Stepping Stones - Tourism Businesses Survey

The Stepping Stones project* would like to find out about the links between farming, tourism and conservation. The project area covers the Stretton Hills, Long Mynd and Stiperstones areas. If you run a tourism business in or near this area, we'd love to hear your views. They will help inform the support we can offer to farming & tourism businesses in the Shropshire Hills.

The survey will take no more than 10 minutes.

*The Stepping Stones project aims to address the decline in wildlife, natural habitats and environmental quality within the project area by addressing the causes and reasons of this change.

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* 1. Is your tourism business part of a farm, estate or agricultural land holding?

If yes please go to the farm business survey - click here

if no, please continue

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you employ anyone who lives or works on a farm/farming estate?

yes

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* 3. If yes in what capacity

full-time

part-time

occasional/casual

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you buy local food or drink direct from a local farm, estate, farm shop or farmers' market, for use in your business?

yes

not applicable

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* 5. If yes, please list (if very numerous, a summary would be fine) and tell us where you buy from.

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* 6. If you have any other links with local farms e.g. use of farm buildings, organise farm visits, activities which take place on farmland, or any other sorts of joint working, please provide some details.

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* 7. Does your business support any local conservation projects or activities in any way?

yes

If yes please give us details

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* 8. How interested do you think your visitors would be in finding out more about local farms and farming in the Shropshire Hills?

Not interested

Interested

Very interested

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 9. Which of the following do you think would be of most interest to visitors to the Shropshire Hills (tick any three)?

Farming experiences e.g. be a sheep farmer for a day, tractor driving etc

Farm based events e.g. music festivals, weddings, meetings

Farm based camping, caravan or motorhome sites

Farm visits

Farm shop/café/retail outlet

Farm attraction – e.g. meet the animals, children’s farm themed activities

Working on local farm-based landscape conservation projects

Farm based craft courses – e.g. spinning and dyeing wool, willow weaving, landscape photography

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you think there's any scope for your business to work with farmers/landowners to provide or supply any of the above type of activities?

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* 11. Can you think of any other ways tourism and farming in the Shropshire Hills could work together more closely or develop beneficial links? Please describe

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* 12. What kind of business do you have - please tick all/any that apply

B&B/bunkhouse

Guesthouse/small hotel

Attraction/venue

Cafe/tea room/pub/restaurant

Activity provider (e.g. riding stables)

Camping/glamping site

Self-Catering accommodation

Touring caravan/motorhome/static caravan site

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Please provide your business name and location. Your details are being collected by Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership on behalf of the National Trust for the purposes of research only. They will not be shared with any third party, including the National Trust and will only be kept until the survey analysis has been completed. They will be kept in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018.

Your name (optional)

Business name *

Location (e.g. Church Stretton area)

Many thanks for your time. For more information about the Stepping Stones Project or if you'd like a copy of the results of this survey, please contact Andrew.Hearle@nationaltrust.org.uk