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Sandford Award Winners

The Sandford Award is an independently judged, quality assured assessment of education programmes at heritage sites, museums, archives and collections across the British Isles.

More than 350 sites - including historic houses, museums, galleries, places of worship, gardens, landscapes and collections – have received an Award since the scheme began in 1978. They include Hampton Court Palace, Brunel’s ss Great Britain in Bristol, Fota Wildlife Park in Eire, Edinburgh Castle, and Big Pit - the National Mining Museum of Wales.

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Englefield Estate

Englefield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, mostly within the bounds of the private walled Estate of Englefield House. The village is ...

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Filed Under: Berkshire Tagged With: Attraction, Sandford Award Winners

Enginuity

"Switch on your imagination in our interactive Design & Technology Centre and discover how good ideas are turned into great products." "Find out how ...

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Filed Under: Shropshire Tagged With: Attraction, Industrial History, Sandford Award Winners

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Elsecar Heritage Centre is an Antique, History and Craft Centre offering something for everyone. Set in the attractive conservation village of ...

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Filed Under: Yorkshire Tagged With: Attraction, Country Park, Industrial History, Sandford Award Winners, Steam Railway

Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo is the largest and most exciting wildlife attraction in Scotland, over 1,000 wonderful animals in a beautiful parkland setting on the ...

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Filed Under: Edinburgh Tagged With: Sandford Award Winners, Zoos And Wildlife Parks

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a castle fortress which dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle ...

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Filed Under: Edinburgh Tagged With: Castles, Military, Sandford Award Winners

Dunster Castle

The Tor at Dunster has been home to a castle for more than 1000 years. During Saxon times, the spectacular hilltop location served as a frontier ...

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Filed Under: Somerset Tagged With: Castles, National Trust, Sandford Award Winners

Dunham Massey Hall

Mansion with important collections and fascinating 'below stairs' area, set in a large country estate and deer park, with a rich and varied ...

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Filed Under: Cheshire Tagged With: Houses, Museums, National Trust, Sandford Award Winners

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery is England’s first public art gallery: it was founded in 1811 when Sir Francis Bourgeois RA bequeathed his collection of old ...

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Filed Under: London Tagged With: Art Galleries, Sandford Award Winners

Dover Castle

Known as 'The key to England', the great fortress of Dover Castle has played a crucial role in the defence of the realm for over nine centuries. Its ...

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Filed Under: Kent Tagged With: Castles, English Heritage, Sandford Award Winners

Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth Museum

Dove Cottage was the home of William Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, the years of his supreme work as a poet. The cottage used to be an inn ...

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Filed Under: Cumbria Tagged With: Houses, Museums, Sandford Award Winners

Discovery Point And RRS Discovery

A trip to Discovery Point is an adventure in its own right as audiovisual shows, computer-based multimedia and displays of the actual artefacts of the ...

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Filed Under: Angus Tagged With: Attraction, Sandford Award Winners

Dewsbury Museum

Dedicated to the magical theme of childhood, Dewsbury Museum presents a child''s eye view of history. At Dewsbury Museum you can experience things ...

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Filed Under: Yorkshire Tagged With: Museums, Sandford Award Winners

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