Food Museum awarded the Sandford Award 2025

We are incredibly proud to announce that we have been awarded a Sandford Award!

A huge congratulations to our dedicated Learning Team, who have worked tirelessly to create and promote an educational programme that is relevant, engaging, and inspiring for schools and families alike.

The assessment feedback said it best: “The Food Museum is an inspiring setting in which an experienced and committed learning team bring stories of food alive. The schools’ programme is firmly rooted in East Anglia’s heritage, yet every workshop is made relevant to children today and highlights the importance of understanding where our food comes from. With an 84-acre site to explore, historic buildings, a farm area, suitable and safe learning spaces and a team who will help you plan your visit, the Food Museum is a wonderful resource for teaching Food and Nutrition, Science and History in a way that will have your students enthralled.”

We are thrilled to receive this recognition and look forward to welcoming even more schools, teachers, and students to explore, discover, and learn with us.

The Sandford Award is the quality mark for heritage learning and validation for heritage sites and services that offer a formal learning programme that supports the relevant curriculum across the home countries. Recognition is also given to informal learning such as family programmes and self-guided provision. The scheme began in 1978 and is managed by the Heritage Education Trust in partnership with Lincoln Bishop University and supported by Historic Royal Palaces.

For the full list of winners click here