Previous Winners (2008)
Here are the North East England Tourism Awards 2008 winners:
Large Hotel of the Year (over 35 bedrooms)
Gold: Newcastle Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park
Silver: Gisborough Hall Hotel, Guisborough
Bronze: Linden Hall Hotel, Morpeth
Small Hotel of the Year
Gold: Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle upon Tyne
Bed and Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year
Gold: The Stables Lodge, Tyne and Wear
Silver: Carraw B&B, Hexham
Bronze: East Byermoor Guest House, Newcastle upon Tyne
Self Catering Holiday of the Year
Gold: Coastal Retreats, Gosforth
Silver: The Hytte Bingfield Hexham
Bronze: Station House Flat, Hexham
Caravan Holiday Park of the Year
Gold: Seafield Caravan Park, Seahouses, Northumberland
Silver: Haggerston Castle Holiday Park, Berwick upon Tweed
Bronze: Ord House Caravan Park, Berwick upon Tweed
NEW: Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Gold: Killhope - The North of England Lead Mining Museum ,Co Durham
Silver: Ford and Etal Estates, Northumberland
Silver: Warkworth Castle, Belsay
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Gold: Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne
Silver: Washington Wetland Centre, Washington Tyne and Wear
Bronze: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
Outstanding Customer Service Award
Gold: Chesters Roman Fort, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Silver: The Stables Lodge. Tyne and Wear
Bronze: Albatross Backpackers In!, Newcastle upon Tyne
Tourism Website of the Year
Gold: The Old School, Northumberland
www.northumberlandbedandbreakfast.co.uk
Silver: Hartlepools Maritime Experience, Hartlepool
www.hartlepoolsmaritimeexperience.com
Bronze: Honest Lawyer Hotel, Durham
www.honestlawyerhotel.co.uk
Taste of North East England
Gold: Café 21, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Silver: Blackfriars Restaurant, Newcastle upon Tyne
Bronze: Barn at Beal Beal, Berwick upon Tweed
Sustainable Tourism Award
Gold: the Hytte, Hexham
Silver: East Briscoe Farm Cottages, Barnard Castle
Bronze: Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, Tyne and Wear
Business Tourism Award
Gold: Event Durham, Durham University
Silver: Headlam Hall Hotel
Bronze: The Sage Gateshead
Best Tourism Experience (Festivals and Events)
Gold: Evolution Festival Generator Offices, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Silver: Eat! Newcastle Gateshead
Bronze: Mouth of the Tyne Festival,Wallsend
NEW: Best Tourism Experience (Tourism Services)
Gold: Calvert Trust Kielder, Hexham
Silver: Inspire Northumberland, Ashington
Bronze: River Escapes, Stannington
Access For All Tourism Award
Gold: the Hytte, Hexham
Silver: Calvert Trust Kielder, Hexham
Bronze: Monkwearmouth Station Museum, Sunderland
Tourist Information Centre of the Year (judged through VisitBritain's Official Partner's mystery shopper exercise)
Gold: South Shields Amphitheatre Tourist Information Centre
Silver: Sunderland Tourist Information Centre
Bronze: Stanhope Tourist Information Centre
You may also like to visit the national tourism awards pages to see which businesses went on to become national winners.
Quick Links
- Access Case Study - Discovery Museum
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Accessibility Case Study of how the Discovery Museum, South Tyneside became 'accessible for all'.
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Accessibility Case Study of how the Tom Keating, blue badge guide and tour services provider, became 'accessible for all'.
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Accessibility Case Study of how the Locomotion Museum, Shildon became 'accessible for all'.
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Access case study for The Hytte self-catering property.
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Guidance and instructions for entrants to the 2009 North East England Tourism Awards.
- Hospitality Assured Flyer
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