The Prime Minister has encouraged us all to take a staycation this year, making the most of the UK’s home-grown tourist destinations.
Whilst many thousands have already headed off on holiday, new research has found that a large number of families in the East Midlands are planning to take that term very literally.
Seventy-four percent of people questioned in an Aurora survey were planning on spending their holiday time enjoying a staycation in their very own homes and gardens.
The survey also found that:
- Nearly half (49 per cent) of respondents felt time in their outdoor space was beneficial for mental health.
- Whilst 43 per cent gardened for fitness.
- A quarter (27 per cent) of people in the region questioned had spent at least an hour more PER DAY in the garden than at any time pre-lockdown.
Nationally, the survey found that, during lockdown a quarter of men have been spending up to three hours more per day in their gardens than they normally would. That equates to a potential 300 hours, to date, throughout lockdown.
Plus, lockdown may prove to be the seedbed for a whole new generation of gardeners. Thirty-five per cent of 16-25-year-olds have been spending time gardening.