Is the Swansea-Ilfracombe ferry actually going to happen? Reading this article Wales Online I'm not sure if it should. http://tinyurl.com/36jodvl Which way would have more traffic - Welsh people coming to Ilfracombe for jobs (highly unlikely) or on holiday (maybe). How many Ilfracombeites would use it for going on holiday (or to work) in Swansea? I suppose it would be good for onward travel to Ireland but that's about it.

i would use it, be good to go somewhere different for the day or night, either shopping or the clubs appeal to me, either in swansea or cardiff

I definitely still want the ferry!!!!!!! Wold be so nice just to be able to get somewhere without having to go on the link road. I think plwnty of Welsh people would enjoy a visit to combe in the summer too.

Ilfracombe desperately needs better connections . If the ferry was up and running footfall in the town would certainly go up which is a no brainier for boosting cash spent locally. Also even if people do decide to use the link to Swansea for commuting to work in Wales this opens up ilfracombe as a viable place of residence for people working in south Wales. I currently commute to Exeter which on the train from bstaple takes about 2 hours in total. I could look for work in Swansea and commute there in a fraction of the time. Onward transport from ilfracombe for ferry passengers may be a bit of a stumbling block as we could really do with a rail connection for people to really use it as a transport route to the south west. I have family in mid Wales and popping over the channel and getting a train up will be a fantastic compared to the long slog by road via Bristol. Bring it on! Best thing to happen to ilfracombe for years!