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Written Question · S4W-14004 · Session 4

How many visitors there have been to (a) Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, (b) Pentland Hills Regional Park, (c) Edinburgh Castle, (d) the Nat…

Answered Asked by Neil Bibby Lab Lodged 27 Mar 2013

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many visitors there have been to (a) Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, (b) Pentland Hills Regional Park, (c) Edinburgh Castle, (d) the National Museum of Scotland, (e) the National Gallery of Scotland, (f) Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and (g) the Burrell Collection in each year since 1999 and (i) Cairngorms National Park and (ii) Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park in each year since 2002.

The answer

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 Apr 2013 · 27 days after it was lodged, on time

The visitor figures for the following organisations
- Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park; Edinburgh Castle; National Museum of Scotland; National Gallery of Scotland; Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the Burrell Collection, for the years requested, can be found in the following table:
Organisation
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park



1,332,250
Edinburgh Castle
1,209,962
1,203,203
1,126,680
1,148,139
National Museum of Scotland
854,300
1,111,426
1,252,167
1,333,621
National Galleries of Scotland




Scottish National Gallery (incorporating RSA)
454,643
443,834
480,008
368,754
Scottish National Portrait Gallery*
177,920
179,904
180,306
186,548
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (1 and 2)
346,124
443,836
269,430
300,779
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum**
1,051,050
1,003,169
1,031,138
955,671
Burrell Collection
285,089
294,434
323,279
236,609

Organisation
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Edinburgh Castle
1,131,880
1,226,311
1,176,159
1,213,571
National Museum of Scotland
1,298,733
1,455,814
1,586,906
1,421,903
National Galleries of Scotland




Scottish National Gallery (incorporating RSA)
692,090
768,322
755,304
938,168
Scottish National Portrait Gallery*
163,407
169,065
172,357
196,310
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (1 and 2)
315,370
301,756
363,232
342,893
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum**
370,428
0
0
1,867,192
Burrell Collection
217,084
310,276
228,007
203,903

Organisation
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
1,500,000
1,400,000
1,450,000
1,500,000
Edinburgh Castle
1,249,326
1,119,752
1,196,608
1,197,941
National Museum of Scotland
1,471,079
1,154,386
1,264,994
1,318,147
National Galleries of Scotland




Scottish National Gallery (incorporating RSA)
947,242
836,527
913,314
979,012
Scottish National Portrait Gallery*
216,187
219,111
17,139
0
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (1 and 2)
305,430
295,506
290,751
296,416
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum**
2,232,475
1,445,098
1,368,096
1,070,521
Burrell Collection
192,551
202,750
203,153
187,756

Organisation
2011-2012
2012-2013
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
1,500,000
1,500,000
Edinburgh Castle
1,314,975
1,240,940
National Museum of Scotland
2,478,406
2,471,762
National Galleries of Scotland


Scottish National Gallery (incorporating RSA)
897,014
804,914
Scottish National Portrait Gallery*
164,757
214,959
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (1 and 2)
315,292
233,672
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum**
981,787
1,037,594
Burrell Collection
192,762
182,983
Notes:
*SNPG closed for refurbishment April 2009
- November 2011
**Kelvingrove closed for refurbishment 2003
- July 2006.
Pentland Hills Regional Park
Rather than annual visitor numbers, The Park have numbers from periodic visitor surveys, the most recent of which dates back to 2006. Previous surveys were carried out in 1999 and 1993. The results of the 2006 survey estimated between 470,000 and 570,000 visitors annually.
Cairngorms National Park
The park estimates that they have had 14.53 million visitors over the period 2003-2013.
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
The Park estimate that they receive 4 million visitors per annum, which would equate to 40 million visitors over the 10 years.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-14004 by reference.