Tourism NI Announces Shortlist for Giant Spirit Awards

Renamed The Giant Spirit Awards, the event has been aligned more closely to the award winning destination brand Northern Ireland ~ Embrace a Giant Spirit.
The 2022 event will recognise and celebrate the resilience and spirit of the industry in facing the challenges of the last two years as well as those who exemplified the values of the destination, innovated and built competitiveness.
The awards gala dinner and presentation will take place in the Grand Ballroom of the Slieve Donard Resort, Newcastle on Thursday 6th October 2022.

SHORTLIST

Best Bed & Breakfast / Guesthouse
Blackrock House Luxury B&B, Portrush, Co. Antrim
Brook Lodge Guesthouse, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry
Kiltariff Hall Country House, Rathfriland, Co. Down

Best Food and Drink Experience, Large
Fish City, Belfast
Friels Bar & Restaurant, Swatragh, Co. Londonderry
Hinch Distillery, Ballynahinch, Co. Down
Killeavy Castle Estate, Co. Armagh
 
Best Food and Drink Experience, Small
NearyNógs Stone Ground Chocolate, Kilkeel, Co. Down
NI Food Tours Tracey’s Farmhouse Kitchen, Killinchy, Co. Down
Taste and Tour, Belfast
The Chocolate Manor, Castlerock, Co. Londonderry
Walled City Brewery, Derry~Londonderry

Best Hotel, Large
Best Western Plus White Horse Hotel, Derry~Londonderry
Bishop’s Gate Hotel, Derry~ Londonderry
Clayton Hotel, Belfast
Killeavy Castle Estate, Co. Armagh
The Whistledown Hotel, Warrenpoint, Co. Down

Best Self Catering, Large
Dunamoy Cottages and Spa, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim
Larchfield Estate, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Best Self Catering, Small
Aurora North Coast, Bushmills, Co. Antrim
Coastguard Boat House, Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim
Keenaghan Cottage, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh
Quarry Hill Church, Strangford, Co. Down

Best Tourism Experience, Large
Friels Bar and Restaurant, Swatragh, Co. Londonderry
Hinch Distillery, Ballynahinch, Co. Down
Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch, Co. Down
National Museums NI - Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone
The Spa at Galgorm, Galgorm, Co. Antrim
Titanic Belfast, Belfast 

Best Tourism Experience, Small
Bakehouse, Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry
Carlingford Lough Ferry, Greencastle, Co. Down
Castle Archdale Boat Hire and Watersports, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh
Cranfield Alpacas, Kilkeel, Co. Down
Lough Neagh Artisans, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry
Portrush Surf School, Portrush, Co. Antrim

Most Innovative Business, Large
Friels Bar and Restaurant, Swatragh, Co. Londonderry
Further Space, Northern Ireland wide
Killeavy Castle Estate, Co. Armagh
Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry
Visit Derry, Derry~Londonderry

Most Innovative Business, Small
Banana Block, Urban Scale Interventions, Belfast
Castle Archdale Boat Hire and Watersports, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh
NearyNógs Stone Ground Chocolate, Kilkeel, Co. Down
Paul Cunningham Mourne Larder, Co. Down
The Saint Patrick Centre, Downpatrick, Co. Down
Tumble Circus, Belfast

Most Promising Student
Hastings Hotels – Marisa King
The Bakery by Yellow Door – Emma Jayne McCartney
Titanic Hotel – Jordan Sloan 

Local Spirit Award
Jamese McCloy – Mid Ulster Cluster
Jamie Hamill – Coleraine BID
Mary McGee – Mid-Ulster District Council
Mick Boyle – Killeavy Castle Estate

Caption: Pictured are Mark Mulholland, Diageo, Eimear Callaghan, Tourism NI and Helen McGorman, Tourism Ireland.