North Carrick tourism

North Carrick community tourism consultation

Supported by NatureScot through the Better Places Green Recovery Fund, community groups in the Dunure and Kirkoswald, Maidens & Turnberry Community Council areas have asked Wardrop Consulting and Carey Tourism to investigate tourism in coastal North Carrick and to make recommendations. This survey is an invitation to contribute to an analysis of the problems and opportunities. Whether you live in these coastal villages or not, we want to know your opinion. Some questions are optional. All responses will be treated in confidence.

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* 1. Analysis. How would you describe yourself?

Local resident

Local business or organisation

Non-local organisation with professional interest in North Carrick

Visitor from outside North Carrick

Other

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* 2. A place to live and visit. What makes you most proud of North Carrick? What's distinctive about it? Why should people visit North Carrick?

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* 3. Visitor profile. How would you describe the typical visitor to North Carrick? Where do they come from? What do they do here? Where do they spend their time and money?

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* 4. Problems. Thinking about the last couple of years, what are the biggest problems associated with tourism and visitors in North Carrick?

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* 5. Visitor opportunity. If one thing could be developed to enhance North Carrick as a destination for visitors, what would it be? What's the biggest investment opportunity?

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* 6. Resident opportunity. If one thing could be changed to improve North Carrick as a place to live, what would you want it to be? What's the greatest priority for your community?

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* 7. Priority focus. In destination terms, which of the five community council areas of North Carrick do you think has the most potential to attract tourism visitors?

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* 8. Development opportunities. The primary focus of this survey is on coastal communities, where several projects have been proposed in recent development programmes. What's your opinion?

	Essential	Desirable	Neutral	Not wanted	No opinion
Improve playpark and games area in Kennedy Park	Improve playpark and games area in Kennedy Park Essential	Improve playpark and games area in Kennedy Park Desirable	Improve playpark and games area in Kennedy Park Neutral	Improve playpark and games area in Kennedy Park Not wanted	Improve playpark and games area in Kennedy Park No opinion
Develop Dunure Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism	Develop Dunure Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Essential	Develop Dunure Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Desirable	Develop Dunure Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Neutral	Develop Dunure Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Not wanted	Develop Dunure Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism No opinion
Enhance facilities for outdoor events in Kennedy Park	Enhance facilities for outdoor events in Kennedy Park Essential	Enhance facilities for outdoor events in Kennedy Park Desirable	Enhance facilities for outdoor events in Kennedy Park Neutral	Enhance facilities for outdoor events in Kennedy Park Not wanted	Enhance facilities for outdoor events in Kennedy Park No opinion
Establish a heritage centre with focus on Dunure Castle	Establish a heritage centre with focus on Dunure Castle Essential	Establish a heritage centre with focus on Dunure Castle Desirable	Establish a heritage centre with focus on Dunure Castle Neutral	Establish a heritage centre with focus on Dunure Castle Not wanted	Establish a heritage centre with focus on Dunure Castle No opinion
Install decorative lighting at Dunure Castle	Install decorative lighting at Dunure Castle Essential	Install decorative lighting at Dunure Castle Desirable	Install decorative lighting at Dunure Castle Neutral	Install decorative lighting at Dunure Castle Not wanted	Install decorative lighting at Dunure Castle No opinion
Develop a food kiosk at Kennedy Park	Develop a food kiosk at Kennedy Park Essential	Develop a food kiosk at Kennedy Park Desirable	Develop a food kiosk at Kennedy Park Neutral	Develop a food kiosk at Kennedy Park Not wanted	Develop a food kiosk at Kennedy Park No opinion
Develop an aquatic activity programme on the Dunure coast	Develop an aquatic activity programme on the Dunure coast Essential	Develop an aquatic activity programme on the Dunure coast Desirable	Develop an aquatic activity programme on the Dunure coast Neutral	Develop an aquatic activity programme on the Dunure coast Not wanted	Develop an aquatic activity programme on the Dunure coast No opinion
Develop a community hub and visitor centre in Maidens	Develop a community hub and visitor centre in Maidens Essential	Develop a community hub and visitor centre in Maidens Desirable	Develop a community hub and visitor centre in Maidens Neutral	Develop a community hub and visitor centre in Maidens Not wanted	Develop a community hub and visitor centre in Maidens No opinion
Develop Maidens Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism	Develop Maidens Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Essential	Develop Maidens Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Desirable	Develop Maidens Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Neutral	Develop Maidens Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism Not wanted	Develop Maidens Harbour for fishing, leisure and tourism No opinion
Establish 'Maidens Festival' as annual event (including Bruce 2024)	Establish 'Maidens Festival' as annual event (including Bruce 2024) Essential	Establish 'Maidens Festival' as annual event (including Bruce 2024) Desirable	Establish 'Maidens Festival' as annual event (including Bruce 2024) Neutral	Establish 'Maidens Festival' as annual event (including Bruce 2024) Not wanted	Establish 'Maidens Festival' as annual event (including Bruce 2024) No opinion
Reinstate public toilets in Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry	Reinstate public toilets in Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry Essential	Reinstate public toilets in Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry Desirable	Reinstate public toilets in Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry Neutral	Reinstate public toilets in Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry Not wanted	Reinstate public toilets in Kirkoswald, Maidens and Turnberry No opinion
Improve signage and outdoor equipment in Kirkoswald and Maidens	Improve signage and outdoor equipment in Kirkoswald and Maidens Essential	Improve signage and outdoor equipment in Kirkoswald and Maidens Desirable	Improve signage and outdoor equipment in Kirkoswald and Maidens Neutral	Improve signage and outdoor equipment in Kirkoswald and Maidens Not wanted	Improve signage and outdoor equipment in Kirkoswald and Maidens No opinion
Create wildfowl viewing point in Maidens	Create wildfowl viewing point in Maidens Essential	Create wildfowl viewing point in Maidens Desirable	Create wildfowl viewing point in Maidens Neutral	Create wildfowl viewing point in Maidens Not wanted	Create wildfowl viewing point in Maidens No opinion
Establish community garden in Maidens	Establish community garden in Maidens Essential	Establish community garden in Maidens Desirable	Establish community garden in Maidens Neutral	Establish community garden in Maidens Not wanted	Establish community garden in Maidens No opinion

Other projects (please specify)

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* 9. Location. If resident and/or working in North Carrick, what is your primary location?

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* 10. Further contact. If you are willing to be contacted for further discussion, please provide your contact details.

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