Developments affecting the visitor economy in Exeter

•Exeter Cathedral - Cloisters Plus•Sandy Park •Retail & restaurants•Business•Accommodation•Transport

Exeter Cathedral

• Additional 100,000 visitors pa to Exeter

• Underground visitor centre

• £12.8m development • HLF application

submitted, announcement after general election in May 2015

Sandy Park• Expansion from 10,744 to

12,500, then to 20,600• Largest stadium in SW

peninsula• Conference facilities 1000

capacity to c 2,000• State of the art grandstands• 1000 seater auditorium • TOTAL £24 million

investment

• Possible hotel site

Restaurants and retail • Guildhall Shopping

Centre refurbishment• Princesshay leisure and

Exeter Bus & Coach Station

• Emphasis on food & drink and leisure

• IKEA• Honiton Road

Business

• Continued expansion of University of Exeter, including research

• Met Office supercomputer

• A303 dualing• Flooding resilience

Accommodation

• 2007 - 884 beds• 2013 - 1,382 beds

(Premier Inn (2), Jurys Inn, Southgate & Southernhay House)

• 2015 - Premier Inn Southernhay 120 beds

• Exeter Science Park & Sandy Park?

Transport

• Bridge Road dualling• Tithebarn link road to

bypass junc 29 of M5• Rail halts at Newcourt

and Marsh Barton• Alphington park & ride• Pinhoe park & change• Exe Estuary Cycle Trail

Thank youAny questions?

Victoria HatfieldEconomy & Tourism Manager

Exeter City Council01392 265104

victoria.hatfield@exeter.gov.uk@VMHatfield