Currently, the visitors to Paull, particularly during the summer months, would be estimated to be 100 - 200 per week, mainly attracted for fishing and walking. The potential influx of visitors associated with the opening of the Fort Paull project is however significant, most of whom would benefit from (and use) the proposed facilities. The following market research data supports this.


Drive times to/from Fort Paull attraction

Drive time	Population	Towns/cities included
half hour	263,000	Hull
1 hour	1,403,600	York, Scarborough, Selby and East Yorkshire
1 & half hours	3,273,400	West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield)
2 hours	5,121,800 (cumulative data)	South Yorkshire (Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield and Doncaster) Nottingham and Lincoln
Data on museum/attraction usage in the area
Attraction		Location	Annual attendance	Data from
Jorvik Viking Centre		York	534,846	1997-98
Eureka!		Halifax	414,000	1994
Eden Camp		Malton	259,874	1999
National Fishing Heritage Centre		Grimsby	115,620	1994
Streetlife Museum of Transport		Hull	91,853	1994
Museum of Army Transport		Beverley	80,000	1994
Hull and East Riding Museum		Hull	57,000	1999
Yorkshire Air museum, Elvington		York	51,525	1994
Hornsea Museum		Hornsea	18,000	1997-98

The Yorkshire and Humberside Tourist Board estimates the initial number of visitors to Fort Paull will be 68,500 per year: this will be concentrated in the summer months (initial opening March - October) giving 9,700 a month / 2,400 a week.