2009 Finalists

The judging process

Judging of the White Rose Awards was undertaken by a panel of independent judges chaired by Barbara Woroncow OBE.

Shortlisted finalists will now be mystery shopped with the results being presented to the panel for final judging in September to further support the entry material already submitted.

The winners were announced at a glittering black tie event on Monday 19 October at the Royal Armouries, Leeds.

Click here to see the winners.

Best Tourism Experience of the Year
Dalby Go Ape!, Thornton le Dale, Pickering
Northern Star Steam and Motor Carriage Co, Whitby
SNO!zone, Castleford
York Maze, York
The Railway Children produced by York Theatre Royal and performed at The National Railway Museum

Yorkshire Pub of the Year
The Blue Bell Inn, Weaverthorpe, Malton
The Copper Horse Restaurant, Seamer, Scarborough
The Dog & Gun, Sutton in Craven, Keighley
The Rose & Crown, Sutton on the Forest, York
Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Tadcaster

Business Tourism Award of the Year
Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate
National Media Museum, Bradford
Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
The Queens, Leeds
The Spa, Bridlington

Caravan Holiday Park & Holiday Village Award
Jasmine Park, Snainton, Scarborough
Lebberston Touring Park, Lebberston, Scarborough
Blue Sky Resorts Ltd – Nostell Priory Holiday Park, Wakefield
Burton Constable Holiday Park & Arboretum, Sproatley, Hull

Guest Accommodation of the Year
17 Burgate, Pickering
Clow Beck House, Croft on Tees
Cundall Lodge Farm, Cundall, York
Low Penhowe, Burythorpe, Malton
The Wold Cottage, Wold Newton, Driffield

Access for All Tourism Award
Bradford Theatres, Bradford
The Yorkshire Waterways Museum, Goole

Hotel of the Year (under 50 bedrooms)
Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa, Helmsley
Hazlewood Castle, Tadcaster
Holdsworth House Hotel, Halifax
Swinton Park, Swinton, Masham
The Wentbridge House Hotel, Wentbridge, Pontefract

Hotel of the Year (35 bedrooms & over)
Best Western, Mount Pleasant Hotel, Doncaster
De Vere Oulton Hall, Oulton
Great Victoria, Bradford
Malmaison, Leeds
York Marriott Hotel, York

Outstanding Customer Service Award
Tina Coates, Richmond TIC, Richmond
Rasim Dervisevic, Royal Armouries (International) Plc, Leeds
Linda Banks, Wakefield TIC, Wakefield

Self Catering/Serviced Apartments Award
Cherrygarth Cottages, Slingsby, Malton
Faweather Grange, High Eldwick
Higher Scholes Cottage Holidays, Oakworth, Keighley
Residence 6, Leeds
Smallshaw Farm Cottages, Millhouse Green, Sheffield
York Luxury Holidays, York

Sustainable Tourism Award
Crown Spa Hotel, Scarborough
Dalby The Great Yorkshire Forest, Thornton le Dale, Pickering
Swinton Park, Swinton, Masham
The Dovecote Barns, Kelfield, York
Waterton Park Hotel & Walton Hall, Walton, Wakefield

Taste of Yorkshire Award
The General Tarleton, Ferrensby, Knaresborough
Green’s Restaurant, Whitby
Low Penhowe, Burythorpe, Malton
Meltons Too, York
The Star Inn, Harome, Helmsley
West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms, Buckden, Skipton

Tourism Event of the Year
Royal Armouries – The Arms & Armour from the Movies Exhibition, Leeds
Wakefield Council – Wakefield Food, Drink & Rhubarb Festival, Wakefield
York Museums Trust – The Grand Tour, York
Lightwater Valley Shopping Village – Dickensian Festival, Ripon

Visitor Attraction of the Year (under 50,000 visitors)
Barley Hall, York
British Waterways – Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre, Huddersfield
English Heritage – Rievaulx Abbey, Helmsley
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, York
Ripley Castle, Ripley

Visitor Attraction of the Year (50,000 visitors & over)
Dalby The Great Yorkshire Forest, Dalby, Pickering
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham
National Railway Museum York
The Deep, Hull
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield