VISITS TO ATTRACTIONS
2010
60% of attractions in North East England saw a drop in visitor numbers in 2010 with a total of 8.5 million visitors passing through their doors. The weather and economic climate both had an impact on the performance of attractions in the last 12 months. However, 30% of establishments in the region did see growth, many of these being smaller establishments or those with a varied events programme or offer led entry such as Beamish. The top ten most visited attractions can be seen below. A summary of the year can be found here
| Attractions | Visitor Numbers |
|---|---|
| Sage Gateshead* | 600,000e |
| Durham Cathedral* | 600,000e |
| Great North Museum, Newcastle* | 520,960 |
| Discovery Museum, Newcastle* | 420,837 |
| Beamish | 417,592 |
| BALTIC* | 387,758 |
| Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens* | 339,091 |
| The Alnwick Garden | 337,262 |
| Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle | 280,434 |
| Empire Theatre | 260,668 |
* = Free Attraction
Trends in Visits to Attractions
The regional team have also compiled annual attractions figures into one database to allow trends to be monitored. For some attractions this data has been recorded since 1989. The full trends database is available here.
If you would like to find out more about how taking part in the attractions survey can benefit your business please contact tracey.wilkinson@onenortheast.co.uk
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