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Awards for At-Bristol

Since opening in July 2000, At-Bristol has strived to provide the best possible experience to its visitors. As part of this At-Bristol is proud to have won a number of prestigious awards covering accessibility, quality, architecture, car park and website merits:

Attraction Awards

Awarded: Quality Assured Visitor Attraction (2008/09), VisitBritain

At-Bristol has been awarded accreditation as part of VisitBritain's Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme.

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Winner: Family Attraction of the Year (2001): The Good Britain Guide

Shortlisted: Best New Attraction for Groups: Group Travel Organiser Magazine

"Beating a host of other top quality UK attractions and just pipped at the post by London Eye, At-Bristol has shown that it is a really world class attraction for both families and groups."

Winner: Large Attraction of the Year (2001): England in Excellence Awards South West

Established by the English Tourism Council, the England in Excellence Awards programme is one of the major events in the travel and tourism industry's calendar. At-Bristol was named ‘Large Attraction of the Year’ by South West Tourism.

Finalist: Large Visitor Attraction of the Year: South West Tourism Excellence Awards

At-Bristol was chosen by South West Tourism as a finalist in these prestigious annual awards.

Awarded: Instalment of the Year: AV Magazine

This award was for At-Bristol’s interactive exhibits. The magazine said that the ‘AV materials make science accessible to a wide range of public, including those with special needs’.

Finalist: Best Provision of Group Facilities: Group travel Organiser Magazine

 

 

Accessibility Awards

Winner: Best Disabled Facility: Group Leisure Awards 2004

Voted for by the readers of Group Leisure Magazine, the award of Best Disabled Facility recognises At-Bristol's commitment to providing full Access for All to all our exhibitions, events and facilities.

Winner: Tourism for All: England in Excellence Awards South West

This award recognised At-Bristol’s policy of access for people of all abilities.

Finalist: Excellence in Access: ADAPT Trust Access Award

This award honours excellence in access provision to arts and heritage buildings for people of all abilities.

Find out more about access for all at At-Bristol

 

 

Design, Development and Environmental Awards

Winner: Urban Design: The Civic Trust Awards

At-Bristol's innovative buildings and Open Spaces received this award which recognises the significant contribution that At-Bristol has made to the development of the city.

Winner: Bristol Civic Society Environmental Awards

The Bristol Civic Society rewards improvements to the local environment and the imaginative use of buildings no longer needed for their original purpose. At-Bristol shows how the sensitive regeneration of old buildings (a derelict railway goods shed and a Victorian leadworks) can enhance a development and retain Bristol's heritage.

Winner: Bristol Civic Society Environmental Awards

Millennium Square includes unique artworks and areas suitable for live entertainment while complementing the rich architectural heritage of the historic harbourside.

Winner: RIBA Award for Architecture: Royal Institute of British Architects

The At-Bristol building designed by Wilkinson Eyre was one of two innovative buildings in Wessex rewarded with the coveted RIBA Awards for Architecture. The judges said ‘this building is an exciting advertisement for the museum and it is to be commended not only as architecture, but also for a significant contribution to the public realm’.

Case-study: ’Safer Places: The Planning System and Crime Prevention' report: Deputy Prime Ministers Office

At-Bristol is detailed as a successful case study. At-Bristol is referred to throughout the report, with the main write-up on pages 73 and 74.

Download the Safer Places: The Planning System and Crime Prevention report

Car Park Awards

Awarded: Car Park Star Award: The AA’s top 10 UK car parks

At-Bristol's Millennium Square car park features in a list of the top 10 UK car parks.

Awarded: Secure Car Park Award: Avon and Somerset Police

As part of a nationwide initiative, the award recognises the spacious and well-lit design of the underground parking facility and the safe and hospitable environment it offers visitors.

Website Awards

Yahoo Best Educational Website

At-Bristol's website Your amazing brain www.youramazingbrain.org won Yahoo's best educational website of 2004.

 

 

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