Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 1 is the model of a typical seaside resort and figure2 is the model of Hunstanton. As you can see they are similar in many ways
Residential area is away from the sea in both figures because it’s cheaper to buy there and the hotels, parks and entertainments are near the sea. The guest houses are also further away from the seas because the land is cheaper, the main street goes up the town.
Is Hunstanton a popular seaside resort?
I would say Hunstanton is a popular resort because:
- There are a lot of tourists coming to Hunstanton. I asked 20 random people weather they were tourists or not and 14 of them were tourists.
- There are people coming from all around England coming to Hunstanton. I did a car tax survey and I could see there were people coming from every part of England
- It has won seaside awards for many years
- There is a lot of people coming to Hunstanton when I went there I could see a lot f people passing me
- Most of the people I asked have visited Hunstanton before.
- All age groups of people are coming to Hunstanton
Development of a strategy
I had a map of Hunstanton to mark the land uses. I have used a questionnaire to find out about what people thought about Hunstanton and where people are coming from. I used a car tax survey sheet and by filling it out I could find out where people are coming from. I had an environmental differential survey sheet that I could fill out to find out what I thought about different places of Hunstanton. I also had a map of Hunstanton to record the amount of people going to each place I couldn’t do all of Hunstanton by the time I was given on y own so we were divided into groups and each group took a specific part of Hunstanton and recorded the amount of people passing us by.
Data collection
The data I collected from Hunstanton are about why people come to Hunstanton and weather they enjoy coming to Hunstanton. The method that I used to find that out was in the form of a questionnaire.
The questions used in the questionnaire were:
- What purpose are you in Hunstanton?
Tourist – day tripper………. Tourist – longer than one day…......
Permanent resident ……… Visiting friends/ relatives……...
Business………….. Other reason……………
This question is trying to find out for what purpose they are in Hunstanton weather they are a tourist or maybe they are here for business. This question also helps me to find out weather there are more people there who are tourist than there are who are permanent residents or people who come to do business.
- Where do you live?
Day tripper………….. Longer stay……………
This question is important because it helps me find out about from which place people are coming to visit Hunstanton and this enables me to find out where most people are coming from. I could use this information to see weather people are coming from all around England to Hunstanton.
- Have you visited Hunstanton before?
Yes……………………….. No…………………
By asking this question I am trying to find out weather there are more people coming to Hunstanton for the first time or weather people who have been in Hunstanton before are coming to Hunstanton more.
- Where did you hear about Hunstanton?
Relatives… friends…. Brochure/newspaper….. Radio/TV… internet… Other……….
This question helps me find out about where people have heard most about Hunstanton from and also where people most here about Hunstanton from.
- How do you rate the following characteristics of Hunstanton
Quality of beach/sea…. Access for disabled people…..
Quality of the toilets…. Quality of amenities…….
Quality of litter control…. Promenade attractiveness…….
Ease of car parking……. Amount of activities to do……
This question is trying to find out about what people thought about the facilities and beach in Hunstanton. This question also helps me understand weather they like coming to Hunstanton or not.
- What type of accommodation are you staying in?
Hotel… Guest house…. B&B…. Self catering/Caravans….. other………..
By asking this question I am trying to find out about where tourists are staying most in Hunstanton.
7. Do you feel about the number of people visiting Hunstanton is?
Too great….. At the right level….. Too few…..
I asked this question to find out what people who live in Hunstanton though about the amount of people coming to Hunstanton.
- What do you consider to be a problem caused by tourists in Hunstanton?
Litter….. Noise….. Traffic congestion….. Parking….. Pavement congestion…… crime/vandalism…… air pollution…..
This question helps me find out what people who live in Hunstanton most hate about tourism in Hunstanton.
I have also done a semantic differential survey and environmental quality survey in different locations I did it to find out weather people would like going there and how neat it is. These surveys help me understand what the favourite place for people to go is and what parts of Hunstanton are really full of litter and rubbish and which parts aren’t. I have done a car tax disc survey. I did this so that I could find out from which all places people are coming from. And weather there are more people coming from nearby place than from far from Hunstanton. I have also done a land use transect I used it find out what sort of shops and hotels are there in Hunstanton and how many are there. As well as all the surveys and questionnaires I did I also did a pedestrian flow count to find out what is the busiest area in Hunstanton.
Data presentation
Analysis interpretation
As you can see in graph 1 most people who visited Hunstanton were tourist – day trippers. 40%of them were tourist – day trippers, 30%were there for other reason and the 30% rest were either there for business or is a permanent resident or a tourist who is staying for more than one day. This means that there are no many tourists who comes to Hunstanton and actually wants to stay more than one day so Hunstanton is more famous for one day tourism rather than more than one day.
Graph 2 shows us that most people who come to Hunstanton are from Norfolk. 30 % of the people I asked my questionnaires were from Norfolk. 10 % from Suffolk, 10 % from Buckinghamshire, 10 % from Yorkshire, 10 % from Stanford, 10 % from Lincolnshire and 10% from Cambridgeshire. This shows although most of the people who come to Hunstanton are from Norfolk there are people coming from all around England to Hunstanton.
On graph three I can see that nearly every one has visited Hunstanton before. 88.9 % of the people have visited Hunstanton before and the rest 11.1 % haven’t this means that people who comes to Hunstanton enjoys it that’s why they come back and there are new people who hear about Hunstanton and comes here for the first time.
By looking at graph 4 I can see that most people hear about Hunstanton from friends, the number of people who hears about Hunstanton from relatives is also quite high. 44.4 % of the people who I asked my questionnaire heard about Hunstanton from friends. 33.3 % of the people heard about Hunstanton from their relatives and 22.2 % of the people who answered my questionnaire heard about Hunstanton from other sources. This tells me that most people hear about Hunstanton from friends and family.
Graph 5 shows me that the accommodations most people are staying in is a self catering/ caravan. 62.5 % of people who answered my questionnaire were staying in a caravan and the rest which is 37.5% of people are using other sources to stay. This means most people who come to Hunstanton are staying in a self catering/ caravan so there show is a caravan site in Hunstanton seaside model.
By looking at graph 6 you can see that the number of people who thought that the amount of people visiting Hunstanton was too great and at the right level were the same and no one thought there is not enough people visiting Hunstanton. 50 % of the people thought they were at the right level and 50 % thought that it’s too great. This tells me that Hunstanton is a popular seaside resort because if it wasn’t there wouldn’t be this much people visiting Hunstanton.
By looking at graph 7 I can see that not many people thought there was a problem caused by tourism in Hunstanton. Only one person thought there was air pollution caused by tourism. This information is helpful because this tells me that people who live in Hunstanton enjoy tourism in Hunstanton and they don’t think that there is a problem caused by it except a few people.
Evaluation
There were many limitations in collecting data at Hunstanton. I wouldn’t have been able to do a pedestrian flow count on my own so we were divided in to groups and each group did the pedestrian flow count of a special part of Hunstanton. I wasn’t able to fill out the land use transect on my own either so I had to go back to Hunstanton and fill the rest which I didn’t get time to do on the day of the trip. While taking the car tax disc survey some people didn’t want us to look at the car tax disc. I wasn’t sure about the model of Hunstanton so I had to go back to Hunstanton to draw Hunstanton’s model.
The semantic differential survey and the environmental quality survey is not always accurate because I may have different views to them than if someone else filled it out and some of the results will change depending on the day I go. The pedestrian flow count would also have changed depending on the day it is for instance there would have been more people passing us by if we went on weekends rather than in week days.
The model of Hunstanton may not be as accurate as it should be because of the limited time I had when I went back to Hunstanton. If that’s wrong in many ways the answer to the first question may be wrong as well.
Summary
Hunstanton is an attractive Victorian town with a friendly holiday atmosphere.
Hunstanton does fit into the model of a typical seaside resort in some ways but not all for instance Hunstanton hasn’t got many large hotels. I think Hunstanton is a popular seaside resort because there are many people visiting Hunstanton and when I asked the residents who lives in Hunstanton about what they thought about the amount of people coming to Hunstanton they thought it was at the right level or even more.
I think the future of Hunstanton as far as tourism is concerned is going to be great because there are a lot of people coming to Hunstanton and they enjoy coming to Hunstanton.
Websites used:
http://www.hunstanton-on-line.co.uk/hunstanton_norfolk_1.html
http://www.hunstantonnorfolk.co.uk/pages/history.html
http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/hunstanton.asp