Overtourism or Opportunity?

[Bald Rick]

Sainted Isle is rammed and has been since Easter to the extent that it’s taking 40 minutes to get over the bridge(s) and it just difficult to get around.
Interestingly, research is backing up my own observations of increasing numbers of Europeans especially Germans. They are saying it’s too hot in their own countries but U.K. is proving more benign
Should we embrace this or protest?

Over-tourism: Can Wales avoid Europe's mass tourism tensions?

As protests against uncontrolled tourism hit Spain and Italy there are fears Wales could be at risk of "over-tourism".

www.bbc.co.uk

Personally, I’m going to Bosch up some holiday lets and take Euros, Roubles, Rupees ….

 

[Pan mixer]

Sainted Isle is rammed and has been since Easter to the extent that it’s taking 40 minutes to get over the bridge(s) and it just difficult to get around.
Interestingly, research is backing up my own observations of increasing numbers of Europeans especially Germans. They are saying it’s too hot in their own countries but U.K. is proving more benign
Should we embrace this or protest?

Over-tourism: Can Wales avoid Europe's mass tourism tensions?

As protests against uncontrolled tourism hit Spain and Italy there are fears Wales could be at risk of "over-tourism".

www.bbc.co.uk

Personally, I’m going to Bosch up some holiday lets and take Euros, Roubles, Rupees ….

Milk the tourists rather than those Jerseys.

 

[Bald Rick]

Milk the tourists rather than those Jerseys.

But I love my jerseys

 

[Pan mixer]

But I love my jerseys

Well milk them too, develope another parlour for the tourists, they may pay to watch cows being milked, you will then be doing both at once.

 

[Bald Rick]

Well milk them too, develope another parlour for the tourists, they may pay to watch cows being milked, you will then be doing both at once.

Have you seen the size of some of them? Frigging observation platform will need 500mm RSJs

 

[Danllan]

Sainted Isle is rammed and has been since Easter to the extent that it’s taking 40 minutes to get over the bridge(s) and it just difficult to get around.
Interestingly, research is backing up my own observations of increasing numbers of Europeans especially Germans. They are saying it’s too hot in their own countries but U.K. is proving more benign
Should we embrace this or protest?

Over-tourism: Can Wales avoid Europe's mass tourism tensions?

As protests against uncontrolled tourism hit Spain and Italy there are fears Wales could be at risk of "over-tourism".

www.bbc.co.uk

Personally, I’m going to Bosch up some holiday lets and take Euros, Roubles, Rupees ….

Are the tourists just a bit of a pain, or are they actually causing real problems? How much do they put into the local economy, and would you - as a farmer - notice any loss in income if they halved in number?

We have a fair number here, but the worst thing that comes of them is that the A40 gets blocked by Carmarthen B&Q on Friday afternoons...

 

[CPF]

Take the silver dollar.
Open a field up for camping and cash in.

 

[MRT]

Take the silver dollar.
Open a field up for camping and cash in.

Given the support on here for wild camping why not just set up in the field next door for free?

 

[Bald Rick]

Are the tourists just a bit of a pain, or are they actually causing real problems? How much do they put into the local economy, and would you - as a farmer - notice any loss in income if they halved in number?

We have a fair number here, but the worst thing that comes of them is that the A40 gets blocked by Carmarthen B&Q on Friday afternoons...

Not yet causing substantial problems (other than we seem to have a disproportionate number of second homes/holiday lets in some villages) and too many vulgar static caravan sites but too many will cause the same problems that are being seen in Spain and places such as Venice
Our issue will be physically moving around as we harvest almost weekly from mid April to mid November and they don’t half get in the way plus they obey the 20mph limit

Interesting article here

Overtourism: what is it and how can we avoid it? - Glasgow Guardian

Too much travel and too many tourists at once are detrimental to the environment—overtourism is something every traveller should avoid. […]

glasgowguardian.co.uk

 

[CPF]

We allow wild camping here , but it not free £20 night

 

[Pan mixer]

Have you seen the size of some of them? Frigging observation platform will need 500mm RSJs

All can be factored into the entrance price.

 

[Beef farmer]

Sainted Isle is rammed and has been since Easter to the extent that it’s taking 40 minutes to get over the bridge(s) and it just difficult to get around.
Interestingly, research is backing up my own observations of increasing numbers of Europeans especially Germans. They are saying it’s too hot in their own countries but U.K. is proving more benign
Should we embrace this or protest?

Over-tourism: Can Wales avoid Europe's mass tourism tensions?

As protests against uncontrolled tourism hit Spain and Italy there are fears Wales could be at risk of "over-tourism".

www.bbc.co.uk

Personally, I’m going to Bosch up some holiday lets and take Euros, Roubles, Rupees ….

I found the sainted Isle very quiet in comparison to Cornwall, and really lovely and un spoilt.
Our parish is 71% 2nd homes, but feel the boil may have come off. Anglesey was half the price, half as quiet and in my view, a nicer destination. So I can't blame them for coming to see you.

 

[steveR]

Game of Thrones location somewhere on the Island I believe?

Never watched it so means nowt to me...

 

[Bald Rick]

Game of Thrones location somewhere on the Island I believe?

Never watched it so means nowt to me...

Yes, Newborough beach and woodland. Rammed from 8.30 in the morning …and then “they” decide to run a triathlon from there a few times a year

 

[Bald Rick]

I found the sainted Isle very quiet in comparison to Cornwall, and really lovely and un spoilt.
Our parish is 71% 2nd homes, but feel the boil may have come off. Anglesey was half the price, half as quiet and in my view, a nicer destination. So I can't blame them for coming to see you.

Not quiet this year. Think we are being “discovered”

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Ah, the 20 MPH speed limit. Here in sunny Suffolk it is like a far off plague. Horrible but not our problem, sorry.
Y’all voted these lunatics into power
Yes, yes.. Milk the tourist for all they are worth. Make their stay as pleasant and as informative as you possibly can. Sell wonderful Jersey milk to them by the bucket-full too. The good ones will come back year upon year. The penny dreadfuls will stay away. Win, win
Add this to repeat business and enjoy the lifestyle.
SS

 

[Mad For Muck]

Cash in on it & diversify! You’ll be amazed how much demand there is for something unique & popular with the public/tourists. We set up a ‘sideline diversification’ last year but it got so busy with so much demand we packed up contracting just to focus on it & still can’t keep up with the demand with people coming up & down the country to visit. So in a way your better off to embrace it rather than protest/moan

 

[Yale]

People……

Nuff said!

 

[Danllan]

Not yet causing substantial problems (other than we seem to have a disproportionate number of second homes/holiday lets in some villages) and too many vulgar static caravan sites but too many will cause the same problems that are being seen in Spain and places such as Venice
Our issue will be physically moving around as we harvest almost weekly from mid April to mid November and they don’t half get in the way plus they obey the 20mph limit

Interesting article here

Overtourism: what is it and how can we avoid it? - Glasgow Guardian

Too much travel and too many tourists at once are detrimental to the environment—overtourism is something every traveller should avoid. […]

glasgowguardian.co.uk

Maybe speak to the Council, these people are generally very wise & eager to help.

 

[vantage]

Are the tourists just a bit of a pain, or are they actually causing real problems? How much do they put into the local economy, and would you - as a farmer - notice any loss in income if they halved in number?

We have a fair number here, but the worst thing that comes of them is that the A40 gets blocked by Carmarthen B&Q on Friday afternoons...

And Plod decided to move an oversized, overweight 360, bang in the middle of the day up the A40, A478, when the roads are already busy. Carnage.
Why on earth things like this can’t be moved at night, god knows.