Two-thirds of householders in the Tenby area who completed a questionnaire on this summer's pedestrianisation scheme, want to see the experiment repeated.

Results from the survey, conducted by Pembrokeshire County Council, also show that 41 per cent would support an extension of the hours of pedestrianisation by starting it earlier in the day, while 43 per cent supported an extension by finishing later in the afternoon.

The questionnaire was sent to all households on the electoral register in the Tenby, Caldey, Penally and New Hedges electoral divisions.

Over 1,500 replies were received, a response rate of 44 per cent.

Of the replies, 88 per cent indicated that there is a need to improve the traffic situation in Tenby.

Views on the experiment ranged from 'enjoyable' (58 per cent) and 'safe' (45 per cent) to 'inconvenient' (17 per cent) and 'annoying' (11 per cent).

The park and ride facilities introduced during the scheme were also well received with a 6:1 'satisfactory/unsatisfactory' response ratio.

The experiment made no difference to the number of visits to the town for nearly half of respondents. Twenty-two per cent said they visited the town more frequently as a result of pedestrianisation, while 15 per cent indicated less frequent visits.

The county council's cabinet member with responsibility for environment and transportation, Clr. Brian Hall, said there would be a meeting of representatives of local citizen groups on November 1 when more detailed results would be available.

He added: "It is understood that some of these groups may have undertaken their own surveys on the subject, but there is little doubt that everyone agrees that there is a need to improve the traffic situation in Tenby.

"I'd like to thank everyone who has taken part in the survey and it is a high response rate. We will be taking into account all the views which have been expressed in the questionnaire."

The county council has also conducted a similar survey of businesses in the Tenby area and the results of this, and the householders' questioning will be appearing on their website: http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk">www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk