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  Southport Visitor Attraction and days out guide
A popular tourist attraction, the pier has been fully restored and is a historic landmark within the resort.
Visitors are welcome to walk or ride the tram to the seaward end of the Pier where the Pier Pavilion has a refreshment facility, toilets, a display illustrating the history of the Pier and also the local natural environment.
At the seaward end of the pier is a visitor centre and observation platform.
www.getoutguide.co.uk /merseyside/souattraction.htm   (306 words)

  
 Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions - Things to see and do in Scotland.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Welcome to the best visitor attractions in Scotland, all of whom are members of the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA).
Over four hundred of Scotland's leading attractions are members, each one commited to making your visit pleasurable and exciting.
If you are an attraction and would like to know more about the advantages of ASVA membership just click on the CONTACT ASVA button, fill in the form and we'll send you an information pack.
www.asva.co.uk   (234 words)

  
 Gold Rush Visitor Attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This attraction, to be located in Old Sacramento on a site with authentic ties to the Gold Rush, can enhance visitation to Sacramento and other Gold Rush-related sites in locations outside of Sacramento, and provide an educational and entertaining experience for visitors.
A preliminary market and financial evaluation of the visitor attraction concept was prepared which estimates that the project could attract an annual attendance of approximately 380,000 people including residents of the Sacramento area, overnight tourists and school children.
Each visitor would spend an average of $15 on admissions, food and beverage and retail, generating a direct economic benefit of approximately $12 million; a staff of about 50 employees would be required including full and part-time positions.
www.gordonlinden.com /goldrushvisitorattraction.htm   (1037 words)

  
 Visitor Attraction - Farm Tourism Northwest
This checklist looks at some key factors and is designed to help you decide if opening a Visitor Attraction is an opportunity for you and your farm or not.
There are a lot of farm attractions in the region and, to succeed, you need to be able to provide something different, you should note there has been a high failure rate of farm attraction businesses, particularly farm museums.
Farm attractions are a ‘high’ health and safety risk, which impacts on capital costs and insurance premiums.
www.farmtourism-matters.org /VA.htm   (377 words)

  
 Sudeley Castle Splash Page, gardens in gloucestershire, gardens in the cotswolds
Visitor attraction with Victorian and Tudor connections and costume exhibition.
Sudeley Castle Country Cottages are located cotswold visitor attraction, accommodation cotswolds on the edge of the estate, midway between the Castle and the historic town of Winchcombe.
Sudeley Castle Country Cottages are the ideal cotswold visitor attraction, accommodation cotswolds choice for a walking or touring holiday or simply as an escape corporate events, venues in the cotswolds into the Cotswold countryside.
www.sudeleycastle.co.uk   (659 words)

  
 Eastbridge Hospital, Greyfriars Chapel and The Franciscan Gardens. A Canterbury tourist and visitor attraction.
Visitors are also welcome to join us in worship in either of our chapels.
The ancient building is a visitor attraction in Canterbury, and a visitor attraction in Kent.
The ancient gardens and chapel are visitor attractions in Canterbury, and a visitor attractions in Kent.
www.eastbridgehospital.org.uk   (161 words)

  
 Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh - More than 120,000 get in the spirit at attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A VISITOR attraction in the Capital has welcomed more than 120,000 visitors in its first year.
The newly-refurbished £500,000 attraction is thought to be one of the most haunted places in Scotland.
The attraction is now offering specialist supernatural history tours to groups of 15 or more visitors.
edinburghnews.scotsman.com /edinburgh.cfm?id=402852004   (334 words)

  
 Guardian | Dome was UK's most popular visitor attraction
The Millennium Dome was the UK's most popular admission-paying attraction last year with more than twice as many visitors as its closest rival, it was announced today.
The final month was also the dome's busiest, with 737,300 passing through the doors of the south London attraction in December, it was announced today.
The December figure took the provisional annual visitor numbers to 6,517,000 - well short of the original target of 12m.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4111918-104130,00.html   (808 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Dome was UK's most popular visitor attraction
Alton Towers, in Staffordshire, was closest with less than half that figure and a spokesman for NMEC said: "This confirms the dome's place as the most popular visitor attraction in the UK in the year 2000."
The 6.5m includes more than one million non-paying visitors, the majority of whom were children on school trips, but the dome still had more than twice as many fee-paying visitors than Alton Towers.
Visitors to the dome spent just over £400m on travel, accommodation and food and drink outside the dome and more than 750,000 visitors were foreign tourists, the spokesman added.
www.guardian.co.uk /dome/article/0,2763,417366,00.html   (841 words)

  
 W5 Visitor Attraction Belfast
W5 is the first interactive discovery centre of it’s kind on the island of Ireland and is part of Odyssey, Northern Ireland’s Landmark Millennium Project.
The centre opened on March 30th 2001 and has quickly become one of Northern Ireland’s most popular visitor attractions.
Attractions include cool cloud rings, a giant racetrack, wiggle sticks, boat building and a flying machine.
www.visitnorthernireland.com /opencontent?itemid=95&section=Attractions   (215 words)

  
 Cornwall Visitor Attractions
Attractions South West covers some of the best visitor attractions available within the county of Cornwall.
The attractions within this Cornwall section are covered by listing them with a small description, directions, web site link if available, and interactive map link to show its location within the county.
Dominating Falmouth's waterfront, the new visitor attraction is designed for broad appeal, with a wide range of 'hands-on' displays and an unrivalled collection of boats - including many in active use on the water.
www.2visit.co.uk /cornwall/cornwall3.php   (278 words)

  
 Visitor Attraction Grading Scheme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Using 1 to 5 Stars, Visitor Attractions are graded for the standard of customer care they provide for the visitor.
The star awards focus on the standard of the welcome, hospitality and service, the attractions presentation as well as the standard of the toilets, shop and cafe, where provided.
The wide range of attractions visited comprise of many types, these are: Castle, Museum, Historic House, Historic Attraction, Leisure Centre, Visitor Attraction, Activity Centre, Arts Venue, Tourist Shop, Garden and Tour.
www.visitscotland.com /library/vagrading   (80 words)

  
 Scotch whisky heritage centre edinburgh visitor attractions whisky tour scotland
Scotland's 5 star premier whisky visitor attraction, beside Edinburgh Castle.
This unique interactive visitor attraction Edinburgh, allows you to experience the sights, sounds and smells of whisky, and the opportunity to discover how scotch whisky is made.
The Centre is one of Scotland's foremost visitor attractions, and is just the second tourist attraction in Edinburgh to win a five-star rating.
www.whisky-heritage.co.uk   (263 words)

  
 Belvedere House: Home Page
The Belvedere story is one which is steeped in scandal and provides rich opportunities to capture the visitors imagination.
The Stable Block is home to a modern Visitor Centre with multi-media show, exhibitions, Cafe and Giftshop.
Adjacent to the Visitor Centre is the Animal Sanctuary and Children's Play Area.
www.belvedere-house.ie   (654 words)

  
 Event : Galleries of Justice, Visitor Attraction of the Year
The Galleries of Justice in Nottingham was the first major HLF/ERDF project to be undertaken in the UK and offers an example of a successfull project in a fragmented and highly-challenging listed building.
Visitors are given 'bite-sized' features, looking at different aspects of the central theme.
The Galleries work closely with inner city schools and special needs groups and include a hard-hitting audiovisual presentation where children talk about issues such as drugs, peer pressure and bullying.
www.eventcomm.com /Site2/galleries.htm   (136 words)

  
 Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Natural History Museum
To win, the Museum had to prove a commitment to enhancing visitor experiences and customer care, improving access for all and caring for the local community, local economy and environment.
A daily programme of free events called Darwin Centre Live enables visitors to meet some of the Museum's 300 researchers and curators who work with the collections.
Visitors can also enjoy daily Darwin Centre Explore tours behind the scenes to see some of the Museum's 22 million specimens stored in spirit.
www.nhm.ac.uk /about-us/news/2004/april/news_5306.html   (341 words)

  
 Dunfermline House - Local Visitor Attraction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Even although you may not have a permit for this there are other rivers, lochs and reservoirs where the visitor will get access to wonderful fishing opportunities.
Golf is available to the visitor here in Melrose and at many courses throughout the region.
Within each room there is a full pack of information on the attractions and activities that you might wish to enjoy.
www.dunfermlinehouse.fsbusiness.co.uk /attraction.html   (278 words)

  
 Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The broad theme of a Visitor Attraction can range from pure fun to high culture.
The assessment is an unannounced visit which takes place at any time when the attraction is open to the public.
Only those attractions which have been assessed by the English Tourism Council and meet the standard receive the quality marque.
www.faversham.org /VISITORS/vaqas.asp   (162 words)

  
 The Blue Pool, a favourite visitor attraction near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Since 1935 visitors have enjoyed ever changing colours of the waterand the tranquil atmosphere.
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Close to the ancient town of Wareham in the English county of Dorset is a visitor attraction that is not quite like any other.
blue.pool.users.btopenworld.com   (250 words)

  
 Visitor attraction design & project management consultants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
RHA offer a complete service for all new and existing/refurbished developments, encompassing layout design; concept origination, theming and set design; dark rides and special effects, animatronic figures and creatures, audio-visual and multi-media installations, detail drawings, retail and catering design and advice.
Our wide field of expertise in the visitor attractions, theme park and entertainment sectors enables us to conceive and implement imaginative, entertaining and immersive visitor attractions.
RHA are increasingly commissioned as specialist project consultants for visitor attractions and theme parks.
www.rayheathassoc.co.uk /visitor_attractions.html   (350 words)

  
 Manchester Visitor Attraction and days out guide
Wythenshawe Hall, home of the Tatton family for many years, is a beautiful half-timbered house dating back to Tudor times.
Many of the period rooms have been restored and visitors can enjoy fine paintings, furniture, trophies and weapons from the 17th century.
Now surrounded by housing and industry on the edge of Salford Quays and used as a museum of local history, Ordsall Hall was built around 1512 as a substantial timber-framed manor house.
www.getoutguide.co.uk /gtrmanchester/manattraction.htm   (190 words)

  
 Gretna Green Old Blacksmith's Shop Visitor Attraction and Museum
The World Famous Old Blacksmith’s Shop Centre is one of Scotland’s earliest visitor attractions...curiosity has attracted travellers to visit Gretna Green since the middle of the 19th Century.
The first visitors would peer through the windows trying to catch a glimpse of a run-away couple marrying over the anvil.
In the year 1886, the owner, Hugh Mackie decided to open the cottage and workshop to visitors thus creating one of the first visitor attractions in Scotland.
visitor.gretnagreen.com   (279 words)

  
 East of England Tourist Board - Quality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A wide range of attractions of all sizes, both large and small, throughout England have benefited from participation in the service.
VAQAS was launched nationally in 2001 and to date over 600 attractions have been accredited including British Airways The London Eye, Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens, The National Railway Museum, Manchester United Museum and Tour and Castle Howard.
VAQAS has been developed to provide tools, which can be used by attraction operators to enhance quality and spread best practice within the sector.
www.eetb.org.uk /overview.asp?sec_id=438   (191 words)

  
 Undiscovered Scotland: Visitor Attraction Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This type of feature makes your visitor attraction an integral part of the Undiscovered Scotland site, benefitting from our highly developed navigational tools and menu systems.
An example of a visitor attraction feature page is shown on the right: follow this link to see the sample entry full size.
A visitor attraction feature entry, complete with links from the rest of the site, costs just £150 per year; with no additional setup or updating costs.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usabout/vafeature.html   (251 words)

  
 News: 4 STAR VISITOR ATTRACTION RATING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
John Muir's Birthplace has been awarded a 4 star Visitor Attraction rating through the Visit Scotland Quality Assurance Scheme.
The Visit Scotland report stated ‘the interpretation is very accessible and gives the visitor a thorough appreciation of the life of John Muir.
·The visitor experience is generally excellent and does much to educate the visitor regarding Muir’s life and works and also inspire a deeper commitment to conservation.
www.jmbt.org.uk /news/archives/000020.html   (134 words)

  
 Scotland Groups Guide - Visitor Attractions in Aberdeen and Grampian
Visitors can also enjoy religious paintings, changing fashions, local displays, coins, archeology and snacks in the café.
Visitor centre shop has a range of rare and unusual malt whiskies.
Visitor centre, coffee shop, home baking, exhibition on Scottish author Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
www.scotlandgroupsguide.com /ab/visitorattractions.shtml   (930 words)

  
 The Aquarium of the Lakes Visitor Attraction, The Lake District, Cumbria.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In July the popular Lakeside attraction won the ‘Highly Commended’ section of the Visitor Attraction (with more than 50,000 visitors) of the Year in the Cumbria for Excellence Awards.
Meanwhile in September the Aquarium also became the first attraction in Cumbria to gain the English Tourism Council's Quality Assured Visitor Attraction status.
The Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Service is a nation-wide scheme which aims to assess the quality of an attraction from the visitors’ point of view.
www.aquariumofthelakes.co.uk /news2.cfm?news_id=8   (491 words)

  
 Orlando Vacation Attractions | Kennedy Space Center | Kid Friendly Florida Vacations
Your Orlando vacation is not complete without a trip to Kennedy Space Center.
Just 45 minutes from popular Orlando attractions and theme parks is NASA’s launch headquarters – the only place on Earth where you can tour launch areas, meet an Astronaut, see giant rockets, train in spaceflight simulators, and even view a launch.
Experience more on your vacation to Orlando with a daytrip to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where the sky isn't the limit - it's just the beginning.
www.kennedyspacecenter.com   (94 words)

  
 Ananova - Dome 'could yet be visitor attraction'
The Millennium Dome could yet reopen as a visitor attraction after the Government ditched plans to turn the ill-fated site into a business city and invited rival bids.
No sooner had the Government dropped Legacy as its preferred bidder, than former Dome boss Pierre-Yves Gerbeau said he may try to keep it as a tourist attraction within weeks.
Another rival consortium, involving the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor company, said it had been in discussions with the BBC, the Tussaud Group and showbiz impresario Harvey Goldsmith.
www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_209463.html   (352 words)

  
 Marketing Week: BBC to open garden-based visitor attraction.
Marketing Week: BBC to open garden-based visitor attraction.
The BBC is planning to create "a major national visitor attraction" to exploit its links with its gardening TV shows such as Gardeners' World and Ground Force.
The multimillion pound attraction is due to open to the public...
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_go1550/is_200208/ai_n7144453   (135 words)

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