Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Shortlisted For British Travel Award
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has been named by the British Travel Awards as on the shortlisted contenders for the Best UK Day Out Experience 2010, alongside other leading visitor attractions such as the National Trust, Alton Towers and the Eden Project.
At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard visitors can see world famous historic ships at the home of the Royal Navy. It is a unique attraction showcasing 800 years of naval history within working docks and historic buildings, where people are invited to go aboard Admiral Lord Nelson’s impressive flagship HMS Victory, the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured steam and sail warship - HMS Warrior 1860, and discover the breath-taking artefact collection with a trip back to Tudor life in the Mary Rose Museum, for the best day out in the South of England.
Portsmouth Harbour’s leading attraction also includes a vast array of galleries in the National Museum of the Royal Navy, the interactive and high-octane look at the today’s Royal Navy in Action Stations, and Harbour Tours trips around the naval base to see the ships in port.
Plus there are lots of things to keep the kids entertained, plenty of family events, school holiday activities, talks and exhibitions.
Robert Bruce, Managing Director of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard commented: “There's nowhere else in the country that you can see this great mix of naval attractions covering 800 years of history alongside modern day Royal Navy. It is a great day out for all the family and we are thrilled that the British Travel Awards have recognised us in this way.”
BTA’s chief executive Lorraine Barnes Burton said: “The British Travel Awards are widely considered to be the “Oscars” of the travel industry! It’s the largest awards programme in the UK created to reward travel companies and the winning accolade is the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who really is the best in the business of travel for the UK consumer.”
Anyone who is still unsure on whether to vote then here is some recent feedback from visitors to the Historic Dockyard.
“Congrats on much-deserved praise for attractions. HMS Victory is a live (touch it!) historical treasure.” Julian Stockwin, best-selling sea writer
“Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - brilliant day out. Little‘un thrilled, extra Daddy brownie points for me...” Twitter follower
“It was one of the best days out I’ve had in a very well travelled 46 years!” Visitor from Basingstoke
“I have never been to a better museum than Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. There, the past is tangible and alive.” Dan Snow, TV Historian and Presenter
Companies were nominated by travel industry professionals and a selection of the previous year’s consumer voters, and the shortlisted companies now go to the consumer voting stage. In 2009 over 100,000 votes were cast with the results scrutinised and audited by Deloitte LLP. The winners of the 2010 British Travel Awards will be announced at a glittering ceremony on 4 November at the Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London.
To vote for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as the Best UK Day Out Experience, please follow this link: http://www.britishtravelawards.com/vf_rl.php
NOTES TO EDITORS
The British Travel Awards is the largest awards programme in the UK created to reward the best companies in travel. Recognised by consumers and travel professionals throughout the UK, The British Travel Awards are widely referred to as the “Oscars” of the travel industry and are easily the most recognisable of all travel industry accolades amongst consumer and industry professionals alike. With categories spanning 100 types of holiday experience - transport, destination, cruise, customer service, holiday extras, and accommodation - The British Travel Awards is quite simply the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who really is the best in the business. The 2010 British Travel Awards will take place at a Gala Dinner on 4 November at Battersea Evolution in Battersea park, London SW11 4NJ.
