Nearly two thirds (60 per cent) named summer as their favourite season, with barbecues and picnics both featuring in the top three activities on people’s bucket list. Three in 10 adults want to paddle in the sea this summer, while 35 per cent are keen to go on a road trip. "With barbecues and picnics topping the list of activities it seems to be the simple pleasures in life we've missed out on the most. "We’re seeing this demand reflected on Waitrose.com too, where searches for picnics and picnic food are up more than three-fold. The study, carried out via OnePoll, also found the weather, longer days and going on holiday make summer the most popular season.

Source: Daily Mirror May 16, 2021 15:51 UTC