Visiting country parks, parks and countryside sites represents one of the most popular forms of recreation in the UK. Planning Solutions Consulting has worked on a range of the country park, greenspace, forest and park projects – from preparing business plans through...
Planning Solutions Consulting has worked as visitor attraction consultants on a range of visitor attraction and visitor centre projects from aquariums through to forest recreation visitor centres. We work with both existing attractions and new developments. With...
Planning Solutions Consulting has worked at a number of existing and proposed nature reserve and wildlife projects. We have helped clients prepare business plans through to managing programmes of visitor research and advising on strategic development opportunities and...
As Heritage Lottery Fund business planning consultants we specialise in preparing business plans for Heritage Lottery Fund projects. This includes market assessments and audience research, option appraisals, advice on governance and staffing, competitive analysis,...
Farm park attractions are growing in popularity and provide important recreation and education resources. We work with existing farm parks to identify opportunities to enhance the visitor experience. The focus is on helping clients to increase visitor numbers and/or...
As with accommodation our work in commercial leisure dates back to when we were part of the Rank Group in the early 1990s and we worked with Odeon Cinemas, Jumpin' Jaks and the large scale multiplex entertainment centres. Our work helped to identify commercial...
Holiday accommodation remains the main holiday expenditure item and offering a range of high quality accommodation types is an essential component of a successful visitor economy. Our work in the accommodation sector was established when we were part of the Rank Group...
Steeped in history, the excitement and romanticism of castles and forts attract a wide variety of different visitor segments. However, in this competitive climate, it is essential that these incredible sites are utilising their resources effectively to maximise...
Coastal towns are facing a number of challenges to maintain or regain the importance of their tourism and visitor economy. Some common issues include physical isolation, declining town centres and seasonality of the seaside economy. In many areas there have also been...
We have worked on a range of interesting and challenging heritage and museum projects. The ‘days out market’ is becoming increasingly competitive and heritage sites and museums are facing a number of challenges particularly in terms of cuts to public sector funding....
Our work usually focuses on developing activity tourism products within a wider destination programme. Activity or adventure tourism is a growth sector both in the UK and overseas. Activity tourism can represent the sole or main motivation for a holiday trip but can...
Whilst rooted deeply in the natural and cultural heritage of an area, National Parks are now becoming incredibly forward-thinking in their approach to balancing conservation and income generation, creating immersive visitor experiences, widely accessible to a diverse...