Motorways (Tourist Signs) (Hansard, 27 June 1990)

§ Mr. Atkins

Tourist sign destinations are not chosen by the Department. They are applied for and authorised against published criteria. The following destinations have been authorised for inclusion on tourist signs on motorways in England by region:

212W

London

Hendon RAF Museum
Wembley Stadium

South West

Exmoor
Bickton Park
Devon¹
Bristol Zoo
SS Great Britain and Historic Harbour
Cheddar Caves
Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust
Castle Combe Racing Circuit
Somerwest World
Wells
Glastonbury
Wookey Caves
Cricket St. Thomas Wildlife Park
Yeovilton Air Museum
Forest of Dean
Bowood House

South East

Birdworld
Marwell Zoological Park
Hampshire Farm Museum
Upper Hamble Country Park
Royal Victoria Country Park
Southampton/Old Town Waterfront
Broadlands
Beaulieu/National Motor Museum
Paultons Park
Historic Portsmouth
Historic Ships (Portsmouth)
Sea Life (Portsmouth)
D Day Museum (Portsmouth)
The Pyramids (Portsmouth)
Brands Hatch
Hever Castle
Chartwell
Sevenoaks¹
Rochester
Castle (Rochester)
Cathedral (Rochester)
Chatham
Historic Dockyard (Chatham)
Ice Rink (Gillingham)
Historic Maidstone
Leeds Castle
Eurotunnel Exhibition Centre
Chessington World of Adventures
Sandown Park
Wisley Royal Horticultural Society Gardens
Thorpe Park
Windsor Castle
Royalty and Empire (Windsor)
Safari Park (Windsor)
Blenheim Palace
The Parl Sports Centre
Waterperry Gardens
Child Beale Wildlife Trust
Land of Littlecote
Ice Rink and Ski Centre (Bracknell)

East Midlands

Chatsworth
Gulliver's Kingdom
Heights of Abraham
Derbyshire Dales
Sherwood Forest¹
American Adventure
Billing Aquadrome

Eastern

Whipsnade Zoo
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Woburn Abbey
Safari Park (Woburn)
Hatfield House
The Ice Bowl
Stanborough Park
Chiltern Open Air Museum
Model Village (Bekonscot)
Imperial War Museum (Duxford)
Wimpole Hall/Home Farm

West Midlands

Drayton Manor Park
Historic Coventry
Cathedral (Coventry)
Coombe Abbey Country Park
Weston Park
Cosford Aerospace Museum
Yorkshire and Humberside
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (Bradford)
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Doncaster Racecourse, Exhibition Centre and Leisure Park
Elsham Country Park
Piece Hall (Halifax)

North West

Wigan Pier
Park Hall, Camelot
Martin Mere Wildfowl Trust
Lancaster Historic City
Morecambe Bay
Frontierland
Historic Carlisle
Borders Tourist Route to Edinburgh follow A7
West Pennine Moors
Last Drop Village
Hollingworth Lake
Liverpool Maritime City
Albert Dock
Southport
Pleasureland
Lord Street
Knowsley Safari Park
Tatton Park
Dunham Massey Hall
Quarrey Bank Mill
Blackpool
Stanley Park and Zoo
North Shore (Blackpool)
Derby Pool—Splashland
Illuminations (only when on)

Northern

Durham Historic Cathedral City
Beamish Museum
North Pennines and Weardale

¹Denotes directions to a tourist information point or centre.

Notes

(1) Words in brackets are not included on the signs themselves, but explain the location of the signs for the purpose of this list.

(2) Some destinations are combined on single signs.

(3) Alton Towers is shown on blue tourist signs in the North West, East Midlands and West Midland regions. These will be changed to brown signs in due course.

(4) Many tourist destinations are signed from trunk and "A" roads, for which there are no central records.