Plymouth the most popular place to visit in Devon

From Plymouth tourism conference at Boringdon Hall today

It's official!! Plymouth the most popular place to visit in Devon announced by Visit Devon  

Transport new

Dan Okey from GWRUK talks to the conference about their rebranding and their plans for the future development of Plymouth train station  and the plan to reopen the Tavistock railway line - great news for local businesses

More new from the conference at

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That's like saying Paddington is the most popular place in West London. What do they define as visit?

Dick Trickle wrote:

That's like saying Paddington is the most popular place in West London. What do they define as visit?

passing through very quickly by the look of it

Dick Trickle wrote:

That's like saying Paddington is the most popular place in West London. What do they define as visit?

Prob driving through on the parkway to Cornwall

Devon by numbers, 2014. 5.5 million overnight stays, £1.2 billion overnight spend, almost 30 million day trips

75% of travellers now casually research/plan holidays in an ad-hoc way using mobile devices, not on laptops

80% of people coming to Devon are coming for a holiday

95% of visitors to Devon said they would return!

Food and drink is the sector where most money is spent in Devon by visitors

Wellness is not about not being ill, it's about being the best you can be at a given time

Plymouth is to become more recognised as a wellness destination

Information sponsored by the tourist board for the tourist board.

How many people visit 'the capital' by contrast?

It's a real shame Plymouth has double the population, and double the economy of Exeter, it's not fair on their market town and how is it meant to grow if people don't visit there.

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

No, but a lot come by ferry from France and Spain.

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

Hahaha

Only those that used Exeter's International Airport.

Like Argyle did when they flew up to Newcastle all those years ago.

Hugh Midde wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

Hahaha

Only those that used Exeter's International Airport.

Like Argyle did when they flew up to Newcastle all those years ago.

Nice own goal there,




Thank you for putting money in to the capital of Devons Airport............

Motorservices wrote:

Hugh Midde wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

Hahaha

Only those that used Exeter's International Airport.

Like Argyle did when they flew up to Newcastle all those years ago.

Nice own goal there,




Thank you for putting money in to the capital of Devons Airport............

Fcuking priceless ...wake me up when this nightmare is over ffs!

pepsipete wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

No, but a lot come by ferry from France and Spain.

Yep, then got straight off the boat and headed for Cornwall or Exeter.

Lord Tisdale wrote:

pepsipete wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

No, but a lot come by ferry from France and Spain.

Yep, then got straight off the boat and headed for Cornwall or Exeter.

quite right tis who wouldnt want to vist the great sights of your city sid james park and a old victorian prison its must for any tourist

There's some tunnels and a couple of roman walls be fair.

Lord Tisdale wrote:

pepsipete wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

No, but a lot come by ferry from France and Spain.

Yep, then got straight off the boat and headed for Cornwall or Exeter.

Maybe you are confusing ferries with the vast majority of flight passengers into Exeter, who get onto other forms of transport and onwards to better places like Plymouth and Cornwall.

ejh wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

pepsipete wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

No, but a lot come by ferry from France and Spain.

Yep, then got straight off the boat and headed for Cornwall or Exeter.

Maybe you are confusing ferries with the vast majority of flight passengers into Exeter, who get onto other forms of transport and onwards to better places like Plymouth and Cornwall.

And who would make up the bulk of these Plymouth bound passengers?

Missionaries, high court enforcement officers, septic tank engineers?

Hugh Watt wrote:

There's some tunnels and a couple of roman walls be fair.

What, they have roman walls at sid james park. Feck me I didn't realise their ground was so well built!

mouldyoldgoat wrote:

Hugh Watt wrote:

There's some tunnels and a couple of roman walls be fair.

What, they have Roman walls at sid james park. Feck me I didn't realise their ground was so well built!

Sure we do. Now you know why it's called the "Amphitheatre of dreams."

Amphitheatre of nightmares more like it

Hugh Midde wrote:

ejh wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

pepsipete wrote:

Lord Tisdale wrote:

I guess not many of the visitors fly in do they?

No, but a lot come by ferry from France and Spain.

Yep, then got straight off the boat and headed for Cornwall or Exeter.

Maybe you are confusing ferries with the vast majority of flight passengers into Exeter, who get onto other forms of transport and onwards to better places like Plymouth and Cornwall.

And who would make up the bulk of these Plymouth bound passengers?

Missionaries, high court enforcement officers, septic tank engineers?    

Not fussed about the first 2 but I'm sure the septic tank engineers would find suitable employment at Sid James Park, especially the away end!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/12037520/UKs-best-value-cities-for-hotels.html?frame=3520441

Best value city in the UK. Pipping Exeter to the no.1 spot