Sandford Award Winners

I'd noted that the Hatfield House Living History programme has won a Sandford Award for Educational Excellence. Looking into this further I wondered if it would help form a list of places to try and visit. It proved to be a longer list than I was expecting!

Places we've already visited are in italics. I can agree that all the ones I've visited I would agree are excellent and worthy of an award.

Sandford Award Winners 2009

Apsley House
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum
www.twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia/

Beeston Castle
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Benjamin Franklin Museum
www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
www.schoolsliaison.org.uk

Bowhill House
www.bowhill.org

Bramall Hall
www.bramallhall.org.uk

Cannon Hall
www.barnsleylive.com

Carisbrooke Castle
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Castell Henllys
www.castellhenllys.com

Chester Cathedral
www.chestercathedral.com

Chester Zoo
www.chesterzoo.org

Chiltern Open Air Museum
www.coam.org.uk

Chirk Castle
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol (including Blaise Castle)
www.bristol.gov.uk/museums

Combe Sydenham
http://www.hha.org.uk/HHA/Property.aspx?id=1037

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
www.nts.org.uk/culloden

Culzean Castle
www.culzeanexperience.org

Dunster Castle
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Fishbourne Roman Palace
www.sussexpast.co.uk/fishbourne
May 2007

Gainsborough Old Hall
www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/gainsborougholdhall

Hatfield House
www.hatfield-house.co.uk
November 2009

HMS Belfast
www.iwm.org.uk/belfast

Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Queen’s Gallery
www.royalcollection.org.uk

Lichfield Cathedral
http://lichfield-cathedral.org

Linley Sambourne House
www.rbkc.gov.uk/linleysambournehouse

Llancaiach Fawr Manor
www.llancaiachfawr.co.uk

London Metropolitan Archives
www.lma.gov.uk

Lullingstone Roman Villa
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Manchester Jewish Museum
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com

Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre
www.mkcdc.org.uk

Moseley Old Hall
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Mount Stewart
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

National Army Museum
www.national-army-museum.ac.uk

National Galleries of Scotland
www.nationalgalleries.org

National Maritime Museum
www.nmm.ac.uk
Many times :-)

National Museum of Ireland
www.museum.ie

National Roman Legion Museum
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/roman/

National Waterfront Museum
www.museumwales.ac.uk

National Slate Museum
www.museumwales.ac.uk

National Wool Museum
www.museumwales.ac.uk

Natural History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk
Many times

New Lanark
www.newlanark.org
Would like to take C back - she was a baby when we went

Orford Castle
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Portland Castle
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Roman Baths
www.romanbaths.co.uk

Science Museum
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/educators

Segedunum
www.twmuseums.org.uk/school/segedunum

Sir John Soane’s Museum
www.soane.org

South Shields Museum
www.twmuseums.org.uk/southshields

Stanley Mills
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

National Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/museumofchildhood

Sutton House
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Tate Modern
www.tate.org.uk

Thackray House Museum
www.thackraymuseum.org

The National Archives
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
www.learningcurve.gov.uk

The Tank Museum
www.tankmuseum.org

Ufton Court
www.uftoncourt.co.uk

V&A Museum of Childhood
www.museumofchildhood.org.uk

Walsall Leather Museum
www.walsall.gov/leathermuseum

Windsor Castle
www.royalcollection.org.uk
www.stgeorges-windsor.org



Holders of Current Sandford Awards 2008

ALNWICK CASTLE, Northumberland (2000)
THE ARGORY, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
(1995, 2001, 2006)
ASTON HALL, Birmingham, (1993, 1998, 2003)
ATTINGHAM PARK, Shropshire (2002, 2007)
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Saffron Walden (2007)
AVONCROFT MUSEUM OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS,
Worcestershire, (1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008)
BAGSHAW MUSEUM, West Yorkshire (2002, 2007)
BANTOCK HOUSE, Wolverhampton (2008)
THE BARBER INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS, Birmingham (2007)
BEAMISH, THE NORTH OF ENGLAND OPEN-AIR MUSEUM,
County Durham (2001, 2006)
BEAULIEU, Hampshire (1978, 1986, 1991, 2000, 2006)
BEDE’S WORLD, Tyne & Wear (2005)
BEDFORD MUSEUM & CECIL HIGGINS ART GALLERY,
Bedford (1988, 1993, 1998, 2003)
BELTON HOUSE, Lincolnshire (1979, 2001, 2008)
BEN URI GALLERY, London (2006)
BEWDLEY MUSEUM, Worcestershire (1992, 1997, 2002)
BIG PIT: THE NATIONAL MINING MUSEUM OF WALES,
Torfaen, Wales (2005)
BIRDOSWALD, Cumbria (2008)
BLAKESLEY HALL MUSEUM, Birmingham (1993, 1998, 2005)
BLENHEIM PALACE, Oxfordshire,
(1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007)
BLISTS HILL VICTORIAN TOWN, Telford (2007) C hasn't been though . . .
BODIAM CASTLE, East Sussex, (1995, 2000, 2005)
BOLSOVER CASTLE, Derbyshire (2008)
BOUGHTON HOUSE, Northamptonshire
(1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008)
BOWHILL HOUSE & COUNTRY PARK, Borders, Scotland
(1993, 1998, 2004)
BRADING ROMAN VILLA, Isle of Wight (2008)
BRAMALL HALL, Stockport, (2004)
BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH MUSEUM, Bristol,
(2004)
BRODSWORTH HALL, Doncaster (2007)
BRONTË PARSONAGE MUSEUM, West Yorkshire
(1993, 2000, 2005) C&M have - I would like to
BRUCE CASTLE MUSEUM, Tottenham (2005)
BRUNEL’S ss GREAT BRITAIN, Bristol (2008) M&I have, C hasn't
CALKE ABBEY, Derbyshire (2002)
CANNON HALL MUSEUM AND COUNTRY PARK, S.Yorks
(1999, 2004)
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, Kent (1988, 1993, 1998, 2003)
CARDIFF CASTLE, Cardiff , Wales(2007)
CAREW CASTLE & TIDAL MILL, Pembrokeshire National Park
Wales (2001, 2006)
CASTELL HENLLYS IRON AGE FORT, Pembrokeshire
National Park, Wales (1999, 2004)
CASTLE WARD, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
(1980, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2006)
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. PETER, Exeter, Devon,
(1995, 2000, 2005)
CATHEDRAL & ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. ALBAN,
Hertfordshire (1986, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2008)
CERAMICA, Stoke-On-Trent, (2007)
CHARLESTON, East Sussex (2005)
CHEDWORTH ROMAN VILLA, Gloucester, (2004)
CHESTER CATHEDRAL, Cheshire (1998, 2004)
CHESTER ZOO, Cheshire, (2004)
CHILTERN OPEN AIR MUSEUM, Buckinghamshire
(1994, 1999, 2004)
CHIRK CASTLE, Clwyd, Wales (1994, 1999, 2004)
CITY DISCOVERY CENTRE - BRADWELL ABBEY, Milton Keynes, (2004)
CLARKE HALL EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM, Wakefield (2001, 2006)
COALPORT CHINA MUSEUM, Telford (2007)
COLDCHESTER CASTLE MUSEUM, Essex, (2008)
COLDHARBOUR MILL, Devon (1989, 1994, 2002)
COMBE SYDENHAM, Somerset (1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004)
THE COMMANDERY, Worcester (2008)
CORFE CASTLE, Dorset (1998, 2003)
CRATHES CASTLE AND GARDENS, Aberdeenshire, Scotland(1992, 1997, 2002, 2007)
CROXTETH HALL AND COUNTRY PARK, Liverpool,(1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2006)
CULZEAN CASTLE, Ayrshire, Scotland (1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004)
DEWSBURY MUSEUM, West Yorkshire (2006)
DISCOVERY POINT AND RRS DISCOVERY, Dundee, Scotland (2003, 2008) All 3 of us loved it!
DOVE COTTAGE & THE WORDSWORTH MUSEUM, Cumbria (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005) All 3 loved this too!
DOVER CASTLE, Kent (2006)
DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY, London (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005)
DUNHAM MASSEY HALL, Cheshire (1994, 2001, 2006)
DUNSTER CASTLE, Somerset (2004)
EDINBURGH CASTLE, Scotland (2006)
EDINBURGH ZOO, Scotland (2007)
ELSCAR HERITAGE CENTRE, South Yorkshire (1999)
ENGINUITY, Shropshire (2008)
ENGLEFIELD ESTATE, Berkshire (2002, 2007)
ERDDIG HALL, Clwyd, Wales (1991, 1996, 2001, 2006)
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE, Somerset (2008)
FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE, West Sussex (1999, 2004)
FLAGSHIP PORTSMOUTH, Portsmouth (1996, 2001)
FLORENCE COURT, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (1995, 2001, 2006)
FORD GREEN HALL, Stoke-on-Trent (1996, 2001, 2006)
FOTA WILDLIFE PARK, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland (2008)
FOUNDLING MUSEUM, London (2006)
FOUNTAINS ABBEY AND STUDLEY ROYAL, Ripon, (2007)
GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL, Lincolnshire (1988, 1993, 2003)
GEEVOR TIN MINE AND HERITAGE CENTRE, Penzance, (2007)
THE GEFFRYE MUSEUM, Shoreditch, (2007)
GLADSTONE MUSEUM, Stoke on Trent (2006)
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL EDUCATION CENTRE, Gloucester, (2007)
GOODRICH CASTLE, Herefordshire (2008)
GOODWOOD ESTATE, West Sussex (1998, 2006)
GREAT CRESSINGHAM SCHOOL, Thetford, Norfolk (2008)
HALL PLACE AND GARDENS, Kent (2003)
HAMPTON COURT PALACE, London (2003, 2008)
HAREWOOD HOUSE, West Yorkshire (1979, 1989, 1994, 2003, 2008)
HATFIELD HOUSE, Hertfordshire (2002)
HATWORKS, THE MUSEUM OF HATTING, Stockport (2005)
THE HERITAGE CENTRE, Macclesfield (1998, 2003)
HIGHLAND FOLK MUSEUM, Kingussie, Scotland (2001)
THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD, Kent, (2004) M&I have, C hasn't
HMS BELFAST, London (2004)
HOLBURNE MUSEUM OF ART, Bath (2001, 2006)
HOLDENBY HOUSE, Northamptonshire (1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005)
IGHTHAM MOTE, Sevenoaks, Kent (2007)
JACKFIELD TILE MUSEUM, Shropshire (2008)
JANE AUSTEN’S HOUSE, Hampshire, (2007)
THE JUDGE’S LODGING, Powys (2005)
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire (2006)
KENWOOD HOUSE, London (2008)
KILLERTON HOUSE, Devon, (2000, 2006)
KILLHOPE, NORTH OF ENGLAND LEAD MINING MUSEUM, Co Durham (2008)
KINGSTON LACY HOUSE, Dorset (1990, 1995, 2000)
KNEBWORTH HOUSE, Hertfordshire (2001, 2006)
KNOLE, Kent (2002, 2007)
LAUDERDALE HOUSE, London (2006)
LEEDS CASTLE, Maidstone (2007)
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL, Staffs (1991, 1996, 2002)
LINLEY SAMBOURNE HOUSE, Kensington (2004)
LLANCAIACH FAWR, Mid Glamorgan, Wales (1994, 1999, 2004)
LONDON CANAL MUSEUM, London (2006)
MANCHESTER JEWISH MUSEUM, Manchester (1998, 2004)
MELLOR HERITAGE PROJECT, Stockport (2008)
MONTACUTE HOUSE, Somerset, (2004)
MORWELLAM QUAY, Devon (2002, 2007)
MOSELEY OLD HALL, Wolverhampton, (1983, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004)
MOUNT STEWART, Co. Down, Northern Ireland (2004)
MUCKROSS TRADITIONAL FARMS, Co. Kerry,Republic of Ireland (2003, 2008)
MUSEUM OF BREWING AT THE COORS VISITOR CENTRE, (formerly the BASS MUSEUM & SHIRE HORSE STABLES)Burton-Upon-Trent (1990, 1995, 2000, 2005)
MUSEUM OF CANNOCK CHASE, Staffs (1998, 2003, 2008)
MUSEUM OF THE JEWELLRY QUARTER, Birmingham (1996, 2001)
MUSEUM OF KENT LIFE, Kent (1995, 2000, 2005)
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY IN MANCHESTER, Manchester (2001, 2006)
NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM, Wakefield, (2003, 2008)
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL, Falmouth (2007)
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM AND THE QUEEN’S HOUSE, Greenwich (1995, 2003)
NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM, Bradford (2008)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF COUNTRY LIFE, Co. Mayo,Republic of Ireland (2004)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES, Cardiff, Wales (2008)
NATIONAL SHOWCAVES OF WALES, Powys, Wales, (2003)
NEW LANARK, Lanark, Scotland (1999, 2004)
NEWARK MILLGATE FOLK MUSEUM (2006)
NORTON PRIORY, Cheshire (1992, 1997, 2002, 2007)
OAKWELL HALL & COUNTRY PARK, West Yorkshire(1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008)
ORDSALL HALL, Salford (2008)
OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight, (2008)
PALACE STABLES HERITAGE CENTRE, Armagh City, Northern Ireland (2007)
PENDENNIS CASTLE, Cornwall (2007)
PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD, Hampshire (1996, 2001)
THE PRIEST'S HOUSE MUSEUM, Dorset (1993, 1998, 2003, 2008)
QUARRY BANK MILL AND STYAL ESTATE, Cheshire(1987, 1992, 1997, 2002)
RIPON MUSUEMS, North Yorkshire (2008)
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM COSFORD, Shropshire, (2007)
THE RED HOUSE, West Yorkshire (2005)
RIVER AND ROWING MUSEUM, Henley on Thames, (2007)
ROMAN BATHS AND PUMP ROOM, Bath (1994, 1999, 2004)
ROMAN LEGIONARY MUSEUM, Gwent, Wales (2004)
ROYAL ALBERT MEMORIAL MUSEUM, Exeter (2006)
ROYAL ARMOURIES, TOWER OF LONDON, London(1978, 1979, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001)
ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM, Truro, (2008)
RUGBY ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM, Warwickshire (2005)
RYEDALE FOLK MUSEUM, North Yorkshire (1993, 1998, 2003)
SCONE PALACE, Perth, Scotland, (2000)
SEGEDUNUM ROMAN FORT BATHS AND MUSEUM, Tyne and Wear (2002)
SENTRY HILL HISTORIC HOUSE AND VISITOR CENTRE, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (2007)
SHAKESPEARE CENTRE, Stratford upon Avon (2006)
THE SHUGBOROUGH ESTATE, Staffordshire (1987, 1992, 1997, 2002)
SOHO HOUSE MUSEUM, Birmingham (2008)
SOUTH SHIELDS MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, (Arbeia Roman Fort) (1996)
SOUTHWELL MINSTER, Nottinghamshire (2005)
SPRINGHILL, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland (1995, 2001, 2006)
STAIRCASE HOUSE, Stockport, (2008)
ST FAGANS: NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM, Cardiff, Wales (2007)
STIRLING CASTLE, Scotland (2006)
STOCKPORT AIR RAID SHELTERS, Stockport (2005)
STOURHEAD ESTATE, Wiltshire (2005)
SUNLIGHT VISION MUSEUM, Port Sunlight (2007)
SUTTON HOUSE, Hackney (1996, 2002)
TAMWORTH CASTLE, Staffordshire (2006)
TATTON PARK, Cheshire (1979, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006)
TENEMENT HOUSE, Glasgow, Scotland (1996, 2001)
THACKRAY MEDICAL MUSEUM, Leeds, (1999, 2004)
TUNBRIDGE WELLS MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Kent, (2007)
THE VERDANT WORKS, Dundee, Scotland (2003, 2008)
VICTORIAN SCHOOL OF THE 3R'S, Llangollen, Wales (1996, 2001)
THE WALLACE COLLECTION, London (2003, 2008)
WEALD AND DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM,West Sussex (1996, 2001, 2007)
WESTON PARK, Shropshire (2002, 2007)
WIGAN PIER, Greater Manchester, (1987,1992,1997, 2002)
WIGHTWICK MANOR, Wolverhampton, (1986,1991,1996, 2001, 2006)
WILTON HOUSE, Wiltshire (2003, 2008)
WIMPOLE ESTATE, Cambridgeshire (1988, 1993, 1999, 2004)
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL, Hampshire (2008)
WITLEY COURT, Shropshire (2007)
WOLLATON HALL, Nottinghamshire (2003)
WOOLSTHORPE MANOR AND SIR ISAAC NEWTON CENTRE, Lincolnshire (2003, 2008)
THE WORKHOUSE, Nottinghamshire (2003, 2008)
WROXETER ROMAN CITY, Shropshire (2008)
YORK ART GALLERY (2006)
YORK CASTLE MUSEUM (1987, 1993, 1998, 2006)
YORKSHIRE MUSEUMS & GARDENS (2006)