Tourism News & Updates
Multi award-winning Cofton Holidays, based near Dawlish Warren, has been awarded Gold in the Holiday Park of the Year category at the Visit Devon Tourism Awards 2018.
A brand new and exciting space has now opened on Exmouth’s Queen’s Drive along the seafront for the summer season offering new attractions and events for all ages.
South Devon’s multi-award winning holiday park, Cofton Holidays, has unveiled five newly re-furbished holiday apartments for 2018.
- 18th April 2017
South West and national businesses are invited to take part in Devon’s largest annual event – the Devon County Show on May 18, 19 and 20.
- 20th February 2017
Cofton Country Holidays, the multi award-winning holiday park near Dawlish, South Devon, has received one of the highest accolades in the world of hot tubs at the annual British and Irish Hot Tub Association (BISHTA) awards, held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
Paignton Zoo has been named Devon's most social attraction according to a study by camping and glamping specialist Campsites.co.uk.
The south coast zoo has received 95,949 check-ins on Facebook - almost 40,000 more than any other Devon tourist spot.
- 4th January 2017
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.
- 14th November 2016
New figures released by Visit South Devon reveal that the value of tourism to Teignbridge is rising - In 2015 alone, tourism contributed £9.8 million more to the local economy than it did in 2014 bringing the total amount brought in to Teignbridge by tourism to £262 million.
Visit South Devon is this week launching a new holiday special offers app to help visitors pack a punch with their pound.
- 18th July 2016
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park in Devon is a cultured place. Here, gorillas perform Shakespeare for their admiring fans.