Table 1 Distribution of the number the selected sites and corresponding number of comments for the sites from these sources.

From: Measuring the impact of COVID-19 on heritage sites in the UK using social media data

 

Sites

Comments

Online source

  

A History of England in 100 Places (Wilkinson, 2018)

14

12,974

Most-visited Museums in 2019 (Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, 2020)

21

60,276

Most-visited Places in 2019 (VisitBritain, 2020)

283

667,679

Other

36

220,253

Heritage properties management organizations

  

National Parks UK

11

61,338

National Trust (sites in England)

148

142,308

National Trust (sites in Northern Ireland)

10

12,616

National Trust for Scotland

32

20,064

National Trust (sites in Wales)

15

17,891

Historic Environment Scotland

47

49,729

English Heritage

125

89,514

CADW

33

35,927

  1. If a site appeared was within two or more of these categories, it was not counted twice.