Day-trippers make up the vast majority of visitors to Haworth, according to a new tourism survey.

More than 90 per cent of people visiting the village do so only for the day.

But tourists also give attractions in the village a high satisfaction rating, with Main Street and the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway the most popular attractions.

However, they are put off by the lack of public toilets and car parking in the village.

The report has been compiled for the Haworth Village Trust Steering Group in a bid to discover what tourists perceive to be the good and bad sides to the village.

Members of the village trust hope the lessons learned will help shape the future of tourism in the village.

They have also received backing from Bradford Council which says it will help the trust to make any changes.

Vice-chairman David McKay says: "There is a lot of information in the report that reflects visitors' perceptions in a very positive way, but some of the information points to where the economy can be made stronger.

"The majority of visitors are here for only a day or less and we need to work with the council's regeneration division to find ways of encouraging visitors to stay for longer periods."

A total of 159 people were surveyed at two points -- in Main Street and outside Haworth station -- during a weekend last August.

They were questioned on a range of issues, such as the quality of accommodation, village attractions and parking.

Ninety-two per cent had come to Haworth just for the day, with two thirds of people staying for between one and three hours.

However, a third of people had visited Haworth more than ten times, with 144 people stating they would recommend the village as a tourist location to others.

Main Street was the most visited attraction, with nine out of ten visitors planning to see it as part of their trip.

A further six out of ten planned a journey on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, with five out of ten visiting the Bront Parsonage Museum.

All of the attractions scored a satisfaction rating of at least 80 per cent, with two of the less visited attractions, the moors and parish church, scoring the highest, with 92 and 88 per cent respectively.

Out of the 13 people who were staying overnight in Haworth, nine rated their accommodation very good, two good, one satisfactory and one very poor.

When asked what could be done to improve a visit to Haworth, 18 people asked for better toilets, 18 wanted traffic to be removed from Main Street and 13 wanted improved car parks.

The majority of visitors, some 63 per cent, came from within a 50-mile radius of the village.

The majority of the rest - 32 per cent - were UK visitors, with people from the North-East and North-West making up half that figure.

Only four people from the USA, one from Japan, one from South Africa and one from Germany were available for questioning.

The survey also threw up some more unusual answers, with one person's favourite aspect of the village being the flamenco course at the youth hostel.

Another called for warmer soup as a way of boosting the village's tourism trade.

Chairman of the steering group Councillor Glen Miller says: "The information highlights the success of Haworth as a tourist location.

"Every attraction received a high rating, which indicates the commitment of all those working in tourism who are providing a high quality reception to visitors to the village.

"I was particularly impressed with the high ratings given to Main Street, as it requires a great deal of co-operation from everyone to make it the individual success it is."

Bradford Council's executive member for the economy, Cllr Simon Cooke, has asked for copies of the report to be made available to senior council officers.

He says: "The visitor survey will provide vital information in support of a number of the projects the steering group has identified in its action plan for Haworth.

"The area is not eligible for most of the major government funding streams, like the Single Regeneration Budget, and it is unfortunate that the hard work and dedication of local people cannot be rewarded through this sort of channel.

"However, the council can help, and I will be asking officers to draw up a list of other funding mechanisms the group can access and so bring forward some of the projects more quickly than they might otherwise have been able to do."

Members of the public will be able to read copies of the report at Haworth Tourist Information Centre and Keighley Information Centre.