Beverley has been awarded a top accolade at the British Coach Tourism Awards 2018, at a ceremony at the National Motorcycle Museum at the NEC Birmingham.
The town secured the coveted title of being the UK’s most coach friendly destination –seeing off stiff competition from Bournemouth, Burnham-on-Sea, Devon, Guildford, Otley and Wells.
Beverley has been shortlisted for an award as a ‘Coach Friendly Destination’ for the third year running.
Having narrowly missed out on winning the accolade from the British Coach Tourism Awards, the council say it is exciting that the town has been shortlisted again.
Beverley Civic Society have unveiled their latest historic information board which they hope will help people understand more about the Town.
Located in Saturday Market on the wall of The Grapes, the board which was produced locally provides snippets of information from years gone by.
Photos from the Beverley Festival of Christmas 2017 that despite the bitterly cold weather was very well attended.
Activities for all the family along with over 120 stalls, including one being run by the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal gave visitors to the event plenty to do.
With the Beverley Festival of Christmas just days away people are being urged to plan ahead so they can the most of the event this weekend.
Taking place on Sunday 10 December, East Riding of Yorkshire Council have also highlight the benefits the Beverley Festival of Christmas brings to local businesses.
Beverley will be a hive of activity this weekend as one of the key signature events, Beverley Festival of Christmas takes place with the promise of festive fun for all.
With tens of thousands of people expected to attend, the Beverley Festival of Christmas will feature a Victorian market, festive parade and host of live entertainment.
The latest in Beverley Guildhall’s series of exhibitions about Beverley’s history is perfectly scandalous!
The exhibition, which opens on Friday 24 November, is entitled “It all happened in Beverley!” and presents a selection of the scandals and catastrophes that have besieged the town over the years.
Coach drivers can now enjoy a complementary meal and film by bringing their passengers to Beverley courtesy of Flemingate.
In a new incentive at the out of town retail park sees them offering secure parking seven days a week complete with a meet and great service and welcome pack as they look to help support tourism growth in the town.
Hugh Rice in Beverley say they are committed to the town and community and were delighted to supply the star prize for a competition run by the Beverley Christmas Lights Appeal.
Store Manager Gavin Longridge met with members from the group and with the competition winner, Celia Parnaby at their Toll Gavel store to present her with the £100 gift voucher she won in the ‘Find a Date’ competition.
For the second year, Beverley has been shortlisted in the Coach Friendly Destination category at the British Coach Tourism Awards.
The town narrowly missed out on last year’s accolade but is back in contention for 2017 after winning judges over with a submission that highlighted the town itself
Children from Manor Road Nursery were celebrating after they learned they had won the Schools Category at the Beverley Minster Christmas Tree Festival.
Organisers of the event praised the children for their efforts describing their tree as a wonderful creation.
Organisers of the Beverley Festival of Christmas have hailed this year’s event as the most successful yet, with an estimated 60,000 people attending the festivities on Sunday, 11 December.
The festival benefitted enormously from an increased footprint, which took in North Bar and Flemingate.
There is just under a week to go until the annual Beverley Festival of Christmas on Sunday, 11 December, from 10am-4pm, and final preparations are being put in place.
This year’s event starts with a parade from Wednesday Market to Saturday Market and will include an appearance from Santa and his reindeer, marching bands, Bernese mountain dogs
A coach campaign launched by Visit Hull & East Yorkshire (VHEY) to attract visitors to Beverley will be extended for another 12 months after helping raise the profile of the town and increase bookings by 30%.
The campaign was a finalist in two categories, Coach Tourism Innovation and Coach Friendly Destination, at the National Coach Tourism Awards 2016 and was praised by judges.
A new exhibition opens at the Beverley Guildhall on Friday 25 November, showing the results of the recent competition to capture “the essence of Beverley” in photographs.
The exhibition, called “Capturing Beverley”, contains over 100 beautiful images that were submitted to the Guildhall website over the past year. The Capturing Beverley exhibition runs until 24 February, 2017
The annual Beverley Festival of Christmas returns for 2016 on Sunday, 11 December, from 10am-4pm, and will take place at venues and locations across the town.
Beverley Pipe Band will be doing two special performances as they look to raise their profile and money for the charity SSAFA.
The 20th Beverley Festival of Christmas attracted around 55,000 visitors and generated an estimated £770,000 for the local economy, according to a report by Beverley-based researchers