Natural England - England Leisure Visits Survey 2005

England Leisure Visits Survey 2005

The survey showed an estimated 3.6 billion leisure trips in England in 2005, down from 5.4 billion in 2002/03.

However, some of this reduction may be due to changes in survey design and methodology. Trip numbers were growing modestly in the early 1990s, but since 1998 there has been an underlying downward trend for all visits, including trips to the countryside.

Despite fewer visits overall, people are spending more money per outing. The average spend per trip is £25.09, with higher levels of spend in towns and cities and at seaside resorts. The estimated total value was £90 billion, with £9.4 billion of this in the countryside, where the average spend per trip was £13.38.

The survey series data is lodged with:
UK Data Archive
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex CO4 3SQ

Tel: 01206 872143

You will need to register to use the data online.

  • England Leisure Visits Survey 2005: survey design and methodology

    The survey was commissioned by a consortium led by the Countryside Agency (now part of Natural England), and also including Defra, the Forestry Commission, the Environment Agency and eight of the nine National Parks in England. The New Forest National Park was not in existence when the survey was commissioned.

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  • The England Leisure Visits Survey downloads

    A full set of the non-interactive tables for the England Leisure Visits Survey 2005 (ELVS), together with an information note, can be downloaded here.

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  • The England Leisure Visits Survey interactive downloads

    A full set of the interactive tables used for the 2005 England Leisure Visits Survey (ELVS) are available as SPSS univariate tables. Accessing the raw ELVS SPSS tables will allow SPSS analysts to specifically tailor statistical queries to meet their own requirements. Please note that the SPSS software is not provided.

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