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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Lucinda Cameron

Heritage and film locations see surge in visitor numbers

Edinburgh Castle remained Scotland’s most popular paid for attraction (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Heritage attractions in Scotland saw a rise in visitor numbers last year as tourists were drawn to the country’s historic sites and filming locations.

Visitor attractions across the country recorded 49,708,483 visits last year, up 3.9% on 2023, according to data from the Moffat Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University and the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA).

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