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The winners of Visit Wales’ new attraction accolades scheme have been announced yesterday by Deputy Minister for Culture Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates.

The new accolades are for attractions which are already part of the Visit Wales’ Visitor Attractions Quality Scheme but who make an exceptional effort to create an enjoyable and memorable experience for their visitors.

The Deputy Minister, said:

“Wales has such a wealth and range of attractions and things to do, our visitors are spoilt for choice. This new scheme will both reward those attractions which go the extra mile and also give visitors more information on what makes some of our attractions extra special and will also highlight some less well known gems. 

"I’d like to congratulate all the 2016 winners and we hope that these accolades will drive further improvements in visitor experience throughout Wales.”

The Cardiff Story Museum were delighted to be presented with their certificate for a Gold Award yesterday.

Cabinet Member for Community Development, Cooperatives and Social Enterprise, Cllr Peter Bradbury said:

“Cardiff Story Museum is a must-see for those visiting Cardiff as well as residents, giving an insight into the history of the Welsh Capital which is easily digestible by people of all ages.

“This award is great news and recognises the hard work of the team.”

Victoria Rogers, Cardiff Story Museum Manager said: 

“We are absolutely thrilled to have been given this award. All the museum team, be they front of house, back of house or volunteers work really hard to make sure that visitors enjoy their time with us, that we run fun events and that our displays and collection are relevant to the Cardiff community. It’s wonderful that that has been recognised by Visit Wales!”

The accolades reflect the wide variety of attractions on offer in Wales to include museums and galleries, castles, historic houses, theme parks, gardens, country parks and action packed activities.

The winners are selected through a scoring system based on a biennial assessment by Visit Wales.

There are four different categories, which are:

• Gold - for attractions that achieve excellence for their facilities and customer service
• Best Told Story - for attractions that achieve excellence in conveying their ‘story’
• Quality Café - for attractions that achieve excellence for their food
• Hidden Gem - quality attractions/places of interest with visitor numbers under 20,000 visitors per year.

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