Dales Tourism Matters Spring 2018

Spring 2018 e-newsletter

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Keeping in touch with tourism in the Derbyshire Dales

New Limestone Way guidebook

The new guide to the Limestone Way walk has now been launched as part of English Tourism Week and is available to order online. This 46-mile route offers some of the best walking in the Derbyshire Dales and is becoming increasingly popular as a short break walking holiday. To accompany the guidebook an online directory of accommodation and places to eat along the route is being developed to help walkers plan their visit. To include your business in the directory see here.

Be Cyclist Friendly

If you run a business (maybe a holiday cottage, a tearoom or pub) and would like to improve your facilities for cyclists then don’t miss out on the 50% grants which are currently available. The grants can help pay for secure bike lockers, cycle stands and other facilities for cyclists.

For more information on the grant scheme and accompanying Cycle Tourism Toolkit see here .
To attend a free workshop (26^th April 2018) on how to market your business to cyclists see here.

2018 Derbyshire Dales Visitor Guide

The 2018 Derbyshire Dales Visitor Guide is now available, complete with ideas for your guests on where to visit, outdoor activities and dates of well dressings, village open gardens and festivals. Call into one of the Visitor Information Points to pick up your copies (Peak Rail at Matlock, Peak District Mining Museum at Matlock Bath, Bakewell Visitor Centre and Ashbourne Town Hall).

Parking Permits for your Guests

Did you know that your visitors can purchase a 3 or 7 day parking permit that offers unlimited use of all the car parks run by Derbyshire Dales District Council? The Rover Pass can be bought online for £8 (three day permit) or £15 (seven day permit). To include this on your business website or in a email to your visitors just copy and paste this link: http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/community-a-living/parking/parking-permits-blue-badge/rover-passes

Free business courses and market town workshops

A wide range of free courses to help you develop your business are currently available from Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire. See here for details and to book a place on the courses.

A new Market Towns project focuses on what could be done to improve the visitor offer in 9 market towns in the Derbyshire, with a specialist consultant commissioned to work with stakeholders in each town to help them decide what the priorities should be. Workshops are planned for Bakewell and Wirksworth (3^rd May) and Matlock & Matlock Bath (4^th May). If you have an interest in improving your town please come along to one of the half-day workshops.

Dates for the diary...

Spring is on its way! Don’t miss the Well Dressings and Village Open Gardens taking place throughout the Spring and Summer. Or the splendid floral activity taking place on 6 -10 June at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show
Another main event is Eroica Britannia vintage cycle festival at Newhaven on 15 – 17 June.

If you have any news suitable for inclusion in the next e-newsletter please contact Gill Chapman, Economic Development & Tourism Officer, Derbyshire Dales District Council on tourism@derbyshiredales.gov.uk or tel: 01629 761145.

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