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SEVEN tourism attractions and businesses in Yorkshire have been named finalists in a prestigious national tourism award.

The highly coveted Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, organised by VisitEngland, promote the best places to visit and stay in England from large hotels to small bed and breakfasts, and tourist attractions.

The seven finalists are:

- the Railway Children performance by York Theatre Royal at the National Railway Museum in York for Best Tourism Experience;

- Lebberstone Touring Park in Scarborough for the Best Caravan Holiday Park;

- Linda Banks who works in the Wakefield Tourist Information Centre is a finalist in the Outstanding Customer Service category;

- Ripley Castle is hoping to win the Best Small Visitor Attraction Awards;

- the Crown Spa Hotel at Scarborough is short listed for the Sustainable Tourism Award;

- the well known fish restaurant Green’s in Whitby is up for the Taste of England Award;

- and Wakefield Tourist Information Centre for the Best Tourist Information Service.

The finalists are winners from Welcome to Yorkshire’s White Rose Awards, which was held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds in October.

The nominations mark the highest number of finalists Yorkshire has had to date.

Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “The national awards celebrate the very best England has to offer.

Last year we achieved a hat trick of awards and I am confident that with the quality of Yorkshire’s tourism offer we are sure to see a winning result. Congratulations and the very best of luck to everyone shortlisted.”

The winners will be announced at the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence ceremony in Brighton in April. 

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