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Interpretation for families

N&E is particularly well-known for lively children's publications and interactives. We work with specialist designers and first-class illustrators to achieve award-winning results. We have won several awards for our work.

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Recent select clients:
  • The National Trust
  • Historic Royal Palaces
  • Royal Horticultural Society
  • National Maritime Museum
  • Historic Scotland

Children's guide to Hampton Court Palace published by Historic Royal Palaces 2006.

Power Palace – Highly Commended as Best Museum PublicationPower Palace – Highly Commended as Best Museum Publication

Kings and Queens -- a little book of rulers
Published by Historic Royal Palaces 2007

Power Palace – Highly Commended as Best Museum PublicationPower Palace – Highly Commended as Best Museum Publication

Baron Crocodile: The Story of Horatio Nelson published by National Maritime Museum

Praise for Baron Crocodile: "..informative and entertaining book aimed at older Key stage 1 and 2 readers, but which would also provide as easy source of accurate and easily accessible basic information for older readers.....The overall design engages readers, clear, bright, with a good ratio of text to illustrations..."
Bridget Carrington, Children's Books, UK (read full review here)

(read review of Baron Crocodile on the Write Away! website here)
(Buy Baron Crocodile from the National Maritime Musuem website here)

Children's guide book for the Tower of London

Tower Power – Winner of Best Museum Publication 2005Tower Power – Winner of Best Museum Publication 2005

A series of family trails for the National Trust: Baddesley Clinton, Kingston Lacy, Croome Park, Melford Hall, Croft Castle, Upton House, Ickworth and Berrington Hall

"My six year old daughter has bombarded me with Queen Elizabeth and Catholic priests ever since we shared the guide"

"History explained perfectly for children"

"One of the best childrenís trails we have come across in a National Trust property"

From The National Trust Evaluation of Family Guides 2005

A children's guide book
for the National Maritime Museum
Children's guide book for the National Maritime Museum
Interactive CD-Rom/Website for Hampton Court Palace

This interactive introduces children to heraldry based around a series of fun activities. (Download PC version of 'Secret Signs' here ,or Mac version here.)

Interactive for Historic Royal Palaces
Snap shots and latest news

Read Elizabeth's article 'Firing the Imagination' about the relevance of printed resources for the computer generation in AHI Journal Summer 2007.
(View this article)

The Association of Cultural Enterprises (ACE) awarded Highly Commended for Best Children's Product 2007 to Power Palace, a children's guide to Hampton Court Palace.

Newbery & England have recently completed the first stage of interpretation for Hill Close Gardens in Warwick. This beautiful site opened Easter 2007.

Stop press! Art to Make you Scared! has been short listed by the English Association for Best Children's Illustrated Books 2007. View this project.

New for 2008! Ground-breaking guides for Coughton Court using a magazine format guaranteed to stop visitors in their tracks! View this project.

Derby Museums & Art Gallery commissioned N&E (with Focussed Learning) to write educational resources and develop workshops as part of exciting new education initiatives.

Hot news! N&E have been commissioned to write a book about Henry VIII to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his succession in 1509.