The Welsh government has said that boosting faith tourism in the country will be a challenge.

Edwina Hart, minister for economy and transport, said attracting more visitors to places of worship and other sacred sites could giver Welsh tourism a competitive edge.

But she said increasing the £12m UK tourists already spend visiting religious venues would be a major challenge, as places of worship are often closed - or appear closed - to visitors.

She added that there is also 'no coherence' between faith tourism projects and no organisation adequately funded to promote it.

Wales’ Faith Tourism Action Plan outlines efforts to correct this, as well as explore how to better use faith and religion as a viable tourist option.

To read the full action plan, click here