Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Historic Royal Palaces
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens offers a sensory adventure of learning across this vast site, carefully designed and delivered to enable all to learn and enjoy their visit to this beautiful Georgian Castle and its stunning grounds. Skilled and experienced live interpreters are the cornerstone of delivery and successfully bring Hillsborough’s key personalities and stories to life. Wider interpretation, resources and collections ensure visitors can explore the huge significance of this place in local, national and international affairs from a range of perspectives. Learning is at the heart of Hillsborough’s strategic planning and there are exciting plans for further opportunities to learn about the gardens and wider Castle estate. Hillsborough Caste and Gardens is therefore thoroughly deserving of its first Sandford Award.