Castle Road visitors: reasons for visiting Castle Road

Summary

• Castle Road was popular before and after the temporary road closure for food and drinks and shopping; the proportions doing each were very similar
• Fewer visitors were travelling through Castle Road after the closure than before (five percentage point decrease)
• Whilst not as common, similar proportions visited for services, to see family / friends, for work and for the school before and after the temporary road closure

Base: Total visitors (972)

This chart shows what visitors used Castle Road for before the road closure. The majority of visitors travelled to or through Castle Road for food and drinks (64%), shopping (58%) and to travel to another destination (55%).

Base: Total visitors (867)

This chart shows what activities visitors used Castle Road for after the road closure. The majority of visitors have used castle road for the same reasons as before; food and drinks (62%), shopping (59%), and traveling to another destination (50%).