The Riverside Touring Park in Betws-y-Coed, Conwy Valley, which offers caravan spaces, has reported a rise in numbers for 2009.
Conwy Valley in north Wales has seen a surge in tourism across the board, with hoteliers and holiday park owners alike benefiting from the growth in the number of people holidaying in the UK, the North Wales Weekly News reported.
Riverside managing director Edward Goddard told the paper: “Riverside Touring Park, which reopened in 2008 after a £3 million redevelopment project, has recorded a 20 per cent increase in visitors this year as staycationers have flocked to Snowdonia for holidays and short breaks.”
The park, a short walk from the centre of Betws-y-Coed, is a Caravan Club affiliate and offers 60 pitches for touring caravans.
The recession has prompted many holidaymakers to stay closer to home and explore what the great British countryside has to offer.
In the past year the number of visits by UK residents to Europe decreased by 14 percentage points from 55 million to 47.3 million, according to the Office for National Statistics.
