We have been awarded over 60 accolades since opening in 2014, none of which could have been possible without the support of our partners:
Visit Leicester, Leicester Museums & Galleries and Leicester City Council, everyone involved in the ‘Looking for Richard Project’, Philippa Langley, The Richard III Society, the University of Leicester Archaeological Services, the University of Leicester, Leicester Cathedral and their volunteers, and once again Leicester City Council and Leicester Museums & Galleries.
But mostly we couldn’t have achieved any of these successes without the support of our fabulous volunteers and the incredible team at the King Richard III Visitor Centre and the Visit Leicester Tourist Information Centre. Well done to all of you, your hard work and dedication is truly appreciated and recognised by all of the award bodies listed below.
| Title of Award | Award Level | Awarding Body | Year |
| Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge | Awarded | Council for Learning Outside the Classroom | 2024 |
| History Museum of the Year | Winner | Luxury Travel Guide Awards | 2024 |
| Small Visitor Attraction of the Year | Shortlisted | Leicestershire Promotions Tourism & Hospitality Awards | 2024 |
| Travellers' Choice Awards | Awarded | TripAdvisor | 2024 |
| Best Museum Visit | Nominated | School Travel Awards | 2024 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2024 |
| Best Museum or Gallery Award | Nominated | Group Leisure & Travel | 2024 |
| Small Visitor Attraction of the Year | Highly Commended | Leicestershire Promotions Tourism & Hospitality Awards | 2023 |
| VAQAS Gold Accolade | Awarded | Visit England | 2023 |
| Best Museum or Gallery Award | Nominated | Group Leisure & Travel | 2023 |
| Travellers' Choice Award | Winner | Trip Advisor | 2023 |
| History Museum of the Year | Winner | Luxury Travel Guide Awards | 2023 |
| Awards for Excellence | Shortlisted | Visit England | 2023 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2023 |
| Visitor Centre of the Year | Winner | South East Star / E2Media Excellence Awards | 2022 |
| Small Visitor Attraction of the Year | Winner | Leicestershire Promotions Tourism & Hospitality Awards | 2022 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2022 |
| VAQAS Gold Accolade | Awarded | Visit England | 2022 |
| Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge | Awarded | Council for Learning Outside the Classroom | 2022 |
| Best Family Visit | Featured | Leicester Mercury & Trip Advisor | 2022 |
| Best Museum or Gallery | Winner | Group Leisure & Travel Awards | 2022 |
| EMR Loves Leicester | Featured | East Midlands Railway | 2022 |
| VAQAS Food & Drink Accolade | Awarded | Visit England | 2022 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2021 |
| Sandford Award | Awarded | Heritage Education Trust | 2021 |
| We’re Good To Go Award | Awarded | Visit England | 2020 |
| Best Story Told Award | Winner | Visit England | 2019 |
| Certificate of Excellence | Awarded | Trip Advisor | 2019 |
| Ultimate United Kingdom Travelist | Featured | Lonely Planet | 2019 |
| Certificate of Excellence | Awarded | Trip Advisor | 2018 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2018 |
| Best Museum or Gallery | Winner | Group Leisure & Travel Awards | 2018 |
| Certificate of Excellence | Awarded | Trip Advisor | 2017 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2017 |
| Best Venue for History Learning | Winner | School Travel Awards | 2017 |
| Great Day Out Award | Highly Commended | Leicester & Leicestershire Tourism Awards | 2017 |
| Certificate of Excellence | Awarded | Trip Advisor | 2016 |
| East Midlands Visitor Attraction of the Year | Winner | Going Places UK | 2016 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2016 |
| Award for Education in a Heritage Setting | Winner | Sandford Awards | 2016 |
| Great Day Out Award | Winner | Leicester & Leicestershire Tourism Awards | 2016 |
| Hottest New Attractions in the World | Featured | Lonely Planet | 2015 |
| Culture Pros Pick | Shortlisted | Museum + Heritage Awards / The Guardian | 2015 |
| Best Permanent Attraction | Shortlisted | Museum + Heritage Awards | 2015 |
| Best Visitor and Interpretation Centre | Commended | AHI Discover Heritage Awards | 2015 |
| Community Benefit Award | Shortlisted | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors | 2015 |
| Building Conservation Award | Shortlisted | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors | 2015 |
| Tourism & Leisure Award | Winner | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors | 2015 |
| Design Through Innovation | Winner | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors | 2015 |
| Overall Winner - Leicestershire | Winner | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors | 2015 |
| Best Use of Heritage in Placemaking | Shortlisted | Placemaking Awards | 2015 |
| Project of the Year (under £10m) | Winner | Construction News | 2015 |
| 25 Great New Places | Featured | The Smithsonian | 2015 |
| Regeneration and Restoration Award | Winner | East Midlands Property Awards | 2015 |
| Best Large Visitor Attraction | Winner | Leicestershire Excellence in Tourism | 2015 |
| Quality Assured Visitor Attraction | Awarded | Visit England | 2015 |
| Learning Outside of the Classroom Quality Badge | Awarded | Learning Outside the Classroom Council | 2015 |
| Best UK Tourism Project | Winner | British Guild of Travel Writers | 2014 |
| Best Large Non-residential Project | Winner | ProCon Leicestershire | 2014 |
| Best Non-residential and Overall Winner | Winner | Forum for the Built Environment (East Midlands) | 2014 |