Rother District Council

If you are starting up a business or taking over an established business in Rother then help is at hand.

Accommodation Start Up Pack for Rother Businesses

This Start Up Pack is for any individual or company thinking about, or in the process of setting up a Hotel, Guest House, Bed and Breakfast, Self Catering Holiday Let, Caravan or Campsite or Holiday Park.

Do I need Planning Permission? How do I market my property? Who is the Tourist Board? Hopefully this online start up pack will answer all your questions and more! It will also prove useful for existing establishments as a reference point for further information.

Tourism is worth over £260,000,000 to Rother per year, we receive over 490,000 staying visitors per annum, amounting to 1,909,000 bed nights -409,000 from overseas and 1,500,000 from domestic visitors (Based on 2009 figures)

Recent accommodation futures studies have identified a lack of both serviced and self catering accommodation establishments within the Rother area.

There are a number of things to consider when setting up an accommodation establishment and we have listed these under the following categories

1) Quality

2) Legal and Statutory Information

3) Advice, Support and Training

4) Who's Who in Tourism- locally, regionally and nationally

5) Marketing / Local Initiatives

6) Tourism Stats, Strategies and Surveys

If you are starting up a business or taking over an established business in Rother then help is at hand.

If you require any further information use the enquiry form. Alternatively fill in the Sign up for new updates form and we will keep you updated with new information and updates, including relevant training and marketing opportunities for local town guides, 1066 Country and regional and national campaigns of interest. 

Please feel free to contact the Regeneration and Tourism Officer Emma Oldham on 01424 787838 if you cannot find the information you require on the following pages.

Disclaimer:Information supplied by Rother District Council is correct at the time of collation, RDC can not be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the information supplied.

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