Museum team 'over the moon' at national award win

Museum bosses are "over the moon" after winning a top national award for the second year running.

Jersey Museum was one of only 21 attractions that won a Gold accolade at the VisitEngland Visitor Attraction Accolades.

Louise Downie, Jersey Heritage's director of curation and experience, said: "We are over the moon about winning gold again for Jersey Museum."

She said the award, alongside positive feedback from visitors, confirmed improvements at the museum were benefiting people discovering Jersey's history and she highlighted the flagship exhibition La Tèrr'rie d'Jèrri and the new interactive exhibition Playing with Light.

Hamptonne Country Life Museum also received a Welcome Accolade for making visitors feel valued.

All six Jersey Heritage visitor sites received high assessment scores and attained VisitEngland's Quality Rose Marque following inspections earlier this year. The other sites are the Maritime Museum, La Hougue Bie, Mont Orgueil and Elizabeth Castle.

"Our staff work hard across all our sites to maintain high standards and to provide a wonderful experience for our visitors," said Downie.

"We are delighted for the team at Hamptonne for their well-earned Welcome award as well."

Although VisitEngland provides assessments for tourism and hospitality businesses in England, Jersey Heritage has taken part in the quality assessment scheme for a number of years and is assessed against the same standards.

The awards were presented at the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire.

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