Heritage and Museums

Blarney Castle & Gardens – visitor experience

Blarney Castle & Gardens – visitor experience

Client: Blarney Castle Estate Blarney Castle and Gardens is a leading visitor attraction located to the north west of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. The site is home to the Blarney Stone, world-famous gardens, arboretum and Blarney House. Planning Solutions...

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Forty Hall Estate – business development consultancy

Forty Hall Estate – business development consultancy

Client: Enfield Council Forty Hall Estate consists of a number of key elements: Forty Hall; the grounds including a walled garden and wider parkland; Forty Hall Farm; an organic vineyard; café and banqueting suite. Forty Hall Estate is a key heritage and cultural...

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Heritage visitor attraction café feasibility study

Heritage visitor attraction café feasibility study

We were appointed by a local authority to identify and evaluate development options for an existing café at a heritage site managed by the local authority. The work included carrying out a review of the existing operation, a module of primary research with visitors,...

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Heritage masterplan, Cefn Coed Colliery Museum

Heritage masterplan, Cefn Coed Colliery Museum

Client: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to work with the Council to secure the future of Cefn Coed Colliery Museum by exploring how the historical features can be...

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Heritage consultancy project – business planning

Heritage consultancy project – business planning

Client: Southampton City Council PSC worked alongside conservation architects Pritchard Architecture at 22 heritage assets managed by Southampton City Council.  The heritage sites ranged from medieval wine vaults through to God House Tower & Gate (Grade II...

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Heritage visitor centre business plan, Bennerley Viaduct

Heritage visitor centre business plan, Bennerley Viaduct

Client: Friends of Bennerley Viaduct Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to co-produce a business plan for Bennerley Viaduct, which is the longest of only two surviving Victorian “lattice work” wrought iron...

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George Eliot Visitor Centre Business Plan

George Eliot Visitor Centre Business Plan

Client: Warwickshire County Council We were commissioned by Warwickshire County Council to work with Council Officers, volunteers from the George Eliot Fellowship and Griff House Preservation Trust to carry out a feasibility study and prepare the supporting business...

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