Morwellham Quay saved from permanent closure

ERIH Anchor Point Morwellham Quay near Tavistock, one of Devon's highest profile tourist attractions has been saved from permanent closure. Morwellham Quay has been bought by Simon and Valerie Lister, who run Bicton Park Botanical Gardens near Budleigh Salterton in Devon.

The open-air mining museum went into administration in September 2009, after Devon County Council withdrew its funding. In the 1970s Morwellham Quay attracted more than 150,000 visitors a year, but that number has dropped by two-thirds. In September 2009, Devon County Council announced it was to stop funding Morwellham, a Unesco World Heritage Site, leaving it with a £1m shortfall. It went into administration, closed in October and was put up for sale.

The new owner hope to ropen the site by September.

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