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Article: New visitor centre for Boscastle
- Article from:
- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2007
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Boscastle has welcomed the opening of a new visitor centre which
has finally opened its doors almost two and a half years after the
original building was destroyed by floods.
The centre was almost completely washed away by the torrent of
water that swept through the village in August 2004.
As an area which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each
year, replacing the centre was put as a high priority by North
Cornwall District Council, which runs the facility.
It was decided that the old site, next to the River Valency in the
village car park, could no longer be considered a suitable.
Eventually a deal was agreed to lease part of a building which was
formerly the Harbour Restaurant and ...