A LUXURY hotel has been named as a finalist in the UK’s biggest hospitality awards.

Gisborough Hall has made the shortlist of the White Rose Awards in the ‘Large Hotel of the Year’ category.

Now it will be competing against York hotels The Principal and The Grand, The Devonshire Arms near Skipton, The Black Swan in Helmsley, Waterton Park in Wakefield and Coniston Hotel in Skipton.

Ruairidh Taylor, hotel manager, said: “The White Rose Awards are regarded as some of the most prestigious industry awards. This is a tremendous accolade and I am incredibly proud of the whole team during an exciting year as we became fully independent and appointed a new management team.

“This year’s entries were of an exceptionally high standard and we beat off some stiff competition to even reach the final.”

The overall winners will be announced on November 12.

The hotel near Guisborough was named as one of TripAdvisor’s top-rated places to stay last summer.