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23: VISITOR & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND
| EDINBURGH |
sources / notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Visitor numbers (P=paid entry F=free) (*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Edinburgh Castle (P) |
|
1,204 |
1,127 |
1,148 |
1,173 |
1,244 |
1,187 |
1,214 |
|
thousand |
| Edinburgh Zoo (P) |
|
515 |
470 |
548 |
615 |
601 |
614 |
655 |
|
thousand |
| Edinburgh Bus Tours |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
471 |
459 |
502 |
|
|
| Our Dynamic Earth (P) |
|
436 |
407 |
402 |
n/a |
280 |
273 |
300 |
|
thousand |
| Former Royal Yacht Britannia (P) |
|
304 |
250 |
301 |
311 |
301 |
266 |
281 |
|
thousand |
| Palace of Holyroodhouse (P) |
|
255 |
206 |
232 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre (P) |
|
177 |
209 |
222 |
241 |
248 |
236 |
237 |
|
thousand |
| Mary King's Close (P) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
97 |
139 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| Gorgie City Farm (P) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
75 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
96 |
|
thousand |
| Queen's Gallery, Horse Wynd (P) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
113 |
62 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| National Museum of Rural Life (P) |
|
n/a |
37 |
52 |
56 |
n/a |
n/a |
61 |
|
thousand |
| Scott Monument (P) |
|
41 |
41 |
51 |
53 |
48 |
39 |
46 |
|
thousand |
| Georgian House (P) |
|
35 |
n/a |
36 |
31 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
|
thousand |
| Gladstone's Land (P) |
|
37 |
n/a |
28 |
31 |
23 |
25 |
26 |
|
thousand |
| Lauriston Castle (P) |
|
31 |
29 |
30 |
27 |
40 |
36 |
47 |
|
thousand |
| John Knox House (P) |
|
17 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
n/a |
n/a |
11 |
|
thousand |
| Nelson Monument (P) |
|
12 |
n/a |
17 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
|
thousand |
| Royal Museum / M. of Scotland (F) |
|
599 |
686 |
763 |
687 |
761 |
828 |
831 |
|
thousand |
| Royal Botanic Garden (F) |
|
610 |
646 |
649 |
706 |
706 |
620 |
622 |
|
thousand |
| National War Museum of Scotland (F) |
|
354 |
395 |
449 |
n/a |
503 |
568 |
422 |
|
thousand |
| St. Giles Cathedral (F) |
|
386 |
338 |
390 |
403 |
405 |
330 |
401 |
|
thousand |
| National Gallery of Scotland (F) |
|
422 |
482 |
364 |
434 |
772 |
810 |
943 |
|
thousand |
| Museum of Childhood (F) |
|
206 |
212 |
241 |
232 |
212 |
223 |
234 |
|
thousand |
| Scottish National Portrait Gallery (F) |
|
193 |
169 |
197 |
158 |
172 |
163 |
210 |
|
thousand |
| Royal Scots Guards Museum (F) |
|
175 |
175 |
175 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| Scottish Nat. Gallery of Modern Art (F) |
|
211 |
169 |
168 |
182 |
175 |
201 |
178 |
|
thousand |
| City Art Centre (F) |
|
76 |
63 |
165 |
42 |
65 |
68 |
64 |
|
thousand |
| Fruitmarket Gallery (F) |
|
119 |
122 |
156 |
105 |
160 |
154 |
176 |
|
thousand |
| Dean Gallery (F) |
|
222 |
144 |
116 |
147 |
114 |
159 |
179 |
|
thousand |
| People's Story Museum (F) |
|
93 |
86 |
79 |
92 |
85 |
74 |
75 |
|
thousand |
| Museum of Edinburgh (Huntly House) (F) |
|
32 |
43 |
53 |
51 |
52 |
50 |
53 |
|
thousand |
| Writers' Museum (F) |
|
34 |
42 |
38 |
46 |
49 |
45 |
50 |
|
thousand |
| Collective Gallery (F) |
|
36 |
36 |
20 |
17 |
19 |
21 |
7 |
|
thousand |
| Surgeon's Hall Museum (F) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
15 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| Travelling Gallery (F) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
19 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
13 |
|
thousand |
| Greyfriars Kirk (F) |
|
11 |
12 |
16 |
7 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
|
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| LOTHIAN |
sources / notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Visitor numbers (P=paid entry F=free) (*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World (P) |
|
70 |
83 |
83 |
77 |
86 |
80 |
74 |
|
thousand |
| Almond Valley Heritage Centre (P) |
|
61 |
40 |
77 |
82 |
85 |
88 |
84 |
|
thousand |
| Museum of Flight (P) |
|
81 |
58 |
58 |
48 |
70 |
151 |
104 |
|
thousand |
| Linlithgow Palace (P) |
|
44 |
42 |
38 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
52 |
|
thousand |
| Rosslyn Chapel (P) |
|
32 |
34 |
37 |
37 |
69 |
118 |
175 |
|
thousand |
| Scottish Mining Museum (P) |
|
30 |
35 |
28 |
37 |
33 |
34 |
37 |
|
thousand |
| Tantallon Castle (P) |
|
27 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
21 |
23 |
|
thousand |
| Dirleton Castle (P) |
|
23 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
|
thousand |
| Linlithgow Union Canal Society (P) |
|
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
|
thousand |
| Crichton Castle (P) |
|
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
thousand |
| Cairnpapple Hill (P) |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
thousand |
| Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot (P) |
|
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
thousand |
| Scottish Seabird Centre (P) |
|
100 |
n/a |
175 |
157 |
148 |
143 |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre (P) |
|
90 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| Newhailes (P) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
|
thousand |
| Glenkinchie Distillery (P) |
|
23 |
n/a |
21 |
21 |
n/a |
24 |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| House of the Binns (P) |
|
5 |
n/a |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
thousand |
| Beecraigs Country Park (F) |
|
397 |
333 |
400 |
440 |
405 |
392 |
436 |
|
thousand |
| Polkemmet Country Park (F) |
|
323 |
286 |
305 |
330 |
291 |
270 |
286 |
|
thousand |
| Vogrie Country Park (F) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
250 |
250 |
n/a |
250 |
250 |
|
thousand |
| Almondell & Calderwood Country Park (F) |
|
126 |
98 |
123 |
132 |
138 |
149 |
145 |
|
thousand |
| Dalkeith Country Park (F) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
48 |
39 |
40 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
thousand |
| John Muir Birthplace, Dunbar (F) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|
thousand |
| Prestongrange Industrial Heritage (F) |
|
n/a |
n/a |
5 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
|
thousand |
| St. Mary's Parish Church, Haddington (F) |
|
9 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
|
4 |
5 |
|
thousand |
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
| Total visits to attractions listed above |
(*2) |
1,460 |
1,076 |
1,718 |
1,777 |
1,490 |
1,832 |
1,738 |
|
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total visits to all listed attractions in |
(*3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| SCOTLAND |
sources / notes |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
|
/ notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Visitor numbers |
(*1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Attractions with paid admission |
|
13,490 |
|
12,958 |
|
|
13,952 |
14,067 |
|
thousand |
| Attractions with free admission |
|
23,172 |
|
28,391 |
|
|
28,432 |
30,848 |
|
thousand |
| Total admissions |
|
36,662 |
|
41,350 |
|
|
42,384 |
44,915 |
|
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| No. of attractions for which data available |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Attractions with paid admission |
|
394 |
|
356 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
| Attractions with free admission |
|
302 |
|
273 |
|
|
|
366 |
|
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