Visit South Devon

Visit South Devon and Discover Dartmouth partner with new South West 660 road trip 

Visit South Devon has become the latest partner for the South West 660 driving route, an iconic road trip following the beautiful coastline of southwest England.

The 660-mile route runs from Poole in Dorset through Devon and Cornwall and finishes in Watchet, Somerset, passing Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Coastal sites as it hugs the sea.

Encouraging...

Visit South Devon Launches new Food and Drink membership scheme

Over the past few years there has been an increase in local producers who are turning the fruits, vegetables and plants grown throughout the region into marvellous fruit juices, beers, wines, spirits, and fizzy drinks.

From grapes grown on riverbanks, gin distilled in coastal communities and juices pressed and bottled on the very farms that grow the fruits, there is now award winning...

Winner announced of Visit South Devon Photograph Competition 2018

Visit South Devon, the official tourism organisation for South Devon, has announced the winners of its 2018 South Devon Photograph Competition.

With a record breaking 570 entries (an increase of 1000% from 2017) from holiday makers, locals, professional and amateur photographers, this year has been tougher than ever.

The photographs had to capture the essence of South Devon...

Record year for tourism in South Devon

Latest figures from Visit South Devon reveal that 2016 was an exceptional year for tourism with visitors to www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk up more than 7% on 2015, accounting for just shy of 870,000 site visits over the past twelve months.

Combined with day trips and overnight stays, Visit South Devon predicts that tourism in East Devon, Mid Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge could...

Visit South Devon partners with YourWelcome

YourWelcome, the leading provider of smart tablet devices for holiday let properties, and Visit South Devon, the official tourism marketing organisation promoting East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and South Hams, yesterday announced a new strategic partnership.

Combining local area expertise provided by Visit South Devon with YourWelcome’s tablet devices, the partnership will provide...

New look for South Devon tourism

Visit South Devon has today unveiled a new look brand and refreshed website for tourism in South Devon, embracing tourism businesses and destinations across East Devon, Mid Devon, Teignbridge and South Hams. Created following its merger with Heart of Devon, the new brand, developed by Exeter brand agency, ‘Believe in’, is designed to create an evocative link between the shores and countryside...

New-look tourism website for Dartmouth launched

Dartmouth’s official tourism website www.discoverdartmouth.com has relaunched following a radical redesign to create a sleek new, image led site designed to inspire and capture the imagination of the browsing public, wherever they are in the world.

Developed by the experienced marketing team at Visit South Devon, the fresh new site, which features new images from Dartmouth Photographs...

Record demand for South Devon Visitor guide

Jammed full of information on places to stay, events to attend, things to do, beaches, walks, festivals and guides to every major town and tourism destination in South Devon, the free guide has been designed to encourage visitor numbers year-round.

Available nationally from Tourist Information Centres and directly from the Visit South Devon website, the glossy A5 guide can be picked up...

Visit South Devon appoints acting general manager

Visit South Devon has announced the appointment of Sarah Stride as acting general manager for the next 12 months. Sarah takes over the post from Stephanie Cherrett, who is taking adoption leave for the coming year.

Stuart Longrigg, Chairman of Visit South Devon, commented: “Stephanie has been a great asset to us over the past four years. She has helped establish the organisation as a...