Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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ATTRACTION
Total visits
British Museum
5,569,981
F
The National Gallery
4,780,030
F
Tate Modern
4,747,537
F
Natural History Museum
4,105,106
F
Science Museum (South
Kensington)
2,793,930
F
Tower of London (HRP)
2,389,548
C
National Maritime Museum
2,367,904
F
Victoria and Albert Museum
(South Kensington)
2,269,880
F
The Eden Project in Cornwall
National Portrait Gallery
1,961,843
F
St Paul's Cathedral
1,821,321
F/C
Heritage attractions
Tate Britain
1,501,837
F
Many of Britain's most popular attractions are heritage
attractions, depicting life at a particular point in time
in the past. Many existing attractions have attached
the word 'heritage' to their facility, in the hope of
attracting greater numbers of visitors. They are part
of a general trend towards themed attractions in the
UK, for example the Jorvik Viking Centre in York,
Beamish Open Air Museum in County Durham and
the Tales of Robin Hood in Nottingham. Some parts
of Britain have developed attractions that celebrate
their industrial heritage, for example Ironbridge Gorge
in Shropshire and the Big Pit museum in South Wales,
both designated World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Westminster Abbey
1,449,593
F/C
British Library
1,379,475
F
Kelvingrove Art Gallery &
Museum (Glasgow)
1,368,096
F
Kew Gardens
1,300,557
C
Chester Zoo
1,239,044
C
Edinburgh Castle (Historic
Scotland)
1,196,481
C
ZSL London Zoo
1,059,170
C
Roman Baths & Pump
Room, Bath
Weblink
Check out this website for details of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm
1,037,518
C
Eden Project
1,028,264
C
Source: ALVA
Fig 1.7 - Visits to the top 20 UK
attractions 2009
