WALTON Hall and Gardens has successfully retained Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) accreditation, managed by VisitEngland.
The award recognises quality in a range of areas centred around the visitor experience including how helpful staff are, the standard of facilities and attractions on offer.
Warrington joins other locations with the accreditation which are many and varied across the UK and of a high calibre.
Cllr Kate Hannon, executive board member for leisure, community and culture, said:”I am delighted that Walton Hall Gardens has retained this prestigious accreditation which builds on the success the attraction has already had with its Green Flag status and as a Cheshire garden of distinction. This is all down to the hard work of the team who I would like to congratulate on their success. The gardens have also seen an increase in the number of visitors in the past year thanks to the additional events put on for even more people to enjoy.’
James Berresford, VisitEngland’s Chief Executive, said:“VisitEngland’s assessors praised Walton Hall for offering a truly memorable experience to visitors. They found the standards of customer care to be very high with the rangers demonstrating excellent levels of customer service. Tourism is a competitive business and it is the quality of England’s attractions, the welcome they offer and the investment made in them, that helps to ensure visitors come back time and time again. We congratulate the team at Walton Hall who are working hard to improve the visitor experience.”
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Does this fantastic news mean the greenhouse is restored and open?
Does this mean the Hall isn’t going to be turned into a hotel and the land around it being for paying visitors to the hotel only?
How can the Council celebrate this when all they wanted to do a couple of years ago was sell the main attraction and have yet to restore the greenhouse?
Was the mess of the greenhouse an oversight when the award was given or was the person who decided to give this blind?
Excellent stuff – the team at Walton Hall and Gardens really seem to have the bit between their teeth at present, let’s hope that they get the chance to show the value to Warrington and beat the scandalous attempt by the last Council administration to sell it off!
I see NICK Bent is getting himself on pics