Space centre 'out of this world'

The space centre has won various awards

The National Space Centre has been named best specialist museum by the Good Britain Guide 2003.

The facility, just outside Leicester city centre, opened in 2001.

It has already won other awards, including East Midlands Project of the Year.

Chas Bishop, chief executive of the centre, said: "We are delighted with this achievement - it's a great way to start the New Year.

Increased prices

"We can all be immensely proud to be associated with this success."

The Good Britain Guide gave its family attraction of the year award to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, in Shropshire.

The visitor city of the year was York.

The biggest loser in the guide is the Houses of Parliament, which is berated for increasing the price of tours from £3.50 to £7.50.