Dundee tourist attractions to learn fate next week

Closing Caird Park Golf Course could contribute £335,000 a year to Leisure and Culture Dundee’s (LACD) budget shortfall.

The consultation ran for six weeks earlier this year.

If approved, Broughty Castle Museum would close next October and Caird Park Golf Course would close by the end of April.

The report said that visitor numbers at Broughty Castle Museum in 2023/ 24 were 39,223, down from 43,149 in 2019/20.

Ending services there would save LACD £80,000 a year, while returning the building to owner Historic Environment Scotland would save the council £30,000 per year in property costs.

LACD said £95,000 would come from a mixture of private money and trusts for the observatory over the next three to five years.

Councillors will also be asked on Monday to agree up to £15,000 a year in funding, to be reviewed in three years, as part of the package to keep services running at the observatory.