Tourism and Recreation

With much of Wales surrounded by a 1680 mile coastline, the tourism sector in Wales thrives around the coastal cities, towns and villages across the country.

The marine environment offers a diverse range of activity to tourists and visitors to Wales, from adventure activities to more traditional inland and sea angling.

The Marine Wales website provides individuals and businesses operating in the sector resources to support the development of their businesses in relation tourism activities related to the marine environment. The following links provide key information to help grow a sustainable tourism sector in Wales:

Tourism Investment

Business Wales Tourism Zone
For information relating to tourism investment, please see the following link to the Tourism Investment Scheme and other grant schemes that may support your business:

Year of the Sea
Visit Wales: Year of the Sea
2018 is Year of the Sea, an initiative being promoted by Visit Wales to celebrate our outstanding coastline. For more information on how your business could benefit from this initiative, please see the following links:

For other funding opportunities and support, please refer to the Funding and Business Development page

Recreational Angling

Wales offers sea fishing and freshwater angling opportunities, both for the visiting angler and the tourist with an interest.

For information about angling clubs, competitions, places to fish and stay, details of tuition, techniques, and more, visit Fishing Wales or Angling Cymru.

For information about visiting Wales and details of all that Wales has to offer, go to Visit Wales.

The Natural Resources Wales website includes information on rod licensing.

Marine Tourism Activity Planning

If you’re a business planning to develop a marine tourism activity, you may be required to consider the impacts this may have on the environment.

For information relating to marine licenses, please refer to the Marine Licensing page of the Marine Wales website.