Hat-Trick for YMA

26/09/2008

Yorkshire's Magnificent Attractions members scored a hat-trick at the White Rose Awards on Thursday 25 September, with wins in three of the six categories in which they were nominated.

Harewood House and Bird Garden won the Visitor Attraction of the Year (50,000 visitors and over), Magna Science and Adventure Centre won the Outstanding Customer Service award and The Deep won the Sustainable Tourism award.

Yorkshire's Magnificent Attractions venues were also shortlisted in Visitor Attraction of the Year (50,000 visitors and over) (Harewood House and Bird Garden) Outstanding Customer Service Award (Magna Science and Adventure Centre), Best Tourism Experience of the Year (JORVIK Viking Festival, National Coal Mining Museum for England) and Sustainable Tourism Award (The Deep).

Deborah Hindley of Bonner & Hindley, Consortium Manager of Yorkshire's Magnificent Attractions, said:

"It was fantastic to have so many of our members nominated in the shortlist for the White Rose Awards 2008, and to have three winners is even better. It just shows the quality of the attractions in this group and that we do truly represent the cream of Yorkshire."