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20/03/2026

Relive the magic of last night’s North East Tourism Awards ✨

Held at Newcastle Civic Centre and hosted by Charlie Charlton, it was a special evening celebrating the region’s finest from the hospitality and tourism sector.

A huge congratulations to all of the winners for their outstanding contribution to the North East’s visitor economy.

⭐️ Gold winners:

✨Pub of the Year:
✨Taste of North East England:
✨Volunteer of the Year: Archers
✨New Tourism Business Award:
✨Regenerative Tourism Award:
✨Unsung Hero Award: Wendy Smith,
✨Experience of the Year:
✨Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award:

✨Rising Star: Elizabeth Cowell,
✨B&B and Guest House of the Year:
✨Camping, Glamping & Holiday Park of the Year:

✨Small Hotel of the Year:
✨Large Hotel of the Year:
✨Self-Catering Accomodation of the Year:
✨Business Events Venue of the Year:
✨Small Visitor Attraction of the Year:
✨Large Visitor Attraction of the Year:

Thank you to our Headline Sponsors 👏

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Ladies and gentleman… your Gold winners for 2026 👏⭐️

Congratulations to every business nominated this evening.

What a fantastic night celebrating the best the region has to offer!

And for our final award of the evening, the Oustanding Contribution to Tourism goes to John Marshall, Chair of Newcastle...
19/03/2026

And for our final award of the evening, the Oustanding Contribution to Tourism goes to John Marshall, Chair of NewcastleGateshead Initiative ⭐️

John has been an integral part of NGI for 15 years and brings a fantastic commitment to everything he does.

A huge congratulations and heartfelt gratitude to John for being a true advocate of the region. 👏

are your winners for Tourism Festival or Event as voted by the public ⭐️A huge well done to the talented team on this a...
19/03/2026

are your winners for Tourism Festival or Event as voted by the public ⭐️

A huge well done to the talented team on this achievement 👏

The next category winners have now been announced at tonight’s 🤩Congratulations to all those who have taken home an aw...
19/03/2026

The next category winners have now been announced at tonight’s 🤩

Congratulations to all those who have taken home an award this evening 👏

⭐️Your next Gold winners are:

✨Rising Star: Elizabeth Cowell,
✨B&B and Guest House of the Year:
✨Camping, Glamping & Holiday Park of the Year:

✨Small Hotel of the Year:
✨Large Hotel of the Year:
✨Self-Catering Accomodation of the Year:
✨Business Events Venue of the Year:
✨Small Visitor Attraction of the Year:
✨Large Visitor Attraction of the Year:

The first eight category winners have been announced at to roaring applause!Congratulations to all those who have take...
19/03/2026

The first eight category winners have been announced at to roaring applause!

Congratulations to all those who have taken home an award so far this evening 👏

⭐️Your Gold winners thus far are:

✨Pub of the Year:
✨Taste of North East England:
✨Volunteer of the Year: Archers
✨New Tourism Business Award:
✨Regenerative Tourism Award:

✨Unsung Hero Award: Wendy Smith,
✨Experience of the Year:
✨Accessible & Inclusive Tourism Award:


Stay tuned for the next round of awards 🤞🏼

19/03/2026

It’s almost time 👀

Keep your eyes peeled on our socials tonight to be the first to hear from the North East Tourism Awards 2026. ✨

We can’t wait to celebrate the visitor economy this evening and champion regional talent 👏

Huge shoutout to our Headline Sponsors for helping pull together a magical evening.

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