A LAKES farming family have made it into the final of a prestigious business awards.

Burns Farm Caravans, Camping and Glamping site, run by fourth-generation farmers, the Lamb family, is a finalist for the People's Choice Cumbria category of the North West Family Business Awards 2023.

The family beat strong competition with a record number of family businesses entering the awards from across the North West region.

This prestigious event will be held at The Concorde Conference Centre, near Manchester Airport on Friday, May 19, , and will be co-hosted by Dave Clarkson and Sue Howorth of The Family Business Community, alongside renowned food and drink writer, and presenter Nigel Barden.

Linda Lamb from Burns Farm said: “It’s incredible that people have taken the time out of their lives to nominate us for a North West family business award and to reach the final is a very proud moment for our family.”

Co-Founder and Director, Sue Howorth said: “We were inundated with some incredible entries, and we have been burning the midnight oil to get through them as they came in right up to the wire. The judges had extremely difficult decisions to make so the finalists should be extremely proud of themselves!

Co-director, Dave Clarkson said: "A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to fill out an application form and enter. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.”

Sue Bagguley from Siemens PLC near Manchester, and who were the hosts of our Judging Day, said: “The number and quality of applications from across the North West has been outstanding, the businesses are clearly proud to be family businesses and the detail in many of the entries has demonstrated that they are very progressive and innovative.

The finalists will now receive a visit from a specially selected panel of expert judges before the judges make their final decisions. The winners will be announced at the awards night.

The Burns family, who were also winners in the Cumbria Farmer Awards 2022 Farming Family Business of the Year, set out on a five-year plan to invest heavily to become what they are today - a well-established family-friendly holiday destination.