In the realm of modern tourism, audio guides have emerged as powerful tools to enhance visitor experiences at museums, historical sites, parks and visitor attractions. These guides can bridge the gap between information and immersion, allowing visitors to delve deeper into theRead More
There are over 1,400 historic houses, stately homes and gardens across the UK and between them they welcome over 21 million visits a year. They truly are the heritage backbone of the UK’s tourism industry. Sarah Callander Beckett is Chair of HistoricRead More
In this ever-evolving technological landscape, it is crucial for our sacred spaces to adapt and embrace new avenues of communication to connect with congregations and share the stories and messages of our places of worship with the wider world. Digital interpretation tools,Read More
We are proud to work with museums, attractions and heritage sites of all shapes and sizes, helping to deliver extraordinary on-site and online digital visitor experiences. The last few decades of digital interpretation have been an exciting time for the industry asRead More
Choosing the right voice to represent your visitor attraction, museum or heritage site is a big decision. If your guide is going to be in place for a few years, you want to get it right. It can also be a ratherRead More
Ireland’s No. 1 visitor attraction, Guinness Storehouse, has appointed ATS as their new multimedia guide partner. Guinness Storehouse is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Ireland, as well as one of the most visited sites in all of Europe.Read More
It breaks our heart when we see kids who are bored at a visitor attraction. It’s a day out! They’re supposed to be having a good time, not kicking their heels. And it’s just as disappointing when parents feel like they’ve notRead More
As digital storytellers, we know that historic sites far from dull! But history can have something of a poor reputation with the general public – for some, there may even be some bad memories of boring teachers at school. Museums, galleries, historicRead More
ATS’s portfolio of UK clients has grown significantly in recent months as a host of leading cultural and visitor attractions have entrusted the ATS team to provide a world-class service to their visitors. These include Blenheim Palace, World Rugby Museum Twickenham,Read More
Next in our ‘In Conversation’ series, Louise speaks to Julian Humphrys, Historian, Writer, Guide and Lecturer. They discuss the approaches to interpreting a field and how to overcome the biggest challenge of bringing an empty space to life and making it relevantRead More
A presentation from the Connecting Culture 2020 Virtual Conference. Spencer Clark along with Anne Fletcher, Director of Interpretation and Louise Wainwright, Senior Producer were invited to share their experience and advice on how to create effective digital engagement and world class on-siteRead More
With visitors beginning to return to cultural sites and visitor attractions, how they behave on-site in a post-Covid world has been followed with great interest. With many attractions offering a downloadable app version of their audio or multimedia tour, a question markRead More
With holiday and leisure plans on hold for the foreseeable future, it’s little wonder that Google saw a 100% spike in searches for virtual cultural experiences in the month of March with visitors looking to connect and engage with cultural sites from home. But what makesRead More
The prediction that ‘the smartphone would kill the audio guide’ has simply not materialised – instead, the pioneering British company ATS Heritage has focused on addressing the most common problems heritage sites and museums face, and successfully reimagined the on-site audio andRead More
Anne Fletcher, Director of Interpretation – ATS Heritage and Sutherland Forsyth, Learning Curator – Palace of Holyroodhouse, Royal Collection Trust will discuss how they have taken Britain’s royal heritage into the 21st century. Over the past 3 years Royal Collection Trust has partnered with theRead More
For many, a day out at a museum, gallery or visit to a tourist attraction is an exciting time. However, for some visitors with a disability the thought can be very daunting – and often the challenges start way before getting toRead More
English Medieval castles are a wonder to be enjoyed by many. Orford Castle is one of these wonders, situated in the village of Orford in Suffolk, it offers its visitors an opportunity to step back in time. Orford Castle were using aRead More
It will be all hands-on deck for the ATS crew as we have been recruited by the iconic Greenwich attraction, Cutty Sark (www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark) – the worlds’ sole surviving tea clipper – to create an all-new audio guide experience for their visitors. OurRead More
ATS were asked to provide audio guide handsets for the National Civil War Centre in Newark. The centre currently has several trails to share with their visitors, these range from their Augmented Reality Trail using smartphones and devices, to a more handsRead More
Cawdor Castle, the home of Lady Cawdor and her family, is a magical place where visitors can dream of princesses and knights in times gone by. With a history dating back to Macbeth, this exceptional 14th century working castle opens its doorsRead More
The D-Day Story tells the story of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. It holds over 10,000 items – preserving, researching and acquiring objects to share with the public through exhibitions, workshops and other activities. When entering the new £5m revamped D-DayRead More
We would like to share the journey of one of our latest clients, Tangmere Military Aviation Museum in Chichester following a successful EU Funding application. The museum, which is based in West Sussex and located in a corner of the old TangmereRead More
Bringing the past to life when there are only limited visual cues is a challenge. Think of a visit to a country house, a castle or a cathedral and you’ll perhaps think of the grand buildings themselves. And also their splendid interiorsRead More
The Painted Hall, often described as the ‘Sistine Chapel of the UK’, is the greatest example of decorative mural painting in Britain. ATS Heritage, leaders in creating high quality audio and multimedia tour experiences, has been appointed by the Old Royal NavalRead More
Due to phenomenal public demand, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ roll, returned to the O2 with a new exhibition, Elvis On Tour with audio guides provided by ATS Heritage. 2017 also saw the world premiere of the first ever official exhibition about iconic superstar and legendary performerRead More
ATS Heritage, leader in multimedia tours for Heritage and Cultural sites, is excited to announce Anne Fletcher will join the team as ‘Director of Interpretation & Partnerships’. With this new appointment ATS will be able to strengthen its interpretative offer, through interpretiveRead More
Translating Rugby for the world The World Rugby Hall of Fame opened to the public on Friday 18 November at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum. Located in Rugby town, where the story of the game began 200 years ago, this new visitor experience willRead More
The Falkirk Wheel (half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow) is the world’s only rotating boat lift, connecting two canals, one 27 metres above the other. Visitors can take journey to the upper level of the wheel in a boat before going onRead More
Increasingly heritage sites are commissioning digital offers for families and ATS has worked on a variety of successful projects aimed at this audience. For example, this year we worked at Eltham Palace (London) alongside Edinburgh-based designers Bright 3D to come up withRead More
Is now the time to go all in on a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) offer? Virtually every visitor has a mobile device in their pocket, so when cultural sites are considering an audio or multimedia guide we’re often asked whetherRead More
The anticipation of being shortlisted for an AHI award for our work at Eltham Palace finally came to a nail biting end, with this innovative project coming away with the ‘Association for Heritage Interpretation Discover Award’ for the ‘Museums and historic properties/sites’ category.Read More
Throughout 2015 ATS Heritage has been working with St Paul’s Cathedral in London to create a brand new suite of visitor multimedia guides which launch to the public this week. Anne Fletcher, Interpretation Consultant at St Paul’s Cathedral explains “St Paul’s hadRead More
ATS has just launched a brand new update to its Aintree Grand National app with brand new interface and usability and tons of great new features! Explore the rich heritage of the worlds most famous horse race and one of the highlights ofRead More
This September ATS will be launching a brand new multimedia guide at London’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral. The guide will be accessible to blind/partially sighted visitors, Deaf visitors and translated into a range of languages as well as specific tours for families andRead More
ATS have begun production of a brand new multimedia guide at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (UFTM) in Northern Ireland. Visitors will use the iTouch 5 to guide themselves around the 170 acre site and explore the remarkable collection of buildings from around theRead More
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