Heritage and Tourism
Heritage features can be widely used to provide attractions or activities for tourists. Heritage sites could be linked to local thematic routes - walking, cycling, motoring. As part of this process, access requirements, practical restoration work, and interpretation needs to be identified and undertaken.
Ideally the aims and objectives of a sustainable heritage tourism project should address the following opportunities:-
Encourage more year round visi Contribute to the econo
on the part of tourists, coupled wi Enhance the environment for tur
Interpret a d prom walking).
a Old a d dis sed buildi gs are a capital asset
restore, ma l ng co u
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centres and tourist hostels and hotels. Heritage R
tourism ha
utes and Tra s the a va
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to assist local development. The interpr
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− Visitors like to move through a rn aea, and ar − Many herit ge feature
d ntage of mbiltyo i : s are li
u new and interactive forms of proi ng the informati n.
tation of the features is ver vdi
y im ote the herita p
my of the area through a dition p
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Encourage local people to put on cultural even make existing events more accessible to visitors n
Involve loc l people in the re culture
n
Train building worers in herita buidi
ke safe and inter ret heritage site k
, wh ts and ac
tors to explore the area, its heritage and environment. d
th extra s end in local shops etc. ls alike.
tivities with local performers or
ge thrugh thematic routes, (car tours, cycling and search, writi g and promt s.
oion o h r histor f t ei ge restoration skills thus im
mpanies by creating a more diversified market. n
h b y, heritage and proving t e via ility of local the local economy. They can be a considerable tourism resource e.g. as galeries, heritge a
ped as an additional economic resource because e ready to spen
near in nat re, or can be li nked to for
d mney as the m routes o
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portant and consideratio hun sold be gi o
Preservation, Restoration and Interpretation of Our Heritage
Local heritage sites can also be used in a wider way, and one which truly benefits the people and the economy of the area; and is sustainable, this is through utilising the sites for training local people. The practical work offers a major opportunity to up-skill local building workers to craftsmen standard.
The development of heritage tourism, therefore, provides three major opportunities: Preservation, restorat Creating a new tour
Traini
ng and up-sk ing of local people i d
ill extending the tourism season -42-
in ad iterpretation of our heritage. n he
o n n ism pro uct by eco g n uraing mre year round visitors and
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lls ven to
ich can be used to stimulate new growth in l
al need for accommodation etc.
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