A Lancashire tourist attraction has won a silver award at this year's Visit England awards.

On Wednesday (June 7) at the national Visit England Awards for Excellence, held at Warner Bros, Studio Tour London, Lancashire’s only successful finalist in these national awards, Brickhouse Farm Cottages of Poulton-Le-Fylde, won the Silver Award for Accessible and Inclusive Tourism.

Brickhouse Farm Cottages won the Lancashire Tourism Award 2022 for Accessible and Inclusive Tourism which allowed their progression to the national awards.

Celebrating the tourism industry’s brightest stars, 20 gold award winners were announced at an evening ceremony, which was hosted by Alex Polizzi, in categories ranging from ‘Small Visitor Attraction of the Year’ and ‘B&B and Guest House of the Year’ to ‘Business Events Venue of the Year’ and ‘Experience of the Year.’

The gold, silver and bronze winners were selected from hundreds of tourism businesses across England including hotels, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, glamping operators, attractions, restaurants, pubs and museums.

The Visit England Awards for Excellence, running for more than 30 years and in 2023 sponsored by the Caravan and Motorhome Club, celebrate and champion innovation, quality and best practice across the industry recognising businesses and individuals who raise the bar of England’s tourism offer.

Visit England director Andrew Stokes said: “It is fantastic to come together as an industry to celebrate our world-class tourism businesses. Competition this year was fierce with customer service excellence evident across every category, thanks to the passion and dedication of individuals.

 “From an outdoor theatre in Suffolk to a boutique B&B in Essex, from an arboretum museum in Staffordshire, a zoo farm in Bristol, to island boat tours in Northumberland, this year’s awards also showcase the wonderful range of quality tourism products on offer across England.

“I congratulate all the winners and especially those who won Gold, an achievement cementing their place as the country’s crème de la crème, standard-bearers for England’s tourism industry.”

Tourism is one of England’s largest and most valuable industries, supporting hundreds of thousands of businesses, employing about 2.6 million people and, in 2019, generating £76 billion in domestic visitor spending.

Applications have now opened for this year’s tourism and hospitality businesses to enter the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2023 Lancashiretourismawards.com

A full list of winners from this year’s ceremony can be found at visitbritain.org