{"id":15275,"date":"2012-12-04T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T14:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=15275"},"modified":"2012-12-04T14:25:33","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T14:25:33","slug":"national-trust-boosts-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/12\/04\/national-trust-boosts-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"National Trust boosts tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15458\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/12\/Nologo_9_TredegarHouse_Big_RC.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15458\" title=\"Nologo_9_TredegarHouse_Big_RC\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/12\/Nologo_9_TredegarHouse_Big_RC.gif\" alt=\"Tredegar House, Newport\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15458\" title=\"Nologo_9_TredegarHouse_Big_RC\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/12\/Nologo_9_TredegarHouse_Big_RC.gif\" alt=\"Tredegar House, Newport\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors are welcomed through the imposing main entrance<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A record 43,420 people visited <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps\/ms?msid=217413797389681684919.0004d005c328701a105de&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=51.562492,-3.02918&amp;spn=0.010658,0.01929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tredegar House<\/a> this summer, smashing the 40,000 target set by its new stewards, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Trust<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The heritage charity took over the historic landmark from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newport.gov.uk\/_dc\/index.cfm?fuseaction=thingstosee.tredegarhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newport City Council<\/a> in March on a 50-year lease. The Trust aims to increase footfall to 100,000 a year, which could generate a possible \u00a31.47 million for the local economy.<\/p>\n<p>The main focus has been to concentrate on opening the house for guests to walk around at their leisure and provide a series of interactive exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>Visitor reception supervisor, Katie Dunn, says, &#8220;We wanted it so that current National Trust Members could come along to visit but also so that the local community would want to return to see the changes that have been made.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A record 43,420 people visited Tredegar House this summer, smashing the 40,000 target set by its new stewards, the National Trust. The heritage charity took over the historic landmark from Newport City Council in March on a 50-year lease. The Trust aims to increase footfall to 100,000 a year, which could generate a possible \u00a31.47 million for the local economy. 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