RYEDALE inns, hostelries and businesses are well represented amid the finalists for this year’s White Rose Awards 2018, a celebration of Yorkshire tourism and the largest tourism awards in the UK.

In a range of categories from holiday parks to hotels, attractions to arts & culture, local businesses have been declared finalists in the contest after a record-breaking number of entries - up 20 per cent on last year.

Professor Colin Mellors, chair of the White Rose Award Judges, said: “Winning a White Rose Award is a real accolade for Yorkshire’s tourism businesses and the task of shortlisting has been harder than ever.

"With such tough competition, and a record 170 entries, selecting the winners this year is going to be extremely difficult.”

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FINALISTS

Arts & Culture Award
North York Moors Chamber Music Festival

Business Tourism Award
Lakeside Conference Centre at Sand Hutton

Guest Accommodation of the Year
Eighteen97 in Goathland

Holiday Park of the Year
Forest Holidays Keldy
Vale of Pickering Caravan Park

Inns & Restaurants with Rooms
The Fairfax Arms, Gilling East

Large Hotel of the Year
The Black Swan Hotel, Helmsley

Pub of the Year
The White Swan, Ampleforth

Self-Catering Accommodation
Grand Get Togethers, Sherburn
Studford Luxury Lodges, Sproxton

Small Attraction of the Year
National Centre for Birds of Prey near Helmsley

Small Hotel of the Year
Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa

Taste of Yorkshire Award
Malton Food Tours, by The Talbot