel, Willerby
• Mercure Hull Royal Hotel, Ferensway, Hull
• The Spa, Bridlington
• Tiger Events - KC Stadium, Hull

Remarkable Cuppa

• Drewton’s Farm Shop, South Cave
• Kardomah94, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull
• Wolds Village, Bainton
• T C Patisserie, Beverley
• Vanessa’s Delicatessen & Cafe, Beverley

Remarkable Food Producer

• T C Patisserie, Beverley
• Wold Top Brewery, Hunmanby Grange
• Great Newsome Brewery, South Frodingham, near Winestead
• Staal Smokehouse, Long Riston
• Mr Moo’s Real Dairy Ice Cream, Skipsea

Remarkable Pub

• The Black Boy, Hull
• The Railway, Cottingham
• The Black Horse, Little Weighton
• Lion and Key, Hull
• Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham, near Market Weighton
• Wrygarth Inn, Great Hatfield

Remarkable Food Provider

• William’s Farm Kitchen, Freeport, Hornsea
• Hull Pie Limited, Hull
• Drewton’s Farm Shop, South Cave
• Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School, Southburn, near Driffield
• Vanessa’s Delicatessen & Cafe, Beverley

Remarkable Hotel Accommodation

• Village Urban Resort, Hull, Priory Park, Hull
• Beverley Tickton Grange, Tickton
• Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel, Willerby
• Mercure Hull Royal Hotel, Ferensway, Hull

Remarkable Large Tourism Event (over 20,000 people)

• Freedom Festival, Hull
• Humber Street Sesh, Hull
• Summer Exhibition 2014, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
• Driffield Show
• Hull Veterans Weekend
• Beverley Festival of Christmas

Remarkable Small Tourism Event (under 20,000 people)

• Christmas Festival of Food & Drink, Beverley
• Adelphi 30th Anniversary, Hull
• Follow the Herring community arts event, Hull
• Beverley Georgian Festival
• Beverley Puppet Festival
• Beverley Races Ladies’ Day

Remarkable Restaurant of the Year

• 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, Hull
• The Nancy Inn, Burton Pidsea
• The Star, Sancton
• Hide Restaurant, Beverley Tickton Grange, Tickton
• Wolds Village, Bainton

Remarkable Self Catering Provider

• Estate Escapes, Hotham
• Wolds Edge Holiday Lodges, Bishop Wilton
• Broadgate Farm Cottages, Walkington
• Raywell Hall Country Lodge Park, Raywell
• Field House Farm Cottages, Sewerby
• High Barn Cottages, Bempton

Remarkable Sustainable Tourism Award

• High Barn Cottages, Bempton
• Broadgate Farm Cottages, Walkington
• Wolds Village, Bainton

Remarkable Visitor Attraction/Experience

• Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum, Pocklington
• One Stop Golf, National Avenue, Hull
• Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
• Bondville Model Village, Sewerby
• Sewerby Hall and Gardens

Also presented on the evening will be the Remarkable East Yorkshire Passion award - selected by the Visit Hull and East Yorkshire Board to honour the person who, in their view, has made the greatest contribution to tourism in our region in the previous year.

LAST YEAR’S WINNERS (2014)

Remarkable Bed and Breakfast: Village Farm Bed & Breakfast, Skipsea

Remarkable Cuppa: Millers Tea Room and Farm Shop, Raywell Country Lodge Park, Raywell

Remarkable Sustainable Tourism Award: Drewton’s Farm Shop, South Cave

Remarkable Visitor Attraction: RSPB Bempton Cliffs. Highly Commended: Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail

Remarkable Fayre: Mr Moo’s Real Dairy Ice Cream, Skipsea. Highly Commended: Side Oven Bakery, Foston on the Wolds, near Driffield

Remarkable Self Catering Provider: High Barn Cottages, Bempton

Remarkable Business Tourism Award: KC Stadium, Hull. Highly Commended: The Spa, Bridlington

Remarkable Pub: The Triton Inn, Brantingham

Remarkable Hotel Accommodation: Beverley Tickton Grange

Remarkable Restaurant of the Year: The Star, Sancton

Remarkable Tourism Event or Experience: Freedom Festival, Hull, and Beverley Folk Festival

Remarkable East Yorkshire Passion Award: The UK City of Culture 2017 winning team