Be inspired by the best in Lancashire

The yearly Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards celebrate the success and best practice in the industry. The winners from the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards also go on to the Northwest Tourism Awards and then the national England's Awards of Excellence. The below list feature our 2010 winners.

Bed and Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year

Winner: 
Number One, South Beach, Blackpool

Number One South Beach offers stylishly appointed rooms where 42" plasma TV, Cd, DVD, Playstation 2 and wireless broadband come as standard. Pristine ensuite bathrooms with Jacuzzi batths, 17" LCD TV and piped music.

Highly Commended: 
Langtry’s Blackpool

Access for All Tourism Award

Winner: 
Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex, Langho

Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex is peacefully secluded yet only 20 minutes drive from most motorway networks. It is surrounded by 100 acres of its own gardens and grounds and a challenging 18-hole par 72 golf course, the facilities of which are complimentary to all residents after 4pm.

Sustainable Tourism Award

Winner: 
Clough Bottom Farm Cottages, Bashall Eaves

Stylishly furnished and beautifully appointed, these lovingly converted stone-built farm buildings are set on a working organic farm within The Forest of Bowland – designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Highly Commended: 
Caldertop Cottage, Garstang

Small Hotel of the Year

Winner: 
The Midland Hotel, Morecambe

The stunning art deco Midland Hotel overlooks the uniterrupted coastline of Morecambe Bay, offering idyllic views to the Lake District.

Highly Commended: 
The Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Chipping

Large Hotel of the Year

Winner: 
Best Western Premier Leyland Hotel

The Best Western Premier Leyland Hotel is located near junction 28 of the M6 and excellent refurbished facilities make for the ideal overnight stay. They have recently undergone a major refurbishment of the leisure club to provide first class facilities including a large hotel indoor swimming pool, spa bath, steam room and sauna and exercise facility.

Best Tourism Event of the Year

Top three as voted by the public:

Winner: 
1940s Wartime Weekend, East Lancashire Railway

A fun-packed nostalgic programme of activities for all the family on the 1940s war weekend, with re-enactments, military vehicles, stalls with 1940s memorabilia along with 1940s style entertainment.

2nd Place: 
World Fireworks Championships, Blackpool
3rd Place: 
Festival Bowland

Online Marketing Award

Winner: 
Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool

There’s something for everyone at Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. There are over 125 rides and attractions plus spectacular shows.

Highly Commended: 
The Grand Theatre, Blackpool

Taste Lancashire Award

Winner: 
The Highwayman, Burrow

The Highwayman at Nether Burrow, Kirkby Lonsdale, is the second pub for Ribble Valley Inns. The menu at the Highwayman embraces the flavours of regional cookery and British classics.

Highly Commended: 
Greens Bistro, Lytham St Annes

Best Tourism Experience of the Year

Winner: 
Go Ape! Rivington

Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, tarzan swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges?

Highly Commended: 
Martin Mere Swan Spectacular, Nr Ormskirk

Caravan Holiday Park and Holiday Village of the Year

Winner: 
Newton Hall Holiday Centre, Blackpool

Newton Hall Holiday Park has been owned and opearted by the same family since 1944, with a convenient location near the centre of Blackpool. The beautifully landscaped park offers the perfect home from home retreat with an excellent variety of amenities.

Business Tourism Award of the Year

Winner: 
Stanley House, Mellor

At the end of a long, steep, meandering drive, the award winning Stanley House nestles amongst the outstanding natural landscape which is the making of the county of the Red Rose.

Highly Commended: 
The Midland Hotel, Morecambe

Self Catering Award

Winner: 
The Old Shippon at Mellor

A superior Shippon conversion with four excecutive mews cottages, providing contemporary living within a building of history and character. Located within walking distance of Mellor, all cottages are fully equiped with state of the art facilities including air conditioning and a small gym.

Highly Commended: 
Martin Lane Farmhouse Holiday Cottages, Burscough

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

Winner: 
Clitheroe Castle and Museum

The historic landmark of Clitheroe, in the heart of the Ribble Valley offers a day of exploration for all the family. Our new look galleries will take you on a journey through 350 million years of history, heritage and geology of the local area.

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

Winner: 
Blackpool Zoo

Blackpool Zoo is a “must visit” destination in this popular resort. Mature parkland, lakes and superb enclosures provide homes to many exotic and endangered species from around the world. Lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, apes, penguins and many more family favourites can be found here all year round. 

Highly Commended: 
Pleasure Beach Resort, Blackpool

A big congratulations to all of the winners!