It was a bumper night of success for North East England at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence in Brighton.
Northumberland's Ad Gefrin took home the prestigious Gold Award for New Tourism Business of the Year with Durham's Seaham Hall taking home silver for Small Hotel of the Year. As it celebrates its 25th year the Glasshouse International Centre for Music gained a bronze for Business Events Venue of the Year and Battlesteads Dark Sky Discovery Observatory also bagged a bronze for the Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism category.
The region also gained another national Unsung Hero with Catlin Brown from Newcastle's Escape Key Entertainment taking silver.
The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence celebrates those businesses and individuals who provide quality, innovation and excellent customer service, contributing to our world class tourism industry.
This year’s winners were selected from hundreds of tourism businesses across England including hotels, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, glamping operators, attractions, restaurants, pubs and museums, forwarded to the national competition via local and regional competitions across England. The North East's heat, the Destination North East England took place in March.
Gold, Silver and Bronze winners have been announced across 17 categories ranging from ‘New Tourism Business of the Year’ and ‘Pub of the Year’ to ‘Business Events Venue of the Year’ and ‘Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year’. The awards were presented at an evening ceremony on 4 June hosted by VisitEngland Advisory Board Chairman Lady Victoria Borwick at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange.
Championing excellence and quality is a key part of England’s first Destination Development Partnership Pilot – which has recently announced further funding from Government to continue its work. Destination North East England is led by NewcastleGateshead Initiative on behalf of the region, working with delivery partners Visit Northumberland and Visit County Durham and in in partnership with all seven local authorities to unlock the growth potential of the visitor economy
It is great to see the brilliant attractions we have in the North East up where they belong on the national stage. We want to double visitor numbers to our region as part of our plans to create new jobs and new opportunities for local people where they live. Unique attractions like Ad Gefrin in Northumberland and Seaham Hall, as well as inspirational people like Catlin Brown who work in our tourist industry will have our backing as we market the North East to the world.”
These annual Awards are an opportunity to applaud and showcase the businesses and individuals who provide outstanding customer service and continuously improve their products and offer for visitors.
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