The North East Tourism Awards 2011 was a fabulous event. Sunderland's Stadium of Light was the venue for celebrating the region's very best tourism businesses – and of course Northumberland was well represented. Even better, we scooped a good number of the top awards.

Gold awards

• Doxford Hall Hotel – Small Hotel of the Year
• Cheviot Holiday Cottages – Self Catering or Serviced Apartments of the Year
• Seafield Caravan Park – Caravan / Holiday Park of the Year
• William Salve, Macdonald Linden Hall Golf & Country Club – Outstanding Customer Service Award
• St Cuthbert's House – Sustainable Tourism Award

Silver awards

• The Old Vicarage – Bed & Breakfast of the Year
• Falstone Barns - Self Catering or Serviced Apartments of the Year
• Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum – Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
• Wheelbirks Parlour – Taste of North East England
• Go Ape! Matfen – Best Tourism Experience
• Extraordinary Measures, Belsay Hall – Tourism Event of the Year
• The Coach House Bed & Breakfast – Access for All Tourism Award
• Once Brewed TIC & Rothbury TIC, Northumberland National Park Authority – Tourist Information Centre of the Year

Bronze awards

• Macdonald Linden Hall Golf & Country Club – Large Hotel of the Year
• Outchester Ducket - Self Catering or Serviced Apartments of the Year
• Budle Falls - Self Catering or Serviced Apartments of the Year
• The Old Farmhouse - Access for All Tourism Award

Click here to download a full list of the award winners

Next stop – the national awards!