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ASVA VISITOR TREND REPORT NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2010/2011 OVERVIEW Visitor figures for November/ December 2010/2011 were received from 220 sites. 4 sites requested confidentiality, and although their numbers have been included in the calculations, they do not appear in the tables below. 45 sites indicated that they were closed for the season. The Riverside Museum was not open in 2010 so their figures for 2011 are shown in the table below for reference but have not been included in the calculations. Similarly, the figures for the National Museum of Scotland are shown in the table below but have been excluded from the calculations as the site was only partially open in 2010. The figures for National Galleries Scotland include the Scottish National Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art but not for the recently re-opened Scottish National Portrait Gallery which was closed throughout 2010. (This re-opened at the end of November and the post-opening visitor figure for December 2011 was 51736.) Some sites were closed for the season during November & December but opened for pre-booked groups and these (usually modest) numbers are shown in the table below. Thus there is comparable data from 172 sites. The total number of visits recorded in November/ December 2011 was 2,275,850 this compares with 1,953,079 in 2010 and indicates an increase of 16.5% for both months. Taken separately, November saw a modest increase of 1.6% and the increase in December was a dramatic 40.9%. It should be noted that December 2010 saw dreadful weather conditions where extensive snowfall and consistently low temperatures resulted in road closures with major disruption to all public transport modes, along with extensive school closures. But the figures above do indicate just how much the prevailing weather conditions can affect visitor numbers. 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Resource Centre 974 938 -3.7% 236 606 156.8% Glen Ord Distillery 371 456 22.9% 70 99 41.4% Glenfinnan 5 Glenkinchie Distillery 1046 1176 12.4% 137 593 332.8% Greenbank Garden 1665 1967 18.1% 255 1073 320.8% Greenock Cut Centre 145 202 39.3% 15 27 80.0% Groam House 52 54 3.8% 61 15 -75.4% Haddo House 100 570 470.0% Hamilton Mausoleum 30 Highland Wildlife Park 4617 3828 -17.1% 2478 2879 16.2% Hill House 255 98 -61.6% 657 1159 76.4% Holmwood House 56 41 -26.8% 0 547 House of Dun 26 277 965.4% 603 764 26.7% Huntingtower Castle 269 470 74.7% 16 184 1050.0% Huntly Castle 243 279 14.8% 4 92 2200.0% Inveraray Jail -11.9% 14.3% Inveresk 36 36 0.0% 13 Inverewe Garden 17 Iona Abbey 162 278 71.6% 93 84 -9.7% Jacobite Cruises 2984 3495 17.1% 2159 2537 17.5% Jedburgh Abbey 362 448 23.8% 105 216 105.7% Kellie Castle 147 67 -54.4% 164 Kelvingrove Art Gall & Museum 56815 67326 18.5% 31118 53987 73.5% Kinneil Museum 159 278 74.8% 32 198 518.8% Kirroughtree Visitor Centre 2015 987 -51.0% 1277 1090 -14.6% Lagavulin Distillery 100 150 50.0% 17 40 135.3% Lauriston Castle 3507 3808 8.6% 2245 3507 56.2% Linlithgow Palace 2766 2685 -2.9% 574 703 22.5% Lochnagar Distillery 405 450 11.1% 26 164 530.8% Low Parks Museum 2226 2042 -8.3% 1224 1734 41.7% Malleny 68 124 82.4% 25 McManus Galleries 14492 14292 -1.4% 8785 10561 20.2% Melrose Abbey 936 1198 28.0% 388 670 72.7% Mills Observatory 997 1265 26.9% 184 585 217.9% Mugdock Country Park 33897 51374 51.6% 36010 49121 36.4% Muirshiel Centre 301 246 -18.3% 25 115 360.0% Museum of Childhood 12520 12888 2.9% 8728 15997 83.3% Museum of Edinburgh 3018 4683 55.2% 1823 3484 91.1% National Galleries Scotland 70793 79771 12.7% 64987 93053 43.2% National Museum of Flight 1665 1973 18.5% 231 978 323.4% National Museum of Rural Life 3330 3539 6.3% 2682 3481 29.8% National Museum of Scotland 37914 144122 24945 128805 National War Museum 30535 26773 -12.3% 24895 22109 -11.2% Nelson Monument 728 842 15.7% 901 697 -22.6% New Abbey Corn Mill 67 119 77.6% 18 38 111.1% New Lanark Visitor Centre 4006 4662 16.4% 5641 7977 41.4% New Lanark World Heritage Site 20500 23780 16.0% 22100 29172 32.0% Newhailes 340 Oban Distillery 912 883 -3.2% 137 292 113.1% Paisley Museum 2278 2456 7.8% 941 1858 142.1% Palacerigg Country Park 23500 21281 -9.4% 8423 17288 105.2% Park Gallery 910 1069 17.5% 404 745 84.4% People's Palace 13914 13974 0.4% 4612 8216 78.1% People's Story 2650 3649 37.7% 1864 2772 48.7% Pictavia 17 29 70.6% 2 5 150.0% Pitmedden 8 54 575.0% 26 Pollok House 4536 4204 -7.3% 7334 9182 25.2% Priorwood 126 119 -5.6% 16 Provand's Lordship 7767 5994 -22.8% 2369 3201 35.1% Queensferry Museum 380 322 -15.3% 77 244 216.9% Riverside Museum 87857 52286 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 21906 20605 -5.9% 20939 18420 -12.0% Robert Burns Centre 2123 1349 -36.5% 1653 1916 15.9% Robert Burns House 296 371 25.3% 236 191 -19.1% Robert Smail's Print Works 81 29 -64.2% closed closed Rothesay Castle 152 218 43.4% 35 38 8.6% Royal BotanicGarden, Edinburgh 28779 41272 43.4% 18029 31496 74.7% Scotch Whisky Experience 15560 16361 5.1% 14642 19538 33.4% Scotland Street School Museum 5711 3917 -31.4% 1997 2067 3.5% Scotland's People 2219 1901 -14.3% 1044 1184 13.4% Scott Monument 2359 2661 12.8% 1941 2175 12.1% Scottish Fisheries Museum 4537 4858 7.1% 3040 3809 25.3% Scottish Parliament Vis Centre 36231 24285 -33.0% 11270 14472 28.4% Scottish Seabird Centre 10217 12182 19.2% 8383 10189 21.5% Skara Brae 354 379 7.1% 91 194 113.2% Smailholm Tower 99 175 76.8% 6 Spynie Palace 53 134 152.8% 9 21 133.3% St Andrews Castle 1692 46 -97.3% 390 289 -25.9% St Andrews Cathedral 928 1462 57.5% 149 317 112.8% St Giles Cathedral 33313 43086 29.3% 27033 39221 45.1% St Mungo Museum 9865 8070 -18.2% 3395 4987 46.9% St Vigeans 36 15 -58.3% 6 Stanley Mills 607 139 -77.1% 38 Stirling Castle 11911 21056 76.8% 5455 10323 89.2% Strathclyde Country Park 380334 337954 -11.1% 181081 263230 45.4% Summerlee 6157 6483 5.3% 1688 3853 128.3% Sweetheart Abbey 139 132 -5.0% 37 16 -56.8% Talisker Distillery 953 1015 6.5% 124 179 44.4% Tantallon Castle 533 1277 139.6% 107 338 215.9% Tenement House 48 closed closed Threave Garden 790 1074 35.9% 726 482 -33.6% Tolquhon Castle 61 183 200.0% 56 Tomatin Distillery 532 591 11.1% 205 345 68.3% Tormiston Mill 324 210 -35.2% 127 11 -91.3% Travelling Gallery 2779 2399 -13.7% 490 779 59.0% Urquhart Castle 5423 6566 21.1% 3304 4567 38.2% Verdant Works 323 742 129.7% 197 361 83.2% Writers' Museum 2445 2050 -16.2% 1690 2075 22.8% TOTAL 1212854 1232593 1.6% 740225 1043257 40.9% Table 2 – individual listings November & December 2010/2011 YEAR TO DATE Scotland 2010 Scotland 2011 % change January - October 19,743,925 19,739,914 0.0% November – December 1,953,079 2,275,850 16.5% January - December 21,697,004 22,015,764 1.5% Table 3 – Year to Date 2010.11 2011 was a year of mixed fortunes and no clear pattern emerging.
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    Welcome to Dundee Women’s Festival 2019 - two weeks when women use their voices to entertain, educate and enhance their own lives and those of others. We have an even bigger and more varied programme than ever before with something to appeal to all women regardless of age, interests, advantages or disadvantages. I am especially delighted that the Scottish Parliament Centenary Grant has allowed us to host a conference on the fight for women’s suffrage and what our vote means today. If you, your friends, daughters or grand-daughters are aged between 16 and 25, sign up and find out ‘Why Should I Bother to Vote?’ In March many women’s voices will be heard in Dundee. Make sure one of them is yours! Prue Watson Chair, Dundee Women’s Festival P.S. - make sure you take a look at our fantastic Details on pages 20 - 21 To our funders - Dundee Women’s Festival is a registered charity, run by a small committee of volunteers. Our work is funded by donations both large and small. This year’s festival was made possible by funding from Rosa, Dundee City Council and generous donations from individuals. 2 Volunteer | Join the committee | Say hello Email [email protected] Website www.dundeewomensfestival.org.uk Facebook and Twitter @dundeewomensfest Have a browse Circle what you fancy Contact the venue & book your space! WO = Women Only For VENUES see page 23 (inside back cover) CENTENARY SUFFRAGE CONFERENCE – Why Should I Bother to Vote? 10.00am – 3.30pm | D&A Gardyne 17 | FREE | For young women (16-25) A free event for young women aged 16-25 encouraging them to vote by looking at the history of women’s suffrage and our political system.