outdoors-participation-report-v2
outdoors-participation-report-v2
outdoors-participation-report-v2
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Quality family time<br />
• Regardless of their motivations for participating <strong>outdoors</strong> (to explore; for an<br />
adventure; for fitness; for a challenge) families are attracted to activities that<br />
provide the following:<br />
- Easy to find out about and easily accessible (within 2 mile of home for regularity)<br />
- A place for a picnic (‘squashed lunch’)<br />
- Great facilities: clean; child friendly; good choice of food and drink (for lunch<br />
or tea and cakes as a treat at the end); easy access parking; good services<br />
- Value for money with family promotions or money back guarantees<br />
- Range of modern varied activities for all ages<br />
- Photo opportunities<br />
- Fits with parental working patterns and schedules<br />
- Short time enjoyed together is often more rewarding than a long day out.<br />
Older people choose more leisure-based activities<br />
• A higher percentage of older people (55-65 years) hill walk/ramble.<br />
• In general terms older people are attracted to activities that provide<br />
the following:<br />
- ‘Keep fit‘ element but don’t want to be pushed beyond their limits<br />
- Great facilities: clean, good choice of food and drink for lunch or tea and<br />
cakes as a treat at the end); easy access parking; good customer service<br />
- Easy to find out about<br />
- Well signposted routes and safe<br />
- Opportunities to ‘stretch the mind’<br />
- Opportunities to meet like minded people.<br />
‘What’ continued...<br />
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