In 2019, visiting friends and family was the most popular activity over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain. According to the survey, roughly six in ten Britons interviewed planned to do so. Meanwhile, 45 percent of respondents thought they will go out for a meal, and 38 percent of the survey sample considered to go shopping at post-Christmas sales over the Christmas and New Year period.
Activities planned over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain in 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Visiting friends and family
62%
Going out for a meal
45%
Shopping at post-Christmas sales
38%
Visit a Christmas Market
34%
Going for a night out to a bar, pub and/or club
26%
Go out for other entertainment such as cinema, concert or theatre
25%
Undertake outdoor activities such as walking, cycling etc.
24%
Go out for other Christmas activities e.g. ice skating, pantomime, visiting Santa etc.
21%
Go on a general day out to explore an area you don't normally visit
13%
Watching live sporting events (not on TV)
13%
Visit a visitor attraction such as a historic house, theme park, museum, zoo etc.
9%
Attend a special public event such as a festival, exhibition etc.
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VisitEngland. (December 18, 2019). Activities planned over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503789/activities-planned-christmas-great-britain/
VisitEngland. "Activities planned over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain in 2019." Chart. December 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503789/activities-planned-christmas-great-britain/
VisitEngland. (2019). Activities planned over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503789/activities-planned-christmas-great-britain/
VisitEngland. "Activities Planned over The Christmas and New Year Period in Great Britain in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503789/activities-planned-christmas-great-britain/
VisitEngland, Activities planned over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503789/activities-planned-christmas-great-britain/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Activities planned over the Christmas and New Year period in Great Britain in 2019 [Graph], VisitEngland, December 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503789/activities-planned-christmas-great-britain/
