Louise Test Page (Heritage Counts)

V1 People feel most comfortable visiting outdoor heritage sites

Responses to the question 'which of the following places would you feel comfortable visiting in 30 days time if restrictions were relaxed…? show us that more former heritage visitors were feeling comfortable to returning to sites or historic buildings as time passed (May to August 2020) - 77.6% and 53.1% in Wave 3. Source: DCMS, 2020

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V2 People feel most comfortable visiting outdoor heritage sites

Responses to the question 'which of the following places would you feel comfortable visiting in 30 days time if restrictions were relaxed…? show us that more former heritage visitors were feeling comfortable to returning to sites or historic buildings as time passed (May to August 2020) - 77.6% and 53.1% in Wave 3. Source: DCMS, 2020

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V3 People feel most comfortable visiting outdoor heritage sites

Responses to the question 'which of the following places would you feel comfortable visiting in 30 days time if restrictions were relaxed…? show us that more former heritage visitors were feeling comfortable to returning to sites or historic buildings as time passed (May to August 2020) - 77.6% and 53.1% in Wave 3. Source: DCMS, 2020

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V4 People feel most comfortable visiting outdoor heritage sites

Responses to the question 'which of the following places would you feel comfortable visiting in 30 days time if restrictions were relaxed…? show us that more former heritage visitors were feeling comfortable to returning to sites or historic buildings as time passed (May to August 2020) - 77.6% and 53.1% in Wave 3. Source: DCMS, 2020

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Second Chart

Would feel comfortable visiting in 30 days time if restrictions are relaxed

Responses to the question 'would you feel comfortable visiting in 30 days time if restrictions are relaxed…? show us how new respondents compare to former participants - overall they are generally less comfortable. Source: DCMS, 2020

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This is a responsive table

In the last 4 weeks, web panel respondent has… Wave 1
1,052 responses		Wave 2
1,035 responses		Change from May JuneWave 3
976 responses		Change from May July
Engaged in heritage.
Any of all options physical or digital		21%27%↑ 31%↑

Engaged in digital heritage.
Any of the two options below:

13%13%-13%-

Taken a virtual walking tour of a historic town or city, heritage site, castle or monument

4%3%-3%-

Researched local history online

10%11%-11%-
Visited a place of interest to walk or exercise.
Any of the below:		10%18%↑22%↑

Taken a virtual walking tour of a historic town or city, heritage site, castle or monument

4%8%↑11%↑

A site of archaeological interest to walk or exercise e.g., Roman villa or ancient burial site

1%1%-3%-

A National Park, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, or ancient woodland to walk or exercise

7%12%↑1%↑

Table 1: Engagement in heritage (physical or digital) during the pandemic. Data from the latest DCMS, Taking part, bespoke web panel survey on COVID-19. Source: DCMS, 2020.

↑ indicates a significant increase (statistically).

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