* Overnight domestic holiday tourism trips. The social grading breaks down as follows:
A - upper middle class
B - middle class
C1 - lower middle class
C2 - skilled working class
D - working class
E - those at lowest level of subsistence
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Countryside holiday trips taken in Great Britain 2012, by social grade
This statistic shows the distribution of overnight domestic holiday trips taken to the countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by social grade. The data also includes a comparison to all domestic holiday trips taken that year. Most domestic tourists traveling to the countryside for a holiday were within the AB and C1 social grades, which ranges from lower middle class to upper middle class. Overall most domestic holidays were generally taken by these social groups.
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VisitEngland. (January 3, 2013). Distribution of overnight domestic holiday trips to the countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by social grade* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/292221/domestic-holiday-trips-in-great-britain-by-destination-type-and-social-grade/
VisitEngland. "Distribution of overnight domestic holiday trips to the countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by social grade*." Chart. January 3, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/292221/domestic-holiday-trips-in-great-britain-by-destination-type-and-social-grade/
VisitEngland. (2013). Distribution of overnight domestic holiday trips to the countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by social grade*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/292221/domestic-holiday-trips-in-great-britain-by-destination-type-and-social-grade/
VisitEngland. "Distribution of Overnight Domestic Holiday Trips to The Countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by Social Grade*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Jan 2013, /statistics/292221/domestic-holiday-trips-in-great-britain-by-destination-type-and-social-grade/
VisitEngland, Distribution of overnight domestic holiday trips to the countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by social grade* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/292221/domestic-holiday-trips-in-great-britain-by-destination-type-and-social-grade/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Distribution of overnight domestic holiday trips to the countryside in Great Britain in 2012, by social grade* [Graph], VisitEngland, January 3, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/292221/domestic-holiday-trips-in-great-britain-by-destination-type-and-social-grade/
