Eden Tourism

During 2007,Eden in the Lake District Cumbria attracted 2 million visitors and a massive £149 million was spent by these visitors. During 2007 tourism accounted for 2,986  full-time equivalent jobs in Eden.

Eden Tourism acknowledges the importance of tourism to the economy of Eden and carries out a variety of activities to help sustain and attract more visitors to the area. These include:

• Marketing and promoting Eden as a holiday destination
• Producing marketing literature including Discover Cumbria's Eden Visitor Guide and Eden Visitor Attractions
• A website of tourism information that you can visit at www.visiteden.co.uk
• Eden's Tourism service also offers advice and support to new and expanding tourism businesses
• Work with local tourism businesses to encourage participation in Quality Assurance Schemes
• We have a close working relationship with members of the local tourism trade through the establishment of the Eden Tourism Network
• Works in partnership with a large number of organisations including Cumbria Tourism to provide additional promotional opportunities
• Operate 3 and part fund 2 Tourist Information Centres throughout Eden
• Work with local operators to promote business tourism through a Conference Venue Finding Service

For further information:

• Contact: Tourism Manager
• Address: Town Hall, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7QF
• Telephone: (01768) 212165 / 212167
• Email: tourism@eden.gov.uk
• Fax: (01768) 890470