QUEST stands for ‘Quality Underpins Exmoor’s Sustainable Tourism’ and is about working together to enhance the greater Exmoor area as a quality rural tourism destination. A destination which exceeds our visitors’ expectations, maintains a vibrant and sustainable tourism industry, and brings benefits to the environment and local communities.

Quest Leaflet (PDF, 219kb)

We are working in collaboration with local businesses, communities and public bodies to strengthen Exmoor as a high quality visitor destination. The project will undertake a range of activities during its lifetime, but initially we have been focussing on working to achieve greater co-ordination in the management of tourism and enhancing quality for visitors to Exmoor.

To this end QUEST has been developing a Strategic Action Plan for Sustainable Tourism for the Exmoor area. During summer 2003 we held a series of meetings at a number of locations across the Exmoor area, which provided an opportunity to contribute to the development of the action plan. This first phase of consultation meetings helped to identify key issues, and highlight some possible solutions, which have informed the development of the plan. The final phase of consultation ended on 24th October 2003.

To access the action plan, please click on the link below:

Strategic Action Plan (PDF, 271KB)

One of the aims of the QUEST Project is to research visitor needs, expectations and levels of satisfaction. During the winter of 2003/03 a pilot visitor satisfaction survey was devised and carried out. This visitor satisfaction survey has been developed and a full survey is being carried out between June and December 2005. Click here to access a short report on the Visitor Satisfactin Survey and here to view the pilot survey questionnaire and the current survey questionnaire

The value of tourism to Exmoor 2003 South West Tourism has produced two reports (2001 and 2003) detailing the value of tourism to the South West region, its counties, unitary and district authorities

Product Audit Report (DOC, 27 KB). Access to information on Exmoor’s tourism product has been highlighted as a key need within the “Strategic Action Plan for Sustainable Tourism for the Greater Exmoor Area”. This report outlines the findings of the recent Product Audit and how they will be used.

For more information on QUEST please contact

Tim Braund
Head of Information and Access
Exmoor House, Dulverton
TA22 9HL.
Tel: 01398 322241 (direct line).
Email:Tpbraund@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk