Visit Thames and Thames Path National Trail Business Engagement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Visit Thames and Thames Path National Trail Business Engagement Forum 24 th Feb’ 2016. Natural England and National Trails

The National Trail Family • 16 National Trails in England and Wales including the emerging England Coast Path. • Cleveland Way • Cotswold Way • Glyndw’rs Way • Hadrian’s Wall Path • Norfolk Coast Path and Peddars Way • North Downs Way • Offa’s Dyke Path • Pembrokeshire Coast Path • Pennine Bridleway • Pennine Way • Ridgeway • South Downs Way • South West Coast Path • Thames Path • Yorkshire Wolds Way

The new deal – from April 2013 • National Trails are ‘managed locally but within a national framework of guidance and support’. • NE’s vision – – ‘…they are a family of the highest quality recreational routes connecting our finest landscapes for extensive off road journeys’ • Trail Partnerships – taking collective responsibility for local delivery of the trail.

Thames Path National Trail Partnership • Formed April 2015 • Already enabled: – Involvement of a much broader range of interested groups and individuals – Engagement with bodies along the full length of Thames Path National Trail – Exploration of a wider range of opportunities

Thames Path National Trail today • “A walk for walkers and non - walkers alike” • “The Thames Path National Trail is a tapestry of English history” • “A well signposted, level path that takes in city, town and countryside.” • www.nationaltrail.co.uk/thames-path • www.visittahmes.co.uk