England’s Northwest Tourism Awards announce this year’s finalists

The entries have been received, the judging has commenced and the excitement is building for the finalists at the seventh annual England’s Northwest Tourism Awards.

Organised by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), the 2010 England’s Northwest Tourism Awards will once again celebrate the best of the region’s tourism, providing a showcase for industry best-practice and top-quality tourism businesses in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire.Finalists in the England’s Northwest Tourism Awards are winners from each of the sub-regional tourism awards.

All About Audiences Subscriber organisations have been nominated in the following catagories.

Large Visitor Attraction

Blackpool Zoo, Lancashire
Tatton Park, Cheshire
Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, Bowness on Windermere Cumbria
The Beatles Story, Liverpool City Region

Tourism Experience

Go Ape! Rivington, Lancashire
Shark Dives at Blue Planet Aquarium, Cheshire
Angels of Anarchy - Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester
Cumbrian Heavy Horses, Cumbria
Liverpool ONE, Liverpool City Region

Sustainable Tourism Award

Clough Bottom Farm Cottages, Lancashire
Chester Zoo, Cheshire
Manchester International Festival, Manchester
Elder Grove, Cumbria
Jurys Inn Liverpool, Liverpool City Region

Tourism Event

1940s Wartime Weekend, East Lancashire Railway, Lancashire
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, Cheshire
Manchester International Festival, Manchester
Great North Swim, Cumbria
A Winter's Trail, Liverpool City Region

Best of luck to all of those nominated.

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