Client: Surrey County Council and Hampshire County Council The Basingstoke Canal runs for 32 miles from Greywell in Hampshire through to Woodham in Surrey where it joins the Wey Navigation and beyond to the River Thames. It has a continuous tow path and has some 29...
Client: Leicestershire County Council We carried out an assessment of land adjacent to a major visitor attraction to assess potential end uses, with a focus on leisure and office uses, which could complement the attraction and generate additional earned revenue for...
Client: Forestry Commission For the Forestry Commission we examined the potential to introduce a new concept visitor attraction in the UK – a major tree top walk. Our work included: Site assessments across Wales An international bench-marking exercise, helping to...
Client: Taunton Deane Borough Council We were commissioned to prepare a business plan for an environmentally themed visitor and education centre in Somerset. Our work focused on carrying out a site assessment, market review, options appraisal and setting out future...
We designed the banquet and corporate product strategy, including the design of the kitchen and service areas for Vinopolis a £23 million internationally recognised and acclaimed wine orientated visitor attraction in London. In the first year of opening Vinopolis...
Client: adventa Working for adventa (formally Monmouthshire’s LEADER+ Rural Development Programme) we carried out a feasibility study to assess the opportunity for a dual purpose building - a community centre with an interpretation centre incorporating a refreshment...
Client: Epping Forest Heritage Trust Epping Forest, described by Queen Victoria as the ‘People’s Forest’ in 1882, is London’s largest open space. In April 2018, the Friends of Epping Forest (1969) and The Epping Forest Centenary Trust (1978) merged together based on a...
Visitor centre cafe feasibility study - we evaluated the catering requirements for a new visitor centre on Littlehampton's waterfront. The visitor centre also incorporates visitor accommodation. Our work included market testing, identifying key income streams and...
Client: CONKERS Visitor attraction marketing action plan and implementation – for 15 years between 2005 and 2019 we designed and implemented the marketing activities at CONKERS. CONKERS is a leading discovery and environmental visitor attraction located in the...
Working with the operations team at CONKERS we helped to prepare the business plan to assess the viability of introducing a major indoor play area at the visitor attraction. The indoor play business plan was used to unlock funding to deliver the project. The indoor...
Play Increasing dwelltime and repeat visits at a visitor attraction Working at CONKERS we helped to carry out an assessments to identify approaches to increasing dwelltime and the level of repeat visits through the introduction of new play offers. This resulted in an...
Client: Leicestershire County Council Working for Leicestershire County Council we carried out a feasibility study on behalf to assess the potential of introducing a touring caravan site within the grounds of a leading visitor attraction in the County. Our work...
Wibit represents the latest innovation in waterbased leisure experiences. Working with our sister company we carried out an analysis to assess the opportunity to introduce a Wibit activity experience in the Cotswolds Country Park and Beach, which they operate. This...
Working with our sister company we advised on the development of an 80-seat 4D cinema at CONKERS. The cinema is an important addition to the visitor experience, helping to engage with new audiences, increase repeat visits and income. You can find out more about the 4D...
The Heart of the National Forest Visitor Centre was the first phase of the CONKERS development project. Developed on a 12-acre site, the first phase of the development included: Visitor centre Catering and retail offers Craft units Education centre 600-seat...
Working with a private sector client, PSC was commissioned to assess future development options to increase the profitability of a visitor centre which also incorporated onsite visitor accommodation. A key objective of our work was to create a product offer that is...
On behalf of a private landowner supported by District Council we carried out a scoping study for tourist accommodation and an associated visitor attraction project set within a woodland location. Working with FPCR Environment and Design Ltd, Planning Solutions...
Client: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Planning Solutions Consulting was commissioned to prepare a business plan for Castell Henllys and Iron Age village and hill fort, a leading heritage and visitor centre. Castell Henllys is a reconstructed Iron Age...