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The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain Awards
These awards recognise best practice in providing accessible, inspirational and inclusive visitor attractions across the UK. They make an important and unique contribution to the travel and tourism industry by highlighting attractions that go above and beyond, to provide a great experience for each and every visitor.
The categories
There are 5 award categories - Best Family Venue, Best Free Venue,
Best Heritage Venue, Best Active Venue and the Readers’ Choice Venue.
Read the video transcript here
The winners
Accessible Britain Award winners are united by their awareness and understanding of their visitors’ needs as
well as their creativity and attention to detail in meeting
those needs. Full reviews of the winning and highly commended venues feature in Edition 3 of the Guide, but
you can find out who they are below, along with comments from our judges, or by watching the Accessible Britain Awards' video.
Accessible Britain Award Winners
Readers’ Choice Venue
Voted for in our online poll, the readers’ favourite venue goes to...
Eden Project, Cornwall
"It deserves its place as one of the country’s top attractions. Fantastic on every level."
Eden Project © Tamsyn Williams and Ben Foster
Best Family Venue
This category combines outstanding accessibility features with a great day out for the whole family.
Science Museum, London
"With accessible features throughout this is a creative and interactive experience for all."
Legoland Windsor, Home Counties & Oxfordshire
South Devon Railway and Totnes Rare Breeds Farm, Southwest
Eden Project, Southwest
The Alnwick Garden, Northeast & Yorkshire
Legoland Windsor © Viv Watton, Eden Project © Tamsyn Williams
Best Active Venue
Where visitors of all abilities can actively participate in a fun day out.
Cairngorm Funicular Railway and Ski Centre, Aviemore
"The instructors are brilliant at getting people involved and there is a real sense of freedom and inclusiveness."
Cairngorm Sled-Dog Centre, Scotland
Manchester Velodrome, Northwest
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, East Anglia & East Midlands
Pedalabikeaway Cycle Centre, Wales
Wicken Fen Nature Reserve © Alex Brown, Cairngorm Sled-Dog Centre © Aaron Sneddon, Pedalabikeaway © Pedalabikeaway
Best Heritage Venue
Unlocks places of historical interest for visitors with accessibility needs.
Brunel's ss Great Britain, Bristol
“The ship is brilliantly wheelchair accessible and has a fantastic visitor centre with audio and BSL guides.”
Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms, London
Tate Britain, London
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Scotland
Brunel's ss Great Britain © Brian Nagus, Culloden Battlefield © National Trust for Scotland
Best Free Venue
The most memorable days out that don’t cost a penny!
Locomotion: National Railway Museum, Shildon
"A fascinating, hands-on experience that disabled visitors may be surprised at!"
The National Gallery, London
Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
National Waterfront Museum, Wales
Horniman Museum and Gardens © Peter Cook, National Railway Museum © National Railway Museum
Meet the judges
Martin Dunford
Founder and publisher
of Rough Guides.
Ian Macrae
Editor of Disability Now magazine.
Lara Masters
Writer, actor, model and Rough Guide to Accessible Britain reviewer for the London area.
Delia Ray
Head of Marketing,
Motability Operations.