[dropcap type =”circle”]B[/dropcap]lenheim Palace has received the prestigious Gold Accolade as part of Visit England’s Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme.
The Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage Site was given the top-scoring Gold Accolade as part of Visit England’s annual assessment of around 1,000 attractions across the country.
The accolades recognise those attractions going the extra mile to create an enjoyable and memorable visitor experience.
They are available to attractions that are part of the Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme and are allocated through a scoring system based on an annual assessment by Visit England.
They include the Welcome accolade, Hidden Gem, Best Told Story, Quality Food & Drink and the Gold accolade for top-scoring attractions.
Blenheim Palace’s Operations Director Heather Carter said: “We are delighted to have been recognised as one of the top attractions by Visit England. The entire team is committed to continually look at innovative new ways to improve the overall visitor experience here at Blenheim Palace.
“To be recognised for this hard work is very rewarding and will provide all of us with an added incentive to put the visitor at the heart of everything we do here.”
The Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme is managed by Visit England and, through its network of regional assessors, has a reputation for instigating, modifying and shaping change to the customer experience at visitor attractions across England.
Built in the early 18th century to celebrate Britain’s victory over the French in the War of the Spanish Succession, the Palace is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
It was officially designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.