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Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Page:1 Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Overall 213 respondents completed this questionnaire. The report has been filtered to show the responses for 'All Respondents'. The following charts are restricted to the top 20 codes. Lists are restricted to the first 100 rows. Which of these activities have you done in the last 18 months? Visited a museum (158) 77% Visited a historic or heritage site (170) 83% Gone to the theatre (139) 68% Attended a sporting event (71) 35% Attended a concert (123) 60% Which of the following destinations have you ever visited? PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY Nottingham Castle (200) 95% Chatsworth House (146) 69% Warwick Castle (90) 43% National Space Centre (52) 25% Lincoln Castle (104) 49% Galleries of Justice (112) 53% Bolsover Castle (56) 27% Hardwick Hall (88) 42% I have not visited any of these destinations (6) 3% Other (45) 21% Please state Nottingham Contemporary Various and numerous galleries museums Etc Numerous (too many to mention!) museums, castles & other destinations thorughout the UK Nottingham castle caves, Wollaton palace SnapSnap snapsurveys.com Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Page:2 Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Please state I don't know what exactly would qualify a destination as "other" - any destination at all which I have ever visited? Or are we just talking East Midlands historical tourist attractions? In which case you should specify this in the question. For the sake of argument, let's assume that is what you mean, and say I have been to Calke Abbey. Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey, various Geo-caches across the UK, Harvington Hall, Peterborough Cathedral, Haddon Hall, Newark Castle Pickering castle Wentworth castle Nottm Contemporary art gallery. Wollaton Hall. Djanogly art space Haddon Hall Newstead,Tower of London,Castle Howard,loads more Too numerous to mention. All over the UK, Europe and Asia. Haddon hall, wollaton hall Haddon Hall Wollaton Hall Wollaton Park, Richard 111 Exhibition, Rufford Abbey, Newark Castle, Newark Civil War Museum and many museums and galleries in London Rufford Abbey/Park, Thursby Hall cresswell craggs Countless N.T places in England Loads, too many to list. Attended the castle for a family day out a few times during the summer and also on light night. Took the children for a day out to the national space centre Ludlow Castle Haddon, Keddleston, Calke, Southwell Minster, Sherwood Forest, Various venues in London Haddon Hall, Clumber Park and Byron's Home, Belvoir Castle, Wollaton Hall, Shakespeare's houses - Stratford, Anne hathaway, Mary Ardens etc and theatre and many National Trust properties in Warwickshire, Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside lecture theatre, Archeological Museum, Djanogly recital hall, Framework Knitters museum, Ruddington Railway centre (great for little ones! National Gallery London, Imperial War Museum, Fountains Abbey, York Minster, Pontefract Castle, Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey, Wolaton Park Rufford Abbey Newstead Abbey & Clumber Park Newstead abbey Burghley House Tamworth Castle e.t.c. Don't be silly, there are loads. Lincoln Richard 3rd museum many, many more! More than I can remember, but including Nottingham Caves, Newstead Abbey, Easton Walled Garden, Ham House, Operating Theatre recently Newstead Abbey ; Wollaton Hall; Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester; St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham. Southwell minster, Lincoln Cathedral, St. Mary's, Nottingham ; Newcastle's Town Wall Various castles, historic sites and similar tourist attractions on UK holidays which we take three or four times par annum Blenheim palace corfe castle various national trust places Many heritage sites in London & throughout the UK - too many to detail SnapSnap snapsurveys.com Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Page:3 Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Please state football ground Edinburgh UNESCO Heritage Site, Harlech Castle, Pembroke Castle, Giants Causeway, Titanic Quarter Belfast .... Loads of others Kedleston Hall and numerous other National Trust properties. How many times have you visited heritage/cultural destinations (such as those listed above) in the last 12 months? Once (27) 13% Twice (31) 15% 3 or 4 times (85) 40% Once a month (33) 16% Only occassionally (25) 12% I have not visited any destinations (10) 5% If you were choosing a heritage site or historic building to visit, which of these are important to you? PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY Lots to do for children (64) 30% Is associated with a famous person (61) 29% Tells me more about the place I live in (134) 64% Has a great exhibition I can't see anywhere else (150) 71% Has a one off event I want to see (108) 51% Tells me more about British History (161) 76% Has beautiful works of art to see (118) 56% Has a great cafe and retail offer (86) 41% Has lovely outdoor space (152) 72% Other (15) 7% SnapSnap snapsurveys.com Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Page:4 Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Please tell us more Not too expensive for a family visit, not too crowded, has convenient opening times. Has decent car parking and / or public transport links. It has disables access It has to be accessable I think that an interactive feature for adults as well as children is a must. Price Does not charge an exorbitant entrance fee. it is inexpensive Will provide more information on how Nottingham was renowned for its lace. Is accessible by public transport. Is authentic Doesn't cost too much inc any parking (we don't all use public transport). Easy access to the public e.g. Parking Superb gardens/grounds. Is dog friendly - even if only in the grounds. This is our number one priority when deciding whether to visit. National trust site because we are members so its free entry. What is Nottingham Castle to you? PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY A site of historical interest/importance (161) 76% A great family day out (37) 18% A museum (146) 69% An art gallery (125) 59% The home of Robin Hood (52) 25% A beautiful open space in the City (118) 56% A great place to view the City (146) 69% Boring and old fashioned (27) 13% It is of no interest to me (6) 3% Other (17) 8% SnapSnap snapsurveys.com Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Page:5 Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Please tell us why? It is just the remains of a castle It's NOT a castle (it should be called the former site of nottingham castle) and it's so embarrassing when people and tourists ask where it is, I now advise people not to waste their time with the "castle" and go to Newstead abbey instead Expensive, random museum The place lives upon the fallacy of being something special. In fact, it does not relate to people in the city at all. It is a previously burned Castle from where one can see the city. Full stop. If anything has been done there that actually calls for the people it has to be related to beer, like everything else in these formerly-important places always relate to beer festivals these days. I don't see myself as part of the castle and the castle as part of my town. Maybe I am being over negative, but what I feel when I go there is just liek looking at a flat place where nothing happens but people are inckined to think that has huge importance. Please state When my children were young, it was a good place to drop in to let them play in the playground or spend an hour or two looking at the child-friendly exhibits in the castle, without having to pay for entrance. Also it is a good place to visit the Beer Festival and other community events which are sometimes held in the grounds. It was once a great museum but all the exhibits were taken away and stored so no-one can see them, and little effort has been put into it ever since Contains the Sherwood Foresters Museum A backdrop to my residence as I live in The park Hosts the biggest & best beer festival in the world. Fab outdoor theatre. A great place for events - e.g. the Robin Hood Beer Festival and New Years Eve celebrations. A timeline of the development of Nottingham I am really excited to hera that the works will finally take place. The Castle has so much potencial and hopefully will transform into something more inetersting and attractive that it is now. Something as far from being a 'castle' as one could get! A second rate, run down, unininteresting, uninspiring ducal palace whose only claim to fame is that it occupies a world famous site and pretends to be something it isn't. There's barely anything in the castle to see. The quality of exhibitions and format is variable. There ARE good initiatives and specifically SOME of the exhibitions are excellent. I think there is room for stronger meritocracy regarding invited artists ....Nottingham SHOULD champion its most gifted artists graduate or otherwise.It would be unfair to be overly critical but by the same token it would also be wrong to claim there is NOT significant room for improvement An old manson house that looks nothing like a castle and something I am ashamed of when showing visitors around this ruined city a bit inaccessible. I'd go more often but even as a city resident have to pay to go into the grounds Very expensive for a family outing dependant on day of week visiting Home of the Nottingham Beer Festival SnapSnap snapsurveys.com Nottingham Castle Transformation Project Page:6 Nottingham Castle Transformation Project When was the last time you visited Nottingham Castle? In the last 6 months (85) 40% In the last 12 months (61) 29% In the last 5 years (47) 22% Less frequently (14)