Brunel's ss Great Britain has been recognised as a premier heritage visitor attraction. Its awards cover tourism, heritage, education, conservation, interpretation, architectural merit, and access and include:
Winner: Given by Rough Guide to Accessible Britain, 'Best Heritage Venue' 2010.
Silver Award: Given by the British Travel Awards for Best UK Theme Park/Attraction 2009.
Silver Award for Green Tourism: Given by the Green Business UK Ltd.
Winner: National EnjoyEngland Excellence Awards 2009 Gold Winner, Outstanding Customer Service: Steward Bob Evans.
Learning Outside the Classroom quality badge: Given by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, for engaging in an ongoing process to sustain high quality learning outside the classroom.
Winner: South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2008-2009 Gold Award, Outstanding Customer Service: Steward Bob Evans.
Winner: South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2008-2009 Winner of Winners: Steward Bob Evans.
Sandford Award 2008: Given by the Heritage Education Trust, this award is a benchmark for high quality heritage education, recognising quality and excellence in educational services.
Accredited Museum: Awarded accredited museum status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
Winner: Enjoy England’s Awards for Excellence, Gold Winner: ‘Best Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007.
Winner: European Museum of the Year Award’s Micheletti Prize for 'Best Industrial or Technology Museum' 2007.
Winner: RIBA/Crown Estate ‘Special Award for Conservation 2007’.
Winner: The Society for the History of Technology 'Dibner Award' for Outstanding Museum Work 2007.
Winner: The Gulbenkian Prize for ‘Museum of the Year 2006’ - the Biggest Arts Prize in the UK.
Winner: Museum and Heritage Award for Excellence 2006 for ‘Restoration/Conservation’.
Winner: Museum and Heritage Awards for Excellence2006 - for ‘Permanent Exhibition’.
Winner: South West Tourism Awards for Excellence: ‘Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2006’.
Winner: Civic Trust Award 2006 - with special commendation for the ship’s access systems.
Winner: ADAPT Trust Award for 'Excellence in Access' 2006.
Winner: Association for Heritage Interpretation: ‘2006 Interpret Britain and Ireland Award’.
Winner: Royal Institute of British Architects Award 2007 – for the ‘Wessex’ region. Special Commendation.
Access: Association for Heritage Interpretation 2006 Interpret Britain and Ireland Award.
Highly Commended: ‘Best UK Tourism Project’, British Guild of Travel Writers 2006.
Diploma: European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award 2007: ‘Conservation of Architectural Heritage’. Short-listed Finalist: ICON Conservation
Award: ‘The Award for Conservation 2007’. Short-listed Finalist: Conservation
Award: ‘The Anna Plowden Award for Research and Innovation in Conservation 2007’.
Industry awards have also been presented to consultants, and contractors, who worked so hard to ensure the success of Brunel’s ss Great Britain.
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