Four times British Travel Award-winning Coast & Country Cottages has joined with other local businesses from Salcombe and Dartmouth to produce an inspirational video promoting the region as a tourist destination ahead of the 2018 season.

Named #SouthDevonByNumbers, the stunning two minute film is designed to showcase some of the highlights visitors can enjoy during a holiday in this unspoilt region. The footage features a host of local businesses as well as some fascinating snippets of information about South Devon, like the amount of crab caught in the area each week!

The footage is designed to encourage people to book their first South Devon holiday, and also to offer regular holidaymakers a reminder of why they need to arrange a repeat visit soon. From the 100 local ice cream flavours to try, to basking in the warm weather (2.1◦C warmer than the UK average!) there are plenty of reasons to visit!  For walkers there are 190,808 steps on the South West Coast Path just waiting to be explored.

Coast & Country Cottages Marketing Executive Caroline Stephani co-produced the video. She says 'We wanted to show what makes this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty so special. The footage includes some interesting facts about the region (that we spent a great deal of time researching!), as well as numerous beauty spots. I think we really captured the essence of this wonderful area.'

Local businesses that worked alongside Coast & Country Cottages and feature in the video include Triocean Surf, Dartmouth Steam Railway & Riverboat, The Kids & Co, Avon Mill, Sailfunk, Salcombe Dingy Sailing, Devon Beach Company, Dartmouth Hotel Golf and Spa, Salcombe Distilling Co, Dartmouth Ice Cream, Roly's Fudge and The Winking Prawn. In addition to this, the notable beauty spots featured include Blackpool Sands, Thurlestone Rock and Slapton Sands.

Marketing and Sales Manager Clare Levy adds 'We are delighted that so many businesses in the area worked with us to create this video. Whilst the region has a booming tourism trade, it is important we continue to work together to ensure South Devon remains a popular holiday destination. There is so much that is special and unique about the area, and we hope the film shows this!'

Visit www.coastandcountry.co.uk/SouthDevonbynumbers to watch the video and learn 15 fascinating facts about the region.  

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