and free lunches for drivers and group leaders at selected attractions in the west of England. Groups receive a discount at all English
Heritage properties. One tour leader and one coach driver are admitted free with each group, and do not count towards group numbers. Free familiarisation visits can be
arranged for the travel trade and special themed tours are available for pre- booked groups at many properties. English Heritage also produces a
free travel trade printed newsletter Attractions, and an annual Group Visits Guide.
� CONSERVATION English Heritage is currently undertaking the largest conservation programme in its history, making more properties accessible to visitors. “From providing a lift to enable all visitors to access new interpretation on a mezzanine level at Framlingham Castle in Suffolk, to putting more archaeological treasures on display at Gloucestershire’s Hailes Abbey, or using the latest technology to provide a virtual tour of St Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury, we are
Two royal weddings will put Britain in the world spotlight and our visitor attractions will benefit from a renewed interest in our royal, cultural and historic heritage
opening more for visitors to see and do as an integral part of their day out with us,” said Vaughan.
New visitor experiences at English
Heritage sites Corbridge Roman Town and Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall will open in time for the start of the spring season.
The ruined medieval Carthusian
monastery of Mount Grace Priory, House and Gardens in North Yorkshire becomes a garden destination in its own right this spring, following significant improvements and a re-design led by award-winning garden designer and TV presenter, Chris Beardshaw. English Heritage will also be commemorating significant national anniversaries in 2018, including the end of the First World War and the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which paved the way for women gaining the right to vote. The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow will be filming at two English Heritage properties during 2018 – at Eltham Palace and Gardens in south east London on (June 10) and at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire (July 19).
english-heritage.org.uk/traveltrade
DID YOU KNOW
� Stonehenge is English Heritage’s most visited site, with more than one million visitors from April 2017 to the end of January 2018.
� Other popular attractions include Osborne House on the Isle of Wight; Audley End House and Gardens in Essex; Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire; Eltham Palace and Gardens (inset), Greenwich; and Wrest Park in Bedfordshire.
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