This year's extravaganza is Hollywood themed and will take place on the evening of Thursday 28th November 2013. The awards have been running for nine years and the awards ceremony will be a fantastic celebration recognising and showcasing the fantastic range of businesses that we have in Cheshire and an exclusive opportunity to network with movers and shakers from all over Cheshire.

There are 17 categories in this year's awards, the shortlist is below and winners will be announced on the night. Winners in many of the categories will go on to represent Cheshire at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2014 and hopefully repeat the success Cheshire had in 2013 (it's the only route to the national awards for many categories!). 

This is a superb night out for you and your team and a great way to reward them for all their hard work and effort throughout the year.

Shortlist

Bed & Breakfast/Guest Accommodation of the Year

Sponsored by Cheshire Business Leaders

• Edgar House
• Heald Country House Boutique Barns

Best Social Media Initiative of the Year

• Your Carden Summer, Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
• Chester Mystery Plays
• Fanwaze, Chester Race Company
• ChesterTweets

Business Tourism Award

Sponsored by Beechcraft

• Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
• Cranage Hall Hotel
• Tatton Park

Contribution to Cheshire

• Lord Ashbrook, Arley Hall & Gardens
• Chester Civil War Tours
• Cranage Hall
• Overwater Marina
• Phil & Ed Cowap, The Hollies Farm Shop

Large Hotel of the Year

Sponsored by Virgin Trains

• Best Western Manor House Hotel
• Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
• Crewe Hall Hotel
• De Vere Mottram Hall
• Doubletree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Chester
• Peckforton Castle Hotel

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

• Anderton Boat Lift
• Chester Zoo
• Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
• Tatton Park

Marketing Initiative of the Year

Sponsored by de Winter

• Your Carden Summer, Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa
• New Arrivals at Chester Zoo, Chester Zoo
• Simon Radley Kitchen Academy, The Chester Grosvenor
• Cholmondely Pageant of Power, The Source Partnership

Rising Star of the Year

Sponsored by Manchester Metropolitan University

• Faye Boardman,  Finance Assistant, Holiday Inn Runcorn
• Jonathan Copeland, Seasonal Catering Co-ordinator, Chester Zoo
• Melissa Darch, Visitor & Site Assistant, National Waterways Museum
• Misha Horder, Senior Spa Therapist, The Mere Golf Resort & Spa
• Lisa Hughes, Retail Assistant, Chester Zoo
• Lucy Siebert, Museum Director, Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
• Danielle Smith, Conference & Events Co-ordinator, Holiday Inn Runcorn
• Tom Starey, Guest Relations/Concierge, De Vere Mottram Hall
• Sidney Yates, Chef, The Hollies Farm Shop

Self Catering Holiday Provider of the Year

• Carden Historic Cottages
• The Riverhouse Chester
• The Hollies Forest Lodges

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

• Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre
• Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
• Norton Priory Museum & Gardens

Small Hotel of the Year

• The Alexandra Court Hotel
• Oddfellows

Sustainable Tourism

• Ness Botanic Gardens

Taste of Cheshire Award

Sponsored by Pochin

• Chester Race Company
• Davenports Farm Shop
• The Hollies Farm Shop
• Little Moreton Hall

Team of the Year

• Chester Mystery Plays Company
• The Presenter Team, Chester Zoo
• The Sales Team, Doubletree by Hilton Chester
• The Team, The Hollies
• The Golf Team, The Mere Golf Resort & Spa
• The Team, The Yew Tree Inn

Tourism Event of the Year

Sponsored by University of Chester

• Chester Mystery Plays
• Dickensian Christmas, Tatton Park
• Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
• Live from Jodrell Bank
• Nantwich Food & Drink Festival

Tourism Experience of the Year

• Deer Walks, Tatton Park
• Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
• Moonlight Flicks
• Roman Tours
• Viking Experience, Tatton Park

Tourism Pub of the Year

• George & Dragon, Holmes Chapel
• Ring O’Bells, Christleton
• The White Horse at Chester Racecourse
• Yew Tree Inn, Bunbury