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Leisure Day Visits Survey 2002/03
The survey reports participation in leisure day visits by the adult population (16 years and over) and estimates the scale and value of visits for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). It provides information on how often people undertake leisure visits, how much they spend, what they do, the characteristics of visits and visitors.
Overall, for England the leisure day visits are down from the previous survey in 1998 by 14% from 5.2 billion trips in 1998 to 4.5 billion in 2002/3.
Average expenditure per leisure day visit increased slightly from £13.20 in 1998 to £13.50 in 2002/3. However, total expenditure decreased, due to the lower number of trips, from £69.9 billion in 1998 to £61.9 billion in England for 2002/3.
The four most popular activities were going out for a meal or drink (18%), walking, hill walking, rambling (16%), visiting friends and relatives (14%) and shopping (12%).
Download the summary leaflet and all parts of the report as PDFs:
- Leaflet: Click here (347kb pdf)
- Main Report: Click here (260kb pdf)
- Report Tables: Click here (344kb pdf)
- Report Appendices: Click here (91kb pdf)
*Great Britain Day Visits Survey 2002/3. A survey undertaken by the Countryside Agency, Countryside Council for Wales, British Waterways, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Scottish Natural Heritage, VisitBritain, VisitScotland and Wales Tourist Board.
