'Decades of investment has weather-proofed the Westcountry's tourist economy' according to a recent report on local news sites - with funding poured in to many 'upmarket' and luxurious attractions such as spas and boutique attractions.
If we go back 15, even 10 years in Cornwall, there wasn't the same kind of money being pumped into all weather activities - and there wasn't any appeal in trudging around grey, depressing towns full of miserable people and miserable puddles. Thankfully things have changed however, and now the idea of being tucked up in cosy Cornish cottages (many in the area have been renovated, too) in the heart of the countryside seems far more appealing.
