In 2024, the St. Fagans National Museum of History reported the highest number of visits among the selected tourist attractions in Wales, with over ******* visits. That year, the National Museum Cardiff recorded the second-highest figure in the ranking, with roughly ******* visits.

The survey is a national consumer survey measuring the volume and value of overnight trips taken by residents of the Great Britain. It is jointly sponsored by the Welsh Government, VisitEngland and VisitScotland. Results of the survey are published annually in the GB Tourist, with quarterly updates at a Wales level.

Source agency: Welsh Government

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Great Britain Tourism Survey - Results for Wales

The number of visits to the most popular paid tourist attractions in Wales increased in 2021 over the previous year but remained below the figures reported prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2021, Cardiff Castle was the country's most visited paid attraction, with nearly 373 thousand visits. However, attendance at this site was 26 percent lower in 2021 compared to 2019. Meanwhile, Folly Farm followed on the ranking in 2021, recording around 349 thousand visits.

This dataset provides the latest domestic and international tourism statistics reports for NSW tourism regions.

This statistic presents the number of music tourists in Wales in 2014. There were *** thousand music tourists attending concerts, and ** thousand attending music festivals in Wales.

In Wales, a number of tourism businesses reported an increase in the visitors in 2019 compared to the last summer. Reasons they provided included better weather (** percent) and more British choosing to stay in the UK rather than travel abroad.

Provides statistics on total visitor nights, visitor numbers and visitor expenditure, purpose of visit, transport and accommodation as well as projected forecasts for Australian inbound, domestic and outbound travel etc

This study profiles domestic food and wine visitors to New South Wales, and looks at their motivations for visiting and satisfaction with their experiences.

This statistic displays a forecast for overseas tourist spending in Wales in hospitality and leisure in 2013 vs. 2017, by category. Accommodation caused the highest amount of spending by overseas tourists in 2013 at 127 million British pounds, forecasted to rise to 181 million British pounds in 2017.

Most commonly, visitors to Newcastle in this study saw the sights, ate out and shopped. The majority of visitors to Newcastle expected an opportunity to relax and rejuvenate, to experience beach and water activities, to tour around and explore, and to discover or learn something new. Respondents were generally satisfied with their visit to Newcastle, particularly with natural attractions. Beaches, bush and harbour, friendliness of locals, personal safety and security and local atmosphere were aspects with which they were particularly satisfied.

This machine-readable version of John Williams' Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics is the result of a collaboration between the Statistical Directorate of the National Assembly for Wales, the History Data Service and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen's University Belfast.
John Williams' Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics is intended to provide a service for those working on the history of modern Wales. It arises from a belief that the quantitative element is a necessary and important part of the historical record; from an awareness that it was an aspect that was particularly inaccessible for scholars of Welsh history; and from a conviction that some encouragement in the use of quantitative material was necessary. It is modelled on the two volumes dedicated to British historical statistics: Mitchell, B.R. and Deane, P. (1962) Abstract of British historical statistics and Mitchell, B.R. and Jones, H.G. (1971) Second abstract of British historical statistics.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, most visitor attractions in Wales were closed to the public in the second quarter of 2020. Overall, indoor attractions were hit the hardest in the first year of the health crisis, with only ** percent of such establishments in Wales being open in December 2020. As of the same month, ** percent of outdoor attractions and ** percent of facilities classified as both indoor and outdoor were open to the public.

Most commonly, visitors to Albury in this study shopped, ate out and saw the sights. The majority of visitors to Albury expected an opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends; to relax and rejuvenate; to tour around and explore; and to explore the river or Lake Hume. Respondents were generally satisfied with their visit to Albury, particularly with food and beverage, roads, shopping and entertainment.

Residents of New South Wales accounted for the largest number of outbound tourists from Australia in May 2025, with over 592,000 departures recorded. In comparison, there were only around 17,790 departures of residents from Tasmania that same month. Outbound travel from Australia has made a strong recovery following the lows witnessed in 2020 and 2021 amid the pandemic.

All data included in the release including cluster and factor analysis scores.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, only ***** percent of visitor attractions in Wales were open between April and June 2020. With the COVID-19 emergency measures being eased during the summer, this scenario gradually improved. However, as new restrictions were introduced later in the year, following a rise in COVID-19 cases, only ** percent of tourist attractions in Wales were open to the public as of December 2020.

Data download of results from the on-going quarterly Survey of Tourist Accommodation (STA) for the following categories of establishments (catalogue number 8635.1.55.00):

• hotels and resorts with 15 or more rooms

• motels, private hotels and guest houses with 15 or more rooms

• serviced apartments with 15 or more units

Data provide information on the supply of, and demand for, tourist accommodation facilities. Data include number of establishments, capacity and employment for the quarter and occupancy and takings from accommodation for each month; by type of establishment and by star grading.