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Reasons for not visiting the seafront (more often)

Summary

Reasons for not visiting the seafront more often are generally due to:

  • Difficulty accessing the seafront e.g. difficulty getting there and parking, sea defence works
  • Personal barriers e.g. time restrictions, personal factors like age or disability, financial restrictions
  • Lack of interest/ motivation e.g. preferring to spend time outside in other ways, no particular draw, lack of opportunity
  • Issues with the perceived atmosphere e.g. safety concerns, being too loud/ full of other beachgoers, poorly maintained, lack of facilities
  • The weather is also more prohibitive in visiting the seafront

Why don't you visit the seafront or visit the seafront in Portsmouth more often?

Weighted base, those visiting parks and green spaces a few times a year or less: W7: 470
wdt_ID Responses (showing key themes) %
1 Difficulty getting there/ difficulty parking e.g. public transport is too tricky/ convoluted, don’t live close enough to walk, traffic congestion in the city 38
3 Too busy/ other beachgoers e.g. large groups of people/ kids 15
12 No particular draw/ interest in going 15
13 Time restrictions 13
14 Financial restrictions e.g. cost of parking or public transport 10
15 Safety concerns 9
16 Prefer to spend time outside in other ways/ elsewhere e.g. in their garden, the countryside, at other beaches 8
17 Personal factors e.g. age, disability 7
18 Weather 7
19 Not nice/ maintained/ clean 7
20 Lack of facilities e.g. picnic/BBQ facilities, toilets, seating 3
21 Sea defence works made it difficult to access 3
22 Not sure/ no particular reason 1
23 Lack of opportunity/ wouldn't go alone 1
24 Other 2
25 N/A / no comment 7

Responses by sub-group

Sex

Females are more likely to express concerns about safety and the beach being too busy, whilst males are more likely to find it difficult to get there/ park.

Postcode

PO3, PO6 and PO7 residents are more likely to find it difficult to get to/ park at the seafront. Along with those in PO4, those in PO6/ PO7 most concerned about the seafront being busy/ other beachgoers.

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