Your-hols.com co-founder James Ellis has picked up a silver award for travel article of the year at the 2014 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence.
The timely piece, ahead of the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire in July, detailed different ways of seeing the county – with the main one being on a motorised trike tour with yorkshiretriketours.co.uk.
It was published by The Times in October 2013.
To download a copy of the piece, click here.
Other winners on the night were:
Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year
Gold
Trevase Cottages Nr Hereford, Herefordshire www.trevasecottages.co.uk
Silver
East View Farm Holiday Cottages Wroxham, Norfolk www.eastviewfarm.co.uk
Bronze
The Dandelion Hideaway Market Bosworth, Leicestershire www.thedandelionhideaway.co.uk
Highly Commended
Corner Cottage, Nettlecombe Farm Holidays Whitwell, Isle of Wight www.nettlecombefarm.co.uk
Staying Cool at the Rotunda Birmimgham, West Midlands www.stayingcool.com
Business Tourism Award
Gold
Emirates Old Trafford Old Trafford, Manchester www.emiratesoldtrafford.co.uk
Silver
Keele University Conferences & Events Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire www.keele-conference.com
Bronze
ExCeL London Royal Victoria Dock, London www.excel-london.co.uk
Highly Commended
Arundell Arms Hotel Lifton, Devon www.arundellarms.com
The Lowry Salford Quays, Greater Manchester www.thelowry.com
Small Visitor Attraction of the Year
Gold
The Galleries of Justice Museum Nottingham, Nottinghamshire www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk
Silver
National Trust Coleridge Cottage Nether Stowey, Somerset www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Bronze
Chiltern Open Air Museum Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire www.coam.org.uk
Highly Commended
Museum of East Anglian Life Stowmarket, Suffolk www.eastanglianlife.org.uk
Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre Faversham, Kent www.shepherdneame.co.uk
Large Hotel of the Year
Gold
Burleigh Court Loughborough, Leicestershire www.burleigh-court.co.uk
Silver
hope street hotel Liverpool, Merseyside www.hopestreethotel.co.uk
Highly Commended
Ellenborough Park Cheltenham, Gloucestershire www.ellenboroughpark.com
Peckforton Castle Hotel Tarporley, Cheshire www.peckfortoncastle.co.uk
Rockliffe Hall Hurworth on Tees, County Durham www.rockliffehall.com
Tourism Superstar
Gold
Buzby Allene Potters Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
Silver
Ade Andrews The Robin Hood Town Tour, Nottingham
Taste of England Award
Gold
1884 Dock Street Kitchen Hull, East Yorkshire www.1884dockstreetkitchen.co.uk
The Parkers Arms Newton in Bowland, Lancashire www.parkersarms.co.uk
Bronze
Eckington Manor Eckington, Worcestershire www.eckingtonmanor.co.uk
Highly Commended
Delifonseca Dockside Brunswick Quay, Liverpool www.delifonseca.co.uk
River Cottage Canteen and Deli Plymouth, Devon www.rivercottage.net
Access for All Tourism Award
Gold
Calvert Trust Exmoor Barnstaple, Devon www.calvert-trust.org.uk/exmoor
Silver
Sandcastle Waterpark Blackpool, Lancashire www.sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk
Eureka! National Children’s Museum Halifax, West Yorkshire www.eureka.org.uk
Highly Commended
Curve, Leicester Cultural Quarter, Leicester www.curveonline.co.uk
Jurys Inn Brighton Brighton, East Sussex www.jurysinns.com
Living Options Devon – Countryside Mobility Scheme Exeter, Devon www.livingoptions.org
Visitor Information Provider of the Year
Gold
Gloucester Tourist Information Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire www.thecityofgloucester.co.uk
Silver
English Riviera Tourism Company Devon www.englishriviera.co.uk
Bronze
City of London Information Centre St Paul’s Churchyard, London www.visitthecity.co.uk
Highly Commended
NewcastleGateshead Visitor Information Service Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear www.newcastlegateshead.com
Visit Garstang Centre Garstang, Lancashire www.visitwyre.co.uk
Caravan Holiday Park / Holiday Village of the Year
Gold
Seafield Caravan Park Seahouses, Northumberland www.seafieldpark.co.uk
Silver
Gwel an Mor Resort Portreath, Cornwall www.gwelanmor.com
Bronze
Northumbrian Water – Leaplish Waterside Park Kielder, Northumberland www.nwl.com/kielder / www.visitkielder.com
Waldegraves & Cosways Family Holiday Parks Mersea Island, Essex www.waldegraves.co.uk
Highly Commended
Hoburne Bashley New Milton, Hampshire www.hoburne.com
Tourism Pub of the Year
Gold
The Feathered Nest Country Inn Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire www.thefeatherednestinn.co.uk
Silver
The Watermill Inn & Brewery Ings, Nr Windermere, Cumbria www.watermillinn.co.uk
Bronze
The Horse and Jockey Manton, Rutland www.horseandjockeyrutland.co.uk
Highly Commended
South Causey Inn Stanley, County Durham www.southcausey.co.uk
The Pandora Inn Mylor Bridge, Cornwall www.pandorainn.com
Travel Article of the Year
Gold
Nigel Richardson LS Lowry’s favourite haunts on England’s north-east coast, published in the Daily Telegraph
Silver
James Ellis Alternative cycling (on a trike!) through Yorkshire, published in The Times
Bronze
Nicholas Crane Cycling from London to Devon, published in The Daily Telegraph
Tourism Experience of the Year
Gold
Titanic & Liverpool: the untold story Merseyside Maritime Museum www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Silver
Lindisfarne Gospels Durham – lead partner Durham University Durham www.lindisfarnegospels.com
Bronze
Ezekial Bone – Nottingham Robin Hood Town Tour Nottingham, Nottinghamshire www.ezekialbone.com
Highly Commended
Calvert Trust Exmoor Barnstaple, Devon www.calvert-trust.org.uk/exmoor
VisitBlackpool / Blackpool Resort Pass Blackpool, Lancashire www.blackpoolresortpass.com
Bed & Breakfast / Guest Accommodation of the Year
Gold
St Cuthbert’s House Seahouses, Northumberland www.stcuthbertshouse.com
Silver
Eckington Manor Eckington, Worcestershire www.eckingtonmanor.co.uk
Bronze
Kester House Bed & Breakfast Sedlescombe, East Sussex www.kesterhouse.co.uk
Highly Commended
Browns of Holbeck Holbeck, Nottinghamshire www.brownsholbeck.co.uk
Low Mill Guesthouse Bainbridge, North Yorkshire www.lowmillguesthouse.co.uk
Sustainable Tourism Award
Gold
Little White Alice – your wild Cornish retreat Carnmenellis, Cornwall www.littlewhitealice.co.uk
Silver
Bleasdale Cottages Preston, Lancashire www.bleasdalecottages.co.uk
Bronze
Killhope – The North of England Lead Mining Museum Killhope, Weardale www.killhope.org.uk
Highly Commended
Colton House Colton, Nr Rugeley, Staffordshire www.coltonhouse.com
Newlands Adventure Centre Keswick, Cumbria www.activity-centre.com
Small Hotel of the Year
Gold
The Old Rectory Hotel Martinhoe, Exmoor, Devon www.oldrectoryhotel.co.uk
Silver
Swinton Park Ripon, North Yorkshire www.swintonpark.com
Bronze
Rothay Garden Grasmere, Lake District www.rothaygarden.com
Highly Commended
Brockencote Hall Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire www.brockencotehall.com
Hell Bay Hotel Bryher, Isles of Scilly www.hellbay.co.uk
Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Gold
Tatton Park Knutsford, Cheshire www.tattonpark.org.uk
Silver
Trebah Garden Falmouth, Cornwall www.trebah-garden.co.uk
Bronze
Walby Farm Park Carlisle, Cumbria www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk
Highly Commended
The Trentham Estate Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire www.trentham.co.uk
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Ironbridge, Telford www.ironbridge.org.uk
Tourism Event of the Year
Gold
Kendal Mountain Festival Kendal, Cumbria www.mountainfest.co.uk
Silver
Beaulieu International Autojumble Beaulieu, Hampshire www.beaulieuevents.co.uk
Bronze
Elemental Force: Derbyshire – Chatsworth and the Silk Mill, Derby Derbyshire, East Midlands www.visitpeakdistrict.com
Elemental Force: Nottinghamshire – Nottingham Castle Nottinghamshire, East Midlands www.experiencenottinghamshire.com
Highly Commended
Trent Bridge; The Investec Ashes Test West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire www.trentbridge.co.uk
Outsanding Contribution to Tourism
ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents)
