Helmshore Mills Textile Museum is a top spot for tourists (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum is a top spot for tourists

3:34pm Thursday 5th November 2009 in

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A MUSEUM has finished the tourism season on a high after being given a prestigious accolade.

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum has been named a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction by Enjoy England – the official tourist board for England.

The museum joins other prestigious visitor attractions such as The London Eye, Imperial War Museum and Liverpool Cathedral with the honour.

The success now allows Helmshore Mills Textile Museum to display the Visit Britain quality logo outside its building and on all its promotional literature.

Susan Liddell, area manager south at Lancashire Museums for Lancashire County Council, said: “To receive the award for Helmshore Mills Textile Museum is tremendous.

“It recognises that the museum extends a warm welcome and provide a great visitor experience.

“People young and old tell us how much they get out of their visits and I hope the endorsement will help to attract people from further afield to visit Lancashire’s unique museums.”