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

Welcome to Hidden Heritage, where Lady Violet Manners is joined by Georgia Willis, a passionate art history student and intern at Heritage Explore.

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:

1. 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.
2. The future of Heritage Explore: Discussing exciting new features such as AI audio tours and interactive maps, designed to enhance visitor experiences.
3. 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.
4. 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 favorite 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]( www.heritagexplore.com/)

Links and Resources:

- [HeritageXplore]( www.heritagexplore.com/)
- [Glamis Castle]( www.glamis-castle.co.uk/)
- [Lamport Hall]( lamporthall.co.uk/)
- [Dunnottar Castle]( www.dunnottarcastle.co.uk/)
- [Belvoir Castle]( www.belvoircastle.com/)
- [Traquair House]( www.traquair.co.uk/)