Westward Ho! FREE Car Park Makes Prime Time Television!

Screened last night and now available on catch up (link below) on Channel 5, was Parking Hell. This series looks at all aspects of Parking in the UK and the issues it can cause. This episode showed villages once bustling that had lost their trade due to limited parking, towns that had turned into Ghost towns due to over enforcement from civil parking companies. It was full of anger, frustration and showed how much of a nightmare parking in general can be....EXCEPT here in Westward Ho! due to the foresight and generosity of Robert Braddick of Braddicks Leisure.
Want to see it for yourself? Follow this link - https://www.my5.tv/britains-parking-hell/season-1/episode-4

Rob signed the lease for Seafield Car Park from Torridge District Council for 50 years, the first thing he did was remove the parking meters and made it a FREE car park. Situated at the outskirts of Westward Ho! on the SW Coast Path this area is just beautiful. Used by dog walkers, walkers, surfers plus due to the construction of the path, it's  suited for those with mobility issues too. Genius, it just worked. The publicity it produced was massive, it reached a global audience plus was picked up by Channel 5 for this program.

What makes it more special is Rob is one hell of a nice guy, this came across on film. It showed the community spirit here in Westward Ho! well and was a proper good advert for coming to #visitwestwardho
The producer had used this story right at the end of the program to add some positivity. Westward Ho! was the shining saviour to that episode of parking hell. 

When you look at the issues you get in other resorts, you realise we are quite lucky here in Westward Ho! With people like Rob giving a car park to the community, plus since the program, he has made it twice the size! Add this to our great Councillors working hard to help eliminate arising issues, you get a great feel for Westward Ho! as a resort. We need your money as an industry to survive, but, we will be given it for offering over and above rather than trying to take it!
This is what makes Westward Ho! a very special place to live, work in and visit.

Even Daniel The Spaniel managed to get into the program, he has never had parking issues on his Stand Up Paddle Board!

Robert Braddicks FREE car park now...Twice the size to what it was and FULL! It has allowed people free and easy access onto the SW Coast Path to connect with nature and take in the amazing views on the walk. Never been that way?
Here is a link to the SW Coast Part to Cornbrough Cliffs walk, it is stunning at any time of the year.
https://www.visitwestwardho.co.uk/coast-path-walk-to-cornbrough-cliffs

Well done Rob, you are helping to make it even easier for people to #visitwestwardho and enjoy all it has to offer.