Winners 2019

Congratulations to you all and a big thanks to everyone who entered.

The Visit York Tourism Awards celebrate individuals and companies who offer that extra special service and experience for York's visitors, recognising and rewarding excellence in the city's multi-million pound tourism sector.

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Individual category winner photos will be available shorty.  A group winners shot is available here.

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Winner and Finalists

B&B or Guest House of the Year - Sponsored by Booking.com

Winner: 

Tower Guest House

Finalists:

No. 21 York

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Café or Tearoom of the Year - Sponsored by Crombie Wilkinson Solicitors 

Winner:

The Principal Hotel Garden Room

Finalists:

Crumbs Cupcakery
The Balloon Tree Farmshop & Café
The Countess of York

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Conference Venue of the Year - Sponsored by Saville Group

Winner:

The Principal York

Finalists:

The Grand, York
York Racecourse

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Innovation in Tourism - Sponsored by University of York

Winner:

Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre

Finalists:

Castle Howard
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The Grand, York

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Guided Tour of the Year - Sponsored by Colour Options

Winner:

The Bloody Tour of York

Finalists:

Castle Howard
City Cruises York
York’s Chocolate Story

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Hotel of the Year - Sponsored by Streamline Taxis

Winner:

Grays Court Hotel

Finalists:

Hotel Indigo
The Black Swan Hotel
The Grand, York
The Principal York

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Newcomer of the Year - Sponsored by Hungate York Regeneration

Winner:

Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre

Finalists:

Roots York
The Enchantment Chamber

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Tourism Supplier of the Year

Winner:

York Gin

Finalists:

Biffa
Pick & Mix Marketing
Pyper York

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Pub or Bar of the Year- Sponsored by Hunter Gee Holroyd

Winner:

Walmgate Ale House

Finalists

Cut & Chase
The Whippet Inn

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Restaurant of the Year- Sponsored by Morrell Middleton Accountants

Winner:

Roots, York

Finalists:

The Whippet Inn
The Chopping Block
Vaqueiros Brazilian Rodizio

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Self-catering Venue of the Year - Sponsored by HomeAway

Winner:

York Old Brewery

Finalists:

Studford Luxury Lodges
The House at Crooked End

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Shop of the Year - Sponsored by Minster FM

Winner:

The Shop That Must Not Be Named

Finalists:

Demijohn
The Balloon Tree Farmshop & Café
Wild & Westbrooke

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Visitor Attraction of the Year (Over 50,000 Visitors) - Sponsored by F R Fowler & Son

Winner:

City Cruises York

Finalists:

Flamingo Land Resort
JORVIK Viking Centre
The York Dungeon
Yorkshire Museum

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Visitor Attraction of the Year (Under 50,000 Visitors) - Sponsored by City Cruises York

Winner:

World of James Herriot

Finalists:

The Black Sheep Brewery
The Ghost Bus Tours
York Army Museum

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Visitor Experience of the Year - Sponsored by Yorkshire Gas and Power

Winner:

York Maze Hallowscream

Finalists:

The Bloody Tour of York
JORVIK Viking Festival
Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre

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Visit York Tourism Champion - sponsored by LNER

Awarded to: James Cundall MBE

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