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Catering Consultancy for Visitor Attractions

For 25 years we have been providing a catering consultancy service to a range of clients. Our focus is on catering operations which are developed within visitor attractions and the wider hospitality sector, these include:

  • Museums
  • Heritage centres
  • Country parks
  • Castles and forts
  • Visitor centres
  • Leisure centres

Often, catering is a key revenue generator, and the catering offer forms a part of the wider visitor experience project we are working on. Our core catering consultancy services relate to:

  • Operational reviews of existing cafes
  • Cafe feasibility studies and business
  • Market and customer research
  • Interior design (with an associate)

Our Work

We have advised on a number of catering projects for a range of clients:

  • Carmarthenshire County Council: Carried out a feasibility study to develop the visitor experience at Parc Howard Museum. We also advised on the opportunity of introducing a café within the museum
  • Chichester District Council: We were commissioned to assess the opportunity to introduce a catering offer within the Novium Museum.
  • Hampshire County Council: We carried out a feasibility study to develop a visitor cafe at Lepe Country Park, which was part of a wider £19m transformational project
  • High Peak Borough Council/Staffordshire Moorlands District Council: As part of a wider operational review of the Pavilion Gardens, a Grade II listed building in Buxton we assessed the opportunity to increase income from the catering offer
  • Horizon Leisure Trust: Carried out a review of the café operations at two leisure centres. We prepared a supporting development plan for each café
  • Local Authority: We were appointed by a local authority to identify and evaluate development options for an existing café at a heritage site
  • Private landowner: Working with the client team, PSC advised on the potential opportunity to introduce a new beach-style catering offer in the south west of England
  • Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council:  We were commissioned to carry out an economic feasibility study to test the viability of introducing a café within Tonbridge Castle

Find out more about our catering projects here.

What Our Clients Say

“Working with Richard was a great experience. Our team lacked the internal skills to deliver this project scope, so we appointed Richard at Planning Solutions Consulting Ltd to assess the feasibility of a new café operation at Tonbridge Castle. He provided a fully comprehensive, high-quality report that gave us a completely unbiased and thoroughly scoped perspective. Thanks to his expertise, our authority was able to make a confident, well-informed decision on whether to take this concept forward. I highly recommend Richard to any organisation needing expert consultancy for complex feasibility and commercial projects.” Laura French, Tonbridge Castle, Events and Customer Services Manager, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

What makes our catering advice different to other catering consultants?

Our operations team has been investing in, developing and managing cafes and restaurants for over 25 years. These are parts of wider leisure businesses which they manage.  They currently operate a number of catering outlets.

CONKERS, Leicestershire

  • Two cafes
  • Weddings and functions catering
  • Large-scale events catering service
  • Four kiosks

Kent Life, Kent

  • Dotty’s Tearoom
  • Outlet catering in the Play Barn

Cotswold Country Park and Beach, Glouchestershire

  • Beach Shack
  • Group catering
  • BBQ hire

Royal Esplanade Hotel, Isle of Wight

  • Harry’s Bar and Brasserie
  • Esplanade Restaurant
  • Coffee lounge

National Brewery Centre, Staffordshire (operated between 2010 and 2022)

  • Brewery Tap Restaurant
  • Brewery Tap Bar
  • Weddings and functions catering

Talk To Us About Your Catering Project

Whether you’re looking to improve an existing catering outlet, add a new café or restaurant to a visitor attraction, or need a business plan to support a funding bid, please contact Richard Linington on 07866 742628 or email richard@pslplan.co.uk. Initial conversations are always welcome, with no obligation.