Press Release 5 March 2019
VisitWiltshire Unveils New Wiltshire Residents Week
VisitWiltshire is unveiling a brand new Residents Week aimed at local people to celebrate all the county has to offer.
Following a successful residents week trialled in Salisbury for 2018, this event is now being rolled out across Wiltshire for the very first time. It will take place during English Tourism Week running from 30 March to 7 April and will feature money-saving offers across a huge range of attractions, restaurants, cafes, tours and much more.
Residents will have the opportunity to discover what’s on their doorstep, with special offers, free entry, 2 for 1 admissions and discounted rates at more than 30 venues across Wiltshire.
Among the offers available are free entry to Mompesson House in Salisbury, 2 for 1 entry at Bowood House and Gardens, Iford Manor Gardens, Cholderton Charlie’s Rare Breeds Farm, Lydiard House and Park, REME Museum, The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum, STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Boscombe Down Aviation Collection and Wiltshire Museum in Devizes.
There are also 2 for 1 offers available with Lion Tours, Salisbury Plain Safaris and Stonehenge & Avebury with Oldbury Tours as well as cookery classes at the Farm Cookery School.
Residents can take advantage of a range of money-saving offers like 10% off at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon, 25% off a team booking with Live Escape Salisbury, 25% off meals at The Swan at Stoford and The Stonehenge Inn and 25% off the complete bill at Rollestone Manor.
The offers are available to all residents with the following postcodes within Wiltshire:- beginning with SP, SN, BA11, BA12, BA13, BA14 and BA15.
Some tickets are limited and will be on a first come first served basis. Residents will need to take their ticket and ID showing their postcode to gain entry.
Residents are also being encouraged to share their experiences on social media using the following hashtags #Wiltshireresidentsweek #ETW2019 and #timeforwiltshire.
- Tickets for the offers are available to download and print off from www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/wiltshireresidentsweek
For further information or to arrange a press visit please contact Florence Wallace, Travel Trade & PR Manager, flowallace@visitwiltshire.co.uk Tel: 01722 341309 or 07436 588860.
Editors Notes: VisitWiltshire is the official Destination Management & Marketing Organisation for Wiltshire representing 600 partners. It is a public/private sector membership organisation. VisitWiltshire's priority is to grow the county's Visitor Economy by raising awareness of the destination and generating additional tourism visits and spend. Wiltshire's Visitor Economy currently generates an estimated £1.5billion and supports over 29,000 jobs.
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