The document discusses honeypot villages, which are locations that attract large numbers of tourists. Characteristics of honeypot villages include shops becoming gift shops and tea rooms to cater to tourists, with thousands of visitors bringing noise and congestion that can drive locals away by taking away peace and quiet. Village shop closures are also addressed, noting they can cause residents to leave as shops struggle to compete with supermarkets and close at a rate of 400 per year, leaving some villages dependent on other towns for goods and isolating elderly residents who cannot drive.

1. Natural Beauty
Setting for a TV show
Historical
Picturesque

2. Honey Pot SitesHoney Pot Sites
Honey pot sites are sites that attract large numbers of tourists e.g. Cheddar.
Characteristics of honeypot villages
• Local shops become gift shops or tea rooms
• 1000’s of tourists
• Offers something that pleases large numbers of people
• Businesses move in to capitalise on tourist
• Second homes empty most of the year
Downsides to being a honeypot village
• Crowds and congestion
• Locals move away
• Loss of peace and quiet
• Loss of community
• Noise and environmental pollution (litter)

3. Village Shop ClosuresVillage Shop Closures
• Closure of village shop causes people to move
• Shops not supported by locals who drive to supermarket
instead
• Shops must sell a wide range of goods to compete with
supermarkets
• Difficult for specialist shops such as butchers to survive
• Shops are closing at a rate of 400 per year
• 1/3 of villages are dependant on neighbouring towns for
basic goods
• Some locals have clubbed together to buy the shop and
run it for themselves
• Very difficult for elderly people to access services away
from their village, especially if they don’t drive

4. The Spiral of DeclineThe Spiral of Decline