Devon County Council

Tourism signing provides an important opportunity for both tourism businesses and local economies and will be implemented positively and constructively.

The primary purpose is to safely guide those wishing to visit a tourist destination along the most appropriate route for the latter stages of their journey, or to indicate facilities that a tourist would not reasonably expect to find in that location.

A tourist destination is broadly defined as a permanently established attraction or facility which attracts or is used by visitors to an area, and is open to the public without prior booking during its normal opening hours*.

*As tourists would normally expect to find a signed destination open, a minimum period has been applied to ‘normal opening hours’ of at least 6 hours a day, 180 days a year.

If you would like to apply for a tourism sign, please please read Tourism Signing - a Guide for Applicants (389KB - pdf help) and print off the application form (41KB - pdf help), fill in the form and send it back to us.

If you consider yourself a bypass community then please complete the online Bypass Community Enquiry Form.

Environment, Economy and Culture
Devon County Council
Lucombe House
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QW

Applications for signing from the motorway and trunk roads are to be made on the same application form. Eligibility for signing is subject to the agreement of the Highways Agency and a copy of their additional criteria is available at:

www.highways.gov.uk/business/1163.aspx

If you have any comments or enquiries about tourism signing in Devon, please contact us using the details below or writing to the address above.

01392 382112
01392 382135
environment@devon.gov.uk