Early signs of a tourism boost for the region in 2015 are already in evidence after the Exeter & the Heart or Devon Tourism Partnership celebrated welcoming its 300th member.
Bus company Stagecoach South West has joined the expanding partnership, as part of its commitment to supporting the local tourism industry.
Exeter & the Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership supports tourism businesses to promote Exeter, East, Mid and South Devon.
Victoria Hatfield of Exeter & the Heart of Devon, said: “We’re kick-starting 2015 by welcoming our 300th member, Stagecoach...
The fifth Tiverton Balloon and Music Festival takes place from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th July 2015 at Petroc College/Tiverton Campus on Bolham Road, Tiverton, in Devon.
Line-up This year the Tiverton Balloon & MUSIC Festival will be showcasing acts across it's 2 Music Stages - The Main Stage and Origin Stage. There are no acts confirmed yet for 2015.
Plus a Comedy Stage, Workshops provided by staff and students from both Petroc College and Tiverton High School, poetry and story readings, diverse catering and an eclectic mix of other attractions.
Whitbread PLC is to open its brand new Premier Inn on Exmouth Seafront early in 2015.
The new property will contribute extensively to the local economy and beachfront environment whilst generating more than 30 new permanent and seasonal jobs for the residents of Exmouth. The brand new 60 bedroom hotel is situated on the Esplanade directly opposite one of the best beaches in Devon and a short walk from the main town centre, providing access to all that Exmouth has to offer for tourists and residents alike. The hotel provides private car parking and water sports storage for guests...
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park has been awarded the overall winner of the annual Primary Times Reader Star Awards. The hugely popular all weather family attraction won a large percentage of votes with readers impressed with the range of facilities, variety of children’s activities and overall appeal of the Park which ticked all the right boxes for families.
The anticipated and much coveted Family Attraction category was also awarded to Devon’s Crealy Adventure Park. In addition to this, another hotly-contested category of the Halloween Event also went to the Park, with readers...
A Devon holiday park with its own private beach has won a top tourism award for providing the best family experience and customer service.
Sites across Somerset, Dorset and Devon were shortlisted for the regional 2014 Hoseasons ‘Family Fun’ Diamond Award.
And Ladram Bay Holiday Park, on the East Devon coast between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton, scooped the top award – for the fourth consecutive year.
The annual awards were held at the Celtic Manor Resort near Cardiff, with the Family Fun category recognising ‘exceptional quality and outstanding customer service...
A £659,000 project to deliver even cleaner seas off Teignmouth gets under way today.
South West Water will be constructing a 500 cubic metre underground storage tank in Teignmouth station car park.
This additional storm water storage capacity will reduce the number of discharges from the sewerage network during extremely wet weather. The project is designed to improve bathing water quality at Teignmouth ahead of the European Union's revised Bathing Water Directive, which comes into effect in 2015.
Senior Project Manager Mike Court said: "This represents a major...
One of Devon’s largest independent holiday parks is celebrating its busiest summer ever.
Ladram Bay Holiday Park, situated on the Jurassic coast between Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton, saw nearly 6,000 holidaymakers stay in July and August.
The business, which has been in the same family for four generations since Devon farmer Bill Carter took on part of a small tenanted farm in 1942, had 7,640 people stay over the two summer months, with 1,800 bookings taken for a total of 15,300 ‘nights’. Revenue was up eight per cent on the same period last year.
Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association has reported a ‘perfect summer’ with bookings for many establishments seeing a healthy rise on last year’s figures thanks to the combination of two months of glorious sunshine, a renewed optimism in the economy encouraging spend and an increase in the corporate market.
All this with the careful planning and future forecasting of local hoteliers and restaurant owners has combined to safeguard the region’s highly respected tourism industry.
Mike Coombes, chair of Devon Hotels and MD of luxurious Mill End Hotel on Dartmoor commented...
Breakfast with the birds, an Easter treasure hunt and Green Dreamin’ – there are lots of ways to celebrate spring and summer with Teignbridge Council’s Green Spaces Events Guide for April – June.
Twenty activities are being held across the district’s parks, nature reserves and open spaces over the next three months.
And the guide is the ‘go to’ place where families can find out more. In addition we have posters that advertise our Easter craft activities in local parks.
The guide details lots of events across a variety of Teignbridge’s nature reserves and parks...
The South West Coast Path is inviting businesses to partner with the charity during 2014 to deliver some vital path improvements and protect this great tourism asset.
Recent research has showed that during 2012 the Coast Path had 8.6 million users across the South West which have generated around £436m to the area, an increase of almost 15% in the past three years - helping support 9,771 full-time equivalent jobs.
Recognised as one of the UK’s favourite walks with a reputation as being among the greatest long distance hikes in the world.
