New tourist information centre opens to public

North East Lincolnshire Council said it can attract 30,000 visitors a day at its peak

A new tourist information centre has opened in Cleethorpes.

It is situated along the Central Promenade and will be run by two resort ambassadors and the beach resort team.

The centre offers help and advice, local attraction leaflets, bus timetables and a free drinking water fountain.

Funding to create the unit has come from the Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund and Bunzl, the fund sponsors.

Radar keys for those who need access to disabled toilets, slipway registrations, fishing permits and bait digging permits will also be available at the centre.

Scott Snowden, resort manager for Cleethorpes, said: "We have a range of leaflets and offers available for anyone who visits and one of our team will always be here to help you.

"We encourage people to come down and speak to us to see what we can offer them during their time in Cleethorpes."

A spokesperson for Sea-Changers said: "Our fund aims to tackle the increasing problem of plastic bottles, left behind along the coast as marine litter, which damage sensitive marine environments and the species that live there."

It will be open from 09:00 to 18:00 BST from April to September and from 09:00 to 16:00 GMT the rest of the year.

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