The Courtyard Receives Bronze in the finals of Visit England Awards for Excellence 2025

26th June 2025

The Courtyard has received a bronze award in the finals of the 2025 Visit England Awards for Excellence in the ‘Accessible and Inclusive Tourism’ category.

The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025, highlight the very best of England’s outstanding tourism industry. We are delighted at The Courtyard to be awarded Bronze, third in the whole country!

The awards were presented at an evening ceremony on 4 June hosted by VisitEngland Advisory Board Chairman Lady Victoria Borwick at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange. Head of Operations, Phillip Pearcy, Inclusive Arts and Youth Theatre Leader, Rebecca Cook and Chairman of the Board, Bruce Freeman attended the awards and were presented with the bronze award in the ‘Accessible and Inclusive Tourism’ category.

“This recognition is a testament to the collective efforts of The Courtyard team, who work tirelessly to create an Arts Centre where everyone can participate and feel valued. We will continue to strive to provide our community with an Arts Centre they can be proud of.” – Head of Operations, Phillip Pearcy.

VisitEngland revealed the winners of its VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025, highlighting the very best of England’s outstanding tourism industry. Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were announced across 17 categories ranging from ‘New Tourism Business of the Year’ and ‘Pub of the Year’ to ‘Business Events Venue of the Year’ and Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year’.

Access & inclusive Bronze Socialas

The prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence have been running for more than 30 years. This year’s winners were selected from hundreds of tourism businesses across England including hotels, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, glamping operators, attractions, restaurants, pubs and museums, forwarded to the national competition via local and regional competitions across England.

“These annual Awards are an opportunity to applaud and showcase the businesses and individuals who provide outstanding customer service and continuously improve their products and offer for visitors. Competition this year was fierce, reflecting the excellence evident across each category and I congratulate all the 2025 winners, an achievement cementing their place as the standard bearers of our world-class tourism industry.” – Visit England Director, Andrew Stokes

The Courtyard is a welcoming venue for everyone including d/Deaf, visually impaired, disabled and neurodiverse customers. We pride ourselves on providing a range of accessible features and opportunities including wheelchair accessibility, a Changing Places toilet and disabled toilets on ground and upper floors, touch tours, tactile maps and signage, hearing loop, Relaxed/British Sign Language/Subtitled/Audio Described performances and screenings, social stories, dementia friendly events, inclusive workshops and complimentary carers tickets.

For more information about The Courtyard’s commitment to accessibility visit our access page.

The Courtyard Receives Bronze in the finals of Visit England Awards for Excellence 2025

The Courtyard has received a bronze award in the finals of the 2025 Visit England Awards for Excellence in the ‘Accessible and Inclusive Tourism’ category.

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