HC Deb 17 May 1993 vol 225 c52W
Mr. Richards

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the 10 most popular(a) day trip and (b) overnight tourist destinations in Wales; and how many people visited each of them in 1991–92.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Information on tourist destinations is not centrally available in the form requested. Visitors to tourist attractions are published in the "Digest of Welsh Statistics" each year and the 10 most popular attractions recorded in 1991, the latest available, were:

Attraction Visitors in 1991 (000's)
Ocean Beach Amusement Park, Rhyl 600.0
Padarn County Park, Llanberis 450.0
Barry Island Log Flume 430.2
Pembrey Country Park 386.0
James Pringle Weavers, Llanfair PG 385.9
Oakwood Leisure Park, near Narberth 370.0
Penscynor Wildlife Park, Neath 289.0
Welsh Folk Museum, St. Fagans 287.8
Portmeirion, Penrhyndeudraeth 285.5
Rhyl Suncentre 262.2
Answered 17 May 1993