Jurassic Coast Transport Infrastructure Gap Analysis Study

Table 3.1 Appropriateness of bus services: criteria usedCriteriaCategories1 Less than 100 units/pitchesSize of accommodation siteWalk distance to bus stops2 100 - 250 units/pitches3 250 units/pitches or mor eThe larger the site, the mor e visitors and thus theassumption is that there should be a commensur atelybetter bus service availableBus services stop within 400m of central point1of the siteBus services stop betw een 400m – 1000m of2centr al point of the siteBuses stop betw een 1000m – 2000m of central3point of the siteBuses stop at least 2000m away fr om central4point of the siteBus services pass closer than this distance but*no for mal bus stops existBus services are assumed or are know n to stop+ this distance fr om the site, although no busstops shown on NaPTAN1 Tw o buses per hour or moreFr equency of bus services(summer w eekdays)At least hour ly bus services, but less than 22buses per hourLess than hour ly bus services but more than 43services per day4 4 bus services per day or less fr equent3.1.5 A total of 56 camping and caravan sites were assessed; based on theaccommodation categories above this represents 15 large, 17 medium and 24small accommodation sites. Details of the existing bus services to these sitesare set out in Table 3.2 below and in greater detail in Appendix A. Smallsites have been excluded from further analysis as these sites do not representsignificant visitor numbers compared to the other sites. Medium and largesites denoted as being relatively inaccessib le by bus have been identified as apotential priority for action and analysed further (see the final column ofTable 3.2). Portesham Dairy Farm camp site is a medium sized site that hasDoc No 3 Rev: B Date: November 2008 45G:\Final Report Web version\CTR-ADA Study Report Rev9.4. doc