THE NEWLY restored Cutty Sark has been name as 2012’s best new tourism project by travel writers.
The famous tea clipper was chosen above Glasgow’s Riverside Transport Museum and Edinburgh’s redeveloped National Museum of Scotland by the British Guild of Travel Writers.
Richard Doughty, Director of Cutty Sark, who accepted the award, said:
“I am absolutely delighted Cutty Sark has been recognised by the British Guild of Travel Writers. The conservation of this national treasure has been one of the biggest and most complex maritime heritage projects ever undertaken and thanks are due to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the project.
“Already over 225,000 people have visited the ship during its first six months of trading.”
The boost for the Cutty Sark comes months after she was given the Carbuncle Cup by Building Design and slammed by the Victorian Society as a “damaging restoration.”