Corinium Museum shines with Silver at regional tourism awards
The Corinium Museum in Cirencester is celebrating winning Silver in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the Bristol, Bath, Somerset, including Gloucestershire, Tourism Awards 2025.
The awards shine a spotlight on the very best in the region and celebrate excellence in accommodation, attractions, experiences, events, food and drink, visitor information, age-friendly businesses, sustainability, accessibility, customer service, dog-friendliness and more. The ceremony was held at the Apex City of Bath Hotel on Thursday November 20th.
Emma Stuart, Director of the Corinium Museum said: “These awards are a wonderful way to celebrate the unique heritage we all care for and help to acknowledge museum development and success over the past year. Being recognised regionally makes us all feel like our hard work to ensure the museum is a high-quality visitor attraction has paid off.
“I feel honoured that the museum was nominated a finalist and to receive a Silver Award reinforces our core goals, to preserve and display local archaeology for the benefit of our visitors and continue to be a leading attraction in the South West.”
The Corinium Museum is managed by not-for-profit leisure trust Freedom Leisure in partnership with Cotswold District Council.
Ivan Horsfall Turner, Freedom Leisure CEO added: “I’m delighted that the Corinium Museum has won Silver for Small Visitor Attraction of the Year at the 2025 regional Tourism Awards. This fantastic achievement reflects the team’s passion and dedication. The museum continues to inspire visitors and play a vital role in celebrating our region’s rich heritage.”
Councillor Paul Hodgkinson, cabinet member for health, culture, and visitor experience said: “I am very proud of the Corinium Museum’s achievement in winning Silver at the Tourism Awards. This recognition highlights the museum’s vital role in offering an exceptional visitor experience. It’s a testament to the dedication of the team and our partnership with Freedom Leisure, ensuring the museum continues to be a cultural cornerstone for Cirencester and the wider Cotswolds.”
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About Corinium Museum
Corinium Museum is located at the heart of Cirencester, the ‘Capital of the Cotswolds’. The principal collection consists of the highly significant finds from the Roman town of Corinium. However, the museum today is much more than that, taking you on a journey through time and charting the development of the Cotswolds from its prehistoric landscape to the modern-day.
Freedom Leisure runs the Corinium Museum facility on behalf of Cotswold District Council.
About Freedom Leisure
Freedom Leisure is one of the largest charitable and not-for-profit leisure trusts in the UK managing over 100 leisure and cultural facilities on behalf of partners across England and Wales. We are proud to be delivering high quality, value for money locally-focused leisure services that are sustainable and accessible to all and we are committed to their ongoing development. As a not-for-profit organisation all surpluses are reinvested in support of the objectives we share with our partners.
Improving lives through leisure
- Enabling communities to be more active more often, making the most of their leisure time
- To be a fun and rewarding place for our colleagues to work
- To support our partners with the provision of great community facilities
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