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Don’t forget Fairlynch Museum when you visit Britain!

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VisitBritain is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain ’s visitor economy, I read on its website at http://www.visitbritain.org/      A non-departmental public body, funded by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, it works with partners in the UK and overseas to ensure that Britain is marketed in an inspirational and relevant way around the world. So I was naturally curious about a glaring omission on VisitBritain’s Jurassic coast itinerary at http://www.visitbritain.com/en/Jurassic-Coast-walking-itinerary/ Exmouth and Sidmouth Museums are mentioned, but no Fairlynch Museum ! Actually, the website as it stands seems likely to encourage visitors to give Budleigh Salterton a miss altogether. The two attractions listed for our town are the World of Country Life and Bicton Park Botanical Gardens , neither of which are exactly in Budleigh Salterton itself. That got me thinking abou...