Destination Talgarth Draft Action Plan PDF Print E-mail

1.    New website information/design

 

•    Modern, simple, more photographs and visitor facing

 

•    Have welcome messages in key languages on website

 

•    Plus better online integration as a whole – links to local attraction sites, BBC site, Facebook and National Park sites, Google Earth etc.

 

•    Future developments could include online booking for activities and something for genealogy tourism        

 

 

 

2.    New promotional leaflet for Talgarth

 

•    Map based and merging several of the previous info sheets

 

•    Maintain annual listing of accommodation        

 

 

3.    Improve road signage for the town

 

•    Brown signing on approach roads

 

•    Welcome signs

 

•    Sign for waterfall        

 

 

4.    Destination Talgarth

 

•    Continue joint working together and good communication and co-operation.         

 

 

5.    Promotions and offers

 

•    Between activity providers and accommodation – eg gliding, riding, mountain biking

 

•    Offer incentives to return        

 

 

6.    Make more of hub status for mountain biking

 

•    Good page on website,

 

•    Familiarisation for local businesses,

 

•    Promotions and packages as above        

 

 

7.    Bronllys Castle

 

•    Contact Cadw re website and printed info on Castle

 

•    Support for tree thinning programme.

 

•    Do Cadw run events and family friendly promotions/ education activities for ‘nurturing parents’? If not can they be encouraged to?        

 

 

8.    PR plan

 

•    To promote key events eg new booklet, mill project, new leaflets, festival

 

•    Familiarisation trips from other TICs and other attractions.

 

•    Photographic competition for better quality pictures to use on website and in leaflets?        

 

 

9.    Heritage trail/booklet

 

•    Incorporate geology within this and have family history sources of info

 

•    Parallel geocaching trail?         

 

 

10.    Hanging baskets and attractive planting around the town

(Green/sustainability theme?)

Any scope to link with local gardens or garden centres for plants and cross-promotion.        

 

 

11.    Paint run down buildings and shops        

 

 

12.    Visitor survey

 

•    To dig deeper into current visitor profiles, likes and dislikes and monitor success of new initiatives.        

 

 

13.    Food and drink

 

•    Encourage more local sourcing of food and drink – local cheeses, meat, bread, plus venison, whisky, ice cream, apple juice, new beer – all available and visitors will be keen to try.

 

•    Could this link to establishing a farmers market – start with a few one offs on event days or even an annual food and drink festival or food/drink themed event, beer festival, cheese tasting, visits to food producers etc?         

 

 

14.    Town hall basement

 

•    What are the options and gaps – heritage/family history/events/music/food???        

 

 

15.    Bell ringing

 

•    Explore viability of new event and/or incorporate in main festival?        

 

 

16.    Capitalise on Mill restoration

 

•    If/when funding for Mill restoration secured – scope to promote pub/shop opportunities to private sector

 

•    Set up courses, packages, other