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Economy

12: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
13: BENEFITS
14: BUSINESSES AND OUTPUT ( .. part one )
15: EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS (EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS)
20: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
21: SCOTTISH PRESS / MEDIA
22: TOURISM
23: VISITOR & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

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23: VISITOR & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
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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
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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
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
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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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
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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