National Travel Survey: England 2014

Why people travel - leisure

Leisure trips in the NTSLeisure trips include trips to visit friends (at home or elsewhere), for entertainment, sport, and holidays and day trips (travel within Great Britain only). They also include walking trips which are made for no purpose other than to walk.

Related data sourcesThe Office for National Statistics publish statistics on tourism which includes international travel by UK residents.

Trends Trends in trips and distance from 1995/97 to 2014 (index: 1995/97=100)

leisure trips per person per year on average in 2014

average miles per person per year travelled for leisure

minutes per leisure trip on average29

19% 20% of distance

Visiting friends accounts for around half of leisure trips and mileage; other leisure includes entertainment, sport and holidays.

47%

15% 15% of all trips

278

2,570

‘Other leisure’ trips

GenderMen and women make similar numbers of leisure trips per year on average

281 275

Age Trips per person per year, 2014

The number of leisure trips varies relatively little with age, but peaks for the 60-69 year old group.

Entertaiment and sport

Holidays (to holiday base)

Day tripsOther (inc. just to walk)

65 trips 9 trips

Day of week

of all trips are for leisure

25%of all trips are for leisure

39 trips 29 trips

7 miles longon average

46 mileslong on average

1 mile longon average

13 mileslong on average

60

80

100

1995/97 2000/02 2005 2010 2014

trips29%

distance10%

60

80

100

1995/97 2000/02 2005 2010 2014

trips3%

distance3%

Visiting friends Other leisure

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