Brits visited palaces and piers in their millions over the Bank Holiday according to new anonymised crowd movement data based on connections to the O2 mobile phone network across Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd June. Anonymised, aggregated data captured by O2 Motion - which looks at connections to O2 mobile masts to gain a picture of crowd movement trends around the UK - was collected from several UK hotspots including Buckingham Palace, Newquay Beach, Windsor Castle and Brighton Beach.
Unsurprisingly, the data revealed Buckingham Palace as the most popular destination, with visitors peaking at 195,000 at 1 PM on Thursday, in line with the Queen’s balcony appearance and the flypast. Visitors at Windsor Castle peaked at 11,100 on the same day, up 96% compared to the same time the previous week.
Visits to castles and palaces were not limited to the capital though, with Sandringham Castle and Blenheim Palace also benefiting from visitor increases. Sandringham Castle visitors peaked at 5,400, up 155% from the previous week, as crowds gathered for an outdoor music concert. Meanwhile, at Blenheim Palace, crowds reached 6,800, 142% higher than the previous week, as the nation came together to celebrate all things Royal.
