Unveiling Heritage Explore: A Digital Gateway to Britain's Hidden Treasures

Georgia Willis, a passionate art history student and Heritage Explore intern, is joining Lady Violet Manners at Hidden Heritage. In this special episode, Georgia takes the hosting reins to discuss the innovative new platform, Heritage Explore, and its mission to illuminate Great Britain's hidden historic treasures. Join us as we explore: The inspiration behind Heritage Explore: Violet shares stories from her travels and the "Duchess" podcast that sparked the creation of a unified platform for independent historic houses. The future of Heritage Explore: Discussing exciting new features such as AI audio tours and interactive maps, designed to enhance visitor experiences. Personal recommendations: Violet provides her top three historic destination picks for the summer, including the haunted Glamis Castle and the romantic ruins of Dunnottar Castle. The impact on young people: Georgia and Violet discuss how engaging with heritage can provide a sense of identity and grounding for the younger generation. Key Points: 00:00:05 Introduction of Georgia Willis as guest host 00:01:03 Violet introduces herself and her background at Belvoir Castle 00:03:53 Inspiration behind creating Heritage Explore 00:08:19 Explanation of Heritage Explore's features and future plans 00:13:15 Violet's favourite features on Heritage Explore 00:16:38 Underutilized features on the platform 00:18:59 Violet's top three historic destination recommendations for summer 00:24:52 Georgia's thoughts on British culture and heritage 00:25:41 Special discount code for listeners (HX 24) Guest Info: Georgia Willis is an art history student from Birmingham University with a keen interest in heritage, culture, and architecture. She has spent five weeks interning at Heritage Explore, contributing her enthusiasm and insights to the burgeoning platform's mission to make British heritage accessible to all. About: Step inside Britain's greatest Historic Houses, gardens, and family homes through HeritageXplore, your digital gateway to discovering heritage today. Visit www.heritagexplore.com Links and Resources: HeritageXplore Glamis Castle Lamport Hall Dunnottar Castle Belvoir Castle Traquair House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices