Awards

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