The Westcountry's Victorian seaside towns are in danger of 'decaying and dying' unless something is done to reverse the downward spiral, a leading tourism operator has said. Destinations such as Ilfracombe in Devon could become "ghost towns" with empty hotels, shops and restaurants, warns John Fowler, of John Fowler Holidays, which operates self-catering holiday centres around the South West. The tourism leader has called for more support to be given to the locations, which he says...
Reported by Exeter Express and Echo 5 hours ago.
The Westcountry's Victorian seaside towns are in danger of 'decaying and dying' unless something is done to reverse the downward spiral, a leading tourism operator has said. Destinations such as Ilfracombe in Devon could become "ghost towns" with empty hotels, shops and restaurants, warns John Fowler, of John Fowler Holidays, which operates self-catering holiday centres around the South West. The tourism leader has called for more support to be given to the locations, which he says...
Reported by Exeter Express and Echo 5 hours ago.