Boreades
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British ferry operator Severn Link has announced the first modern ferry service connecting South Wales and South West England will commence operation early this year. It is hoped that the new ferry service will help transform the lives of thousands of travellers with the creation of a regular fast, fun and affordable passenger ferry service between Swansea and Ilfracombe.
The Severn Link service will be the first time a regular modern ferry route has joined the two shores of the Bristol Channel, creating a much needed connection between one of England’s most visited tourist areas and the economic and cultural hub of Wales. Regular transport links between the two areas have, in modern times, been limited to road or rail travel, adding many hours onto travel times and many more pounds onto travel costs.
By traveling via Severn Link ferry, travel times and environmental impact will be drastically cut. The 34 knot, 360 passenger catamarans will take just fifty minutes to complete a journey which would take at least four times as long by car.
Severn Link founder Chris Marrow said, ‘To my knowledge, there is no other comparable stretch of water in the world linking similarly populated areas which doesn’t have a heavily utilised ferry service. Market research has shown that there is a huge demand for this ferry route within South Wales and South West England. The Severn Link ferries will open up multiple opportunities, not just for ease of travel between the two regions for tourists, commuters and travellers, but also to help forge business links and bring the two neighbouring areas closer in many positive ways.’
The Ilfracombe – Swansea route is just the first route in a series of planned major destinations on both sides of the Bristol Channel, with plans for more routes between South Wales and the northern coast of South West England currently in development and due to be announced this year.
The Severn Link service will be the first time a regular modern ferry route has joined the two shores of the Bristol Channel, creating a much needed connection between one of England’s most visited tourist areas and the economic and cultural hub of Wales. Regular transport links between the two areas have, in modern times, been limited to road or rail travel, adding many hours onto travel times and many more pounds onto travel costs.
By traveling via Severn Link ferry, travel times and environmental impact will be drastically cut. The 34 knot, 360 passenger catamarans will take just fifty minutes to complete a journey which would take at least four times as long by car.
Severn Link founder Chris Marrow said, ‘To my knowledge, there is no other comparable stretch of water in the world linking similarly populated areas which doesn’t have a heavily utilised ferry service. Market research has shown that there is a huge demand for this ferry route within South Wales and South West England. The Severn Link ferries will open up multiple opportunities, not just for ease of travel between the two regions for tourists, commuters and travellers, but also to help forge business links and bring the two neighbouring areas closer in many positive ways.’
The Ilfracombe – Swansea route is just the first route in a series of planned major destinations on both sides of the Bristol Channel, with plans for more routes between South Wales and the northern coast of South West England currently in development and due to be announced this year.
With weather like we have been having how often are they going to be able to run?
