Tourism Award 2007

Museum honoured at awards ceremony Runner-up in Oxfordshire Business Awards for Tourism

At the Oxfordshire Business Awards ceremony 2007, hosted by the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel, the Vale & Downland Museum was runner-up for the Four Pillars Tourism Award. The outright winner was Bicester Village, Europe's leading luxury outlet shopping destination. In third place was the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens.

The awards were open to any tourist attraction or tourist related business, regardless of size, with a trading history of at least three years. The judges looked for evidence of:

• Commitment to promoting and attracting tourism to Oxfordshire.
• Business growing year on year.
• Adding value to the county as a tourist destination.
• Creating employment and development of staff for the betterment of tourism in Oxfordshire.
• Customer feedback detailing satisfaction with the services/facilities on offer.

Museum trustee Roger Humphries and commercial manager Emma Williams accepted the award on behalf of the Vale & Downland Museum Trust. Museum Administrator Tony Hadland said, "This award is great recognition of the good work done by our many volunteers and our small team of paid staff over the last few years. We're all very proud of it and hope we can do even better in the future."

The picture, by Sarah Steel, shows Emma Williams and Roger Humphries with the award.