Economic numbers

• Tourism contributes £38 bn pa – we have funded 8out of the top ten most visited museums, and 6 of the top ten most popular visitor attractions

• K&A generated an additional £5million per year

• Chatham boosted the tourism economy to around £20 million pa

• 800 walkers use the Hadrians Wall path each month contributing on av £180 each to local businesses

• 25% of funding has gone to 10% poorest areas - £825million of new investment creating 10,000 person years of employment