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Devon’s top attractions announce: “We’re good to go!”

30th June 2020

Categories: Visitor News

Devon’s Top Attractions are pleased to announce that they are good to go with many of them supporting Visit England’s new “We’re Good to Go” industry standard which was launched last week. Several of the top attractions in Devon are now proud holders of the UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark.

Many are also getting accredited for the AA’s new Covid Confident scheme, which was launched recently. Both quality mark schemes give great confidence to visitors and locals alike to demonstrate that the health, safety and hygiene of visitors is at the forefront of attractions and is being incorporated as part of the visitor experience.

Chairman of Devon’s Top Attractions, Dick Wood, said: “The safety of our visitors and staff remains our major concern. All member attractions are following Government guidelines and have been working incredibly hard behind the scenes to make reopening as easy as possible.

“There will be new safety procedures and measures in place, which may make the visitor experience slightly different to what it was previously, but it will still be good quality. Member attractions are endeavouring to get accreditation for both of the UK’s Covid visitor standard schemes which will undoubtedly give further confidence to people. It is important visitors become fully aware of any new operating procedures and of the new safety measures that are in place before visiting any of Devon’s top attractions. These can be checked on the attraction’s own websites while prebooking which is now essential.”

While each attraction will be maintaining their own safety procedures, the following are likely to be in place:

Limiting visitor numbers
Changes to opening times
Changes to season/member tickets
Mandatory prebooking
Contactless payments encouraged or mandatory
Inside spaces remaining closed
Social distancing
Regular hand sanitising required.

Some attractions may also take visitor’s temperature on entry. Staying safe is everyone’s responsibility and guests will be asked not to visit if they have any symptoms are in a high risk category, are self isolating or if they have been in contact with someone who has symptoms.

The following attractions are already open:

Bicton Park, grounds only
Blackpool Sands, carparks and toilets open, takeaway counter only
Wildwood Escot
Exeter Cathedral, open for private prayer and reflection only
Killerton House, carpark, garden and parkland open to prebooked visitors only.

The following attractions are planning to open week commencing 29^th June:

Big Sheep, phased reopening
Castle Drogo, garden and toilets reopening to prebooked guests only

The following attractions are planning to open from 4^th July

Babbacombe Model Village, prebooks only
Becky Falls
Clovelly Village, village, visitor centre and café will all reopen with takeaways operating at the Red Lion
Pennywell Farm, online booking only
Seaton Tramway
Stuart Line Cruises
River Dart Country Park
Lundy Island
Canonteign Falls

The following attractions will be opening after 4^th July

Exmoor Zoo, reopening 5^th July, takeaway food only, no talks or encounter sessions.
Crealy Theme Park and Resort, partial reopening on 6^th July
Woodland Family Theme Park, conditional date of 6^th July
Buckfast Abbey, church open for private prayer only
Bygones, reopening 11^th July with usual opening times, café to remain closed
Kents Cavern, 11^th July, limited guests, prebooking only
Diggerland, 11^th July
Milky Way Adventure Park, 11^th and 12^th July with plans to open fully from 15^th July
World of Country Life, phased reopening from 13^th July
Devon Railway Centre, 15^th July.