Traffic Restrictions - A great Idea!

As we emerged from lockdown I became quite uneasy about the opening up of Cornwall, especially as we have all been so lucky down here, in having so few COVID19 cases, compared to most of the rest of the UK. A sudden influx of people seemed so daunting.

And despite myself being a part of the Tourism Economy, in running 2 holiday lets in St Ives, I was still feeling quite nervous.

We are taking quite stringent measure with our flats, and leaving 3 day gaps between bookings, to ensure the best possible cleaning is carried out, to keep the areas safe for our guests, our resident tenants, and cleaners alike.

However, I was delighted to learn last week, that Cornwall Council have placed the traffic restriction in St Ives (as other towns in Cornwall) - I think this is very sensible, as one of my main concerns was envisaging the chaos with the amount of tourists and traffic in Fore Streets and the rest of the town centre. It certainly helped allay my fears.

I'm sure all other accommodation providers are doing their best to keep their places clean and safe, and this should also help t keep the volume of tourists down too.

I really think that these new traffic restrictions should now continue every year throughout the busy high season. A lot of our guests in the past have expressed their views in thinking that the town centre shouldn't be open to traffic as a general rule. I have asked our guests who have just arrived at our flats this weekend, what they think, and there was a resounding 'yes'! They think it's a very sensible decision.

I'd be very interested to hear what other people think. I'm referring to tourist and non-essential traffic. I appreciate deliveries to businesses need to happen, and local residents need to park their cars and be able to get to work - but as is the case now, these can be kept to before 11am and after 4pm.