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Title: What do people think about Grand Pier price rise? Weston-super-Mare, April 2025 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 06, 2025, 19:06:36 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c74n5xqxevxo):
Quote The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare has increased its admission charge from £1 to £2 for non-residents. Bosses said the rising cost of inflation meant they needed to start charging their 600,000 annual visitors more to "preserve the structure". Title: Re: What do people think about Grand Pier price rise? Weston-super-Mare, April 2025 Post by: ChrisB on April 06, 2025, 21:28:43 Pretty reasonable, I reckon - although the 'take it or leave it' might damage their takings, I doubt it.
I can foresee arguments with 'residents' though - how far distant is a 'resident'. Would probably have to be in postcodes, but its easy top borrow address ID from someone. Title: Re: What do people think about Grand Pier price rise? Weston-super-Mare, April 2025 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 06, 2025, 22:14:27 Personally, I agree, ChrisB.
If I choose to visit and enjoy the facilities on any historic pier, chipping in with £2 to help 'preserve the structure' seems a small price to pay, to me. CfN. :) Title: Re: What do people think about Grand Pier price rise? Weston-super-Mare, April 2025 Post by: grahame on April 07, 2025, 07:30:34 There is always going to be emotion when a charge that's a low round number is increased. I remember Kew Gardens being a penny and horror at it doubling. And much more recently a £2 bus cap increasing to £3.
I think I prefer the pier in Weston to be paid for by the visitors who use it and/or the businesses that operate from it, and putting the price up in line with inflation each year seems overcomplex while the number is low and simple and there's still (guess) a significant number of people paying the small charge in cash. Just imagine the hassle with change if the price went up to £1.08 .... This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |