Last few of Devon's Top Attractions who remained open now set to close after latest Government intervention to control Covid 19 virus outbreak
24th March 2020
Categories: Visitor News
With growing worries over the spread of Coronavirus across the county, the last few members of ‘Devon’s Top Attractions’ (the Devon Association of Tourist Attractions - DATA) who remained open have effectively been told to close for business from the Monday 23rd March by the Prime Minister.
The members concerned were all employing special measures to welcome visitors safely, most of whom simply wanted to get outside into the great outdoors and enjoy themselves in some rare sunshine this week whilst also obeying the Government latest ‘two-metre proximity rule’ to other people. The few that were still open for business were largely open-air attractions and had made special arrangements for visitors by restricting access to closed-in areas as listed in Government guidance, such as pubs and cafes etc, and they were employing detailed risk assessments, plus special hygiene and enhanced cleaning measures and washing stations around their sites to help tackle the risk of possible infection.
All of these members were still not considered to be subject to the Government’s current guidance on social distancing until Monday night's announcement limiting movement and gatherings to only essential travel.
Chairman of Devon’s Top Attractions, Dick Wood, said: “We have all been expecting this announcement from the Government in the light of recent events. Devon’s Top Attractions plans to keep its members and the local media regularly updated so that we have a complete picture for everyone’s benefit, but the information should also be readily available from individual member websites too of course.”
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