Latest Visitor Figures
Visits made in 2009 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA
| Site | Total visits | Charge/free | % +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Museum | 5,569,981 | F | -6.1% |
| The National Gallery | 4,780,030 | F | +9% |
| Tate Modern | 4,747,537 | F | -2% |
| Natural History Museum | 4,105,106 | F | +9.8% |
| Science Museum (South Kensington) | 2,793,930 | F | +3% |
| Tower of London (HRP) | 2,389,548 | C | +11% |
| National Maritime Museum | 2,367,904 | F | +15% |
| Victoria and Albert Museum (South Kensington) | 2,269,880 | F | +10% |
| National Portrait Gallery | 1,961,843 | F | +6.4% |
| St Paul's Cathedral | 1,821,321 | F/C | +8% |
| Tate Britain | 1,501,837 | F | -7% |
| Westminster Abbey | 1,449,593 | F/C | -2.1% |
| British Library | 1,379,475 | F | +9% |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (Glasgow) | 1,368,096 | F | -5.33% |
| Kew Gardens | 1,300,557 | F/C | -0.4% |
| Chester Zoo | 1,239,044 | C | -1.6% |
| Edinburgh Castle (Historic Scotland) | 1,196,481 | C | +6% |
| ZSL London Zoo | 1,059,170 | C | +1.9% |
| Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath | 1,037,518 | C | +5% |
| Eden Project | 1,028,264 | C | -6% |
| Canterbury Cathedral | 1,013,118 | F/C | +3.3% |
| Stonehenge (EH) | 990,705 | C | +12% |
| Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley | 964,212 | F/C | +18% |
| Houses of Parliament | 963,362 | F/C | +5% |
| Merseyside Maritime Museum | 945,254 | F | -7% |
| National Gallery Complex (Edinburgh) | 894,161 | F | +9% |
| Imperial War Museum London (IWM) | 887,246 | F | +6.4% |
| National Railway Museum | 807,591 | F | -1% |
| York Minster | 797,100 | F/C | +4.9% |
| Chatsworth House Trust (TH) | 652,969 | C | +18.4% |
| Leeds Castle (TH) | 646,801 | C | +12% |
| Great North Museum (Tyne & Wear Museums) | 638,454 | F | See note 1 |
| National Media Museum | 613,923 | F | -18% |
| World Museum Liverpool (National Museums Liverpool | 605,601 | F | -23% |
| National Museum of Scotland (National Museums Scot | 589,621 | F | -4.1% |
| Hampton Court Palace (HRP) | 541,646 | C | +10% |
| Tate Liverpool | 539,577 | F | -50% |
| Blenheim Palace (TH) | 537,120 | C | +43.6% |
| Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow Museums) | 536,916 | F | -4.56% |
| Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | 532,158 | F/C | -4.9% |
| National War Museum (National Museums Scotland) | 494,213 | F | +4.2% |
| Blackpool Tower & Circus | 483,822 | C | +2.3% |
| The Falkirk Wheel (British Waterways) | 476,778 | F/C | -4.8% |
| ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | 475,036 | C | +1.4% |
| Museum of Transport (Glasgow Museums) | 468,963 | F | +2.77% |
| Wakehurst Place (RBG/NT) | 456,285 | F/C | +3.2% |
| Woburn Safari Park (TH) | 447,745 | C | +1% |
| V&A Museum of Childhood | 387,823 | F | +10% |
| Imperial War Museum Duxford (IWM) | 387,122 | C | +1.2% |
| Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) | 383,293 | C | +2% |
| National Museum Cardiff (Wales) | 373,191 | F | +11% |
| Stourhead (NT) | 356,816 | F/C | +5.2% |
| Beaulieu (TH) | 351,975 | C | +12.7% |
| Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (NT) | 348,749 | F/C | +6.1% |
| Waddesdon Manor (NT) | 347,139 | F/C | +3.8% |
| Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms (IWM) | 314,162 | C | +8.9% |
| Dover Castle (EH) | 304,513 | C | +4% |
| Urquhart Castle (Historic Scotland) | 282,203 | F/C | +4% |
| Galleries of Modern Art (National Galleries of Sco | 274,161 | F | -2.8% |
| Kensington Palace (HRP) | 272,606 | C | +10.6% |
| Royal Armouries (Leeds) | 271,513 | F | +3.45% |
| People's Palace (Glasgow Museums) | 268,591 | F | +6.50% |
| Polesden Lacey (NT) | 262,176 | F/C | +18.8% |
| Royal Horticultural Society, Harlow Carr | 261,581 | F/C | +21% |
| HMS Belfast (IWM) | 260,423 | C | +6.6% |
| Attingham Park (NT) | 260,035 | F/C | +20.1% |
| National Waterfront Museum (Wales) | 257,888 | F | +12.8% |
| Belton House (NT) | 249,323 | F/C | +24.8% |
| Larrybane (NT) | 241,636 | F/C | +0.6% |
| Harewood House (TH) | 241,052 | C | +6.63% |
| St Michael's Mount (NT) | 240,927 | F/C | +23.7% |
| Calke Abbey (NT) | 239,748 | F/C | +92.8% |
| Osborne House (EH) | 238,931 | C | +10% |
| Imperial War Museum North (IWM) | 236,529 | F | -1.4% |
| Castle Howard (TH) | 232,871 | C | +14.9% |
| Penrhyn Castle (NT) | 228,820 | F/C | +22.2% |
| Cragside Estate (NT) | 225,823 | F/C | +30.0% |
| Nymans Garden (NT) | 221,974 | F/C | +21.8% |
| Anglesey Abbey (NT) | 219,934 | F/C | +14.8% |
| Lanhydrock (NT) | 214,274 | F/C | +12.9% |
| Tate St Ives | 214,189 | C | +2% |
| Walker Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool) | 213,893 | F | -46% |
| Sheffield Park (NT) | 209,604 | F/C | +9.0% |
| Cliveden (NT) | 206,799 | F/C | +14.7% |
| Burrell Collection (Glasgow Museums) | 203,153 | F | +0.20% |
| Corfe Castle (NT) | 198,874 | F/C | +23.2% |
| Bodnant Garden (NT) | 197,631 | F/C | +33.4% |
| Wallington Park (NT) | 197,535 | F/C | +9.6% |
| Tintagel Castle, Cornwall | 197,283 | C | +18% |
| Sissinghurst (NT) | 194,743 | F/C | +18.7% |
| Chartwell (NT) | 194,323 | F/C | +11.8% |
| Lady Lever Art Gallery (NM Liverpool) | 193,034 | F | +23% |
| Kingston Lacy (NT) | 190,288 | F/C | +17.7% |
| Bodiam Castle (NT) | 187,843 | F/C | +15.6% |
| Ickworth (NT) | 179,035 | F/C | +13.1% |
| Culzean Castle & Country Park (National Trust for | 175,210 | F/C | +5% |
| Sudbury Hall (NT) | 165,851 | F/C | -6.6% |
| Big Pit: National Coal Museum (Wales) | 163,882 | F | -0.75% |
| Mottisfont (NT) | 162,165 | F/C | +20.4% |
| Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) | 159,848 | F/C | +9.2% |
| Hidcote Manor Garden (NT) | 159,381 | F/C | +27.2% |
| Dunham Massey (NT) | 155,085 | F/C | +32.9% |
| Hardwick Hall (NT) | 153,010 | F/C | +9.8% |
| Killerton (NT) | 145,662 | F/C | +10.4% |
| St Mungo Museum of Religious Art (Glasgow Museums) | 144,366 | F | -5.24% |
| Royal Horticultural Society, Rosemoor | 143,003 | F/C | +7% |
| Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire (EH) | 142,723 | C | +58% |
| Home Farm Wimpole (NT) | 138,769 | F/C | +9.6% |
| Dyrham Park (NT) | 137,553 | F/C | +10.9% |
| Pier Master's House (National Museums Liverpool) | 135,260 | F | -26% |
| 1066 Battle of Hastings:Abbey & Battlefield (EH) | 135,045 | C | +11% |
| Dunster (NT) | 134,502 | F/C | +21.7% |
| Royal Horticultural Society, Hyde Hall | 134,167 | F/C | +13% |
| Mount Stewart (NT) | 133,343 | F/C | -1.1% |
| Cotehele (NT) | 132,467 | F/C | +11.9% |
| Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (EH) | 131,886 | C | +12% |
| Erddig (NT) | 131,861 | F/C | +21.8% |
| Baddesley Clinton (NT) | 131,165 | F/C | +11.0% |
| Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (EH) | 128,388 | C | +15% |
| Brownsea Island (NT) | 127,333 | F/C | +14.3% |
| Castle Drago Estate (NT) | 126,195 | F/C | +11.5% |
| National Conservation Centre (NM Liverpool) | 124,656 | F | -3% |
| Trelissick (NT) | 121,804 | F/C | +7.8% |
| Clifford's Tower, York (EH) | 118,055 | C | +3% |
| Natural History Museum at Tring | 118,034 | F | -1.6% |
| Anderton Boat Lift (British Waterways) | 117,129 | C | +7.5% |
| Provand's Lordship (Glasgow Museums) | 116,533 | F | +2.96% |
| Kenwood House, London (EH) | 116,454 | F | +10% |
| Montacute House (NT) | 110,529 | F/C | +3.0% |
| Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall (EH) | 105,136 | C | +8% |
| Tyntesfield (NT) | 104,451 | F/C | +3.4% |
| Audley End House & Gardens, Essex (EH) | 99,552 | C | +12% |
| Burghley House (TH) | 98,411 | C | +14% |
| Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire (EH) | 86,683 | C | +19% |
| The Home of Charles Darwin, Kent (EH) | 81,623 | C | +198% |
| Royal Armouries (Fort Nelson, Portsmouth) | 76,715 | F | +1.62% |
| Belsay Hall Castle & Gardens, Northumberland (EH) | 76,648 | C | +29% |
| Woburn Abbey & Gardens (TH) | 65,937 | C | 0% |
| Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow Museums) | 64,866 | F | +5.61% |
| Sudley House (National Museums Liverpool) | 64,864 | F | +1% |
| Glasgow Museums Resource Centre | 6,497 | F | +32.51% |
EH = English Heritage
HRP = Historic Royal Palaces
IWM = Imperial War Museum
RBG = Royal Botanical Gardens
TH = Treasure Houses for England
NT= National Trust
Note 1. The Great North Museum launched in May 2009 so there is no comparative figure.
Note 2. The % change for the 8 sites operated by the National Museums Liverpool clearly demonstrates the Influence of having been the European Capital of Culture in 2008.
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