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ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

VISITS MADE IN 2007 TO VISITOR ATTRACTIONS IN MEMBERSHIP WITH ALVA

SITE TOTAL VISITS CHARGE/FREE % +/-
Blackpool Pleasure Beach 5,500,000 F -3.0%
British Museum 5,418,265 F/C +12%
Tate Modern 5,191,840 F +6%
The National Gallery 4,159,485 F -8%
Natural History Museum 3,600,119 F -4.1%
Science Museum 2,714,021 F +11%
Victoria and Albert Museum (South Kensington) 2,435,300 F +3%
Tower of London 2,064,126 C -1%
National Maritime Museum 1,695,739 F +10%
St Paul’s Cathedral 1,623,881 F/C 0%
National Portrait Gallery 1,607,767 F +0.5%
Tate Britain 1,593,277 F 0%
Kew Gardens (RBG) 1,427,096 F/C +5.1%
British Library 1,355,425 F +15%
Chester Zoo 1,335,773 C +6.7%
Edinburgh Castle (Historic Scotland) 1,229,703 C +2%
ZSL London Zoo 1,132,366 C +25.1%
Eden Project 1,128,107 C -2.3%
Canterbury Cathedral 1,068,244 F/C +2%
Westminster Abbey 1,058,362 F/C +2.9%
Houses of Parliament 994,926 F/C +11%
Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath 985,096 C 0%
National Gallery Complex, Edinburgh 937,770 F/C N/A
Stonehenge (EH) 869,432 C -1%
National Museum of Scotland 841,849 F +1%
York Minster 815,000 F/C -9%
National Railway Museum 812,891 F +8%
Imperial War Museum (London) 754,467 F +6%
World Museum Liverpool 720,303 F +37%
National Media Museum 715,746 F +9%
Tate Liverpool 649,029 F +17%
St Fagans National History Museum (Wales) 642,289 F +9%
Chatsworth House (TH) 606,500 C +0.4%
Merseyside Maritime Museum 595,328 F +36%
Leeds Castle (TH) 548,654 C +33%
The Falkirk Wheel (British Waterways) 513,907 F +18%
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 507,459 F/C -6%
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 498,456 C +6.6%
Hampton Court Palace 488,197 C +3%
Wakehurst Place (RBG/NT) 469,683 F/C +8.1%
National War Museum Scotland 468,125 F +11%
Blackpool Tower & Circus 466,545 C -12%
Imperial War Museum Duxford 441,334 C +7%
Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) 439,584 C 0%
Discovery Museum (Tyne & Wear) 429,706 F +1%
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth 415,511 F/C N/A
Blenheim Palace (TH) 381,311 C +1.7%
Waddesdon Manor (NT) 374,362 F/C +27%
Stourhead (NT) 371,382 F/C +21%
V&A Museum of Childhood Refurbished between Nov 05 & Dec 06 357,500 F N/A
Royal Armouries (Leeds) 356,440 F +22.9%
National Museum Cardiff 355,026 F +22%
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (NT) 339,382 F/C +26%
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 331,296 F -0.9%
Beaulieu (TH) 308,401 C -2%
Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms 303,428 C +2%
Dover Castle (EH) 299,175 C 0%
Urquhart Castle (Historic Scotland) 277,394 C +12%
Kensington Palace 267,526 C +4%
Laing Art Gallery (Tyne &Wear) 257,231 F N/A
HMS Belfast 256,556 C -5%
Polesden Lacey (NT) 255,210 F/C +6%
Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) 253,987 F +2%
National Waterfront Museum (Wales) 249,162 F +0.4%
Tate St Ives 245,345 F/C +1%
Harewood House (TH) 242,864 C +9.8%
Imperial War Museum (North) 223,000 F -6%
Larrybane (NT) 222,613 F/C +20%
Castle Howard (TH) 216,045 C +6%
Osborne House (EH) 215,596 C -6%
Penrhyn Castle (NT) 212,718 F/C +17%
Belton House (NT) 209,117 F/C +18%
St Michael’s Mount (NT) 203,235 F/C +4%
Cragside Estate (NT) 201,873 F/C +79%
Scottish National Portrait Gallery 198,726 F/C N/A
Culzean Castle & Country Park (NTS) 195,991 F/C +4%
Sheffield Park (NT) 195,744 F/C +15%
Cliveden (NT) 193,038 F/C +15%
Wallington (NT) 189,851 F/C +16%
Lanhydrock (NT) 187,261 F/C +6%
Lady Lever Art Gallery (Liverpool) 187,255 F -7%
Nymans Garden (NT) 180,214 F/C +17%
Attingham Park (NT) 179,343 F/C +36%
Tintagel Castle (EH) 177,498 C -3%
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 176,847 F +1%
Anglesey Abbey (NT) 175,469 F/C +40%
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 172,765 F/C N/A
Real Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh 170,401 F/C N/A
Bodiam Castle (NT) 169,370 F/C +8%
Kingston Lacy (NT) 168,447 F/C +11%
Chartwell (NT) 167,708 F/C +7%
Bodnant Garden (NT) 157,609 F/C +4%
Sissinghurst (NT) 157,118 F/C +5%
Big Pit : National Coal Museum 155,269 F +1.8%
Ickworth (NT) 151,568 F/C +29%
Hidcote Manor Garden (NT) 151,222 F/C +35%
Corfe Castle (NT) 140,317 F/C -9%
Hardwick Hall (NT) 136,864 F/C +9%
Killerton (NT) 134,799 F/C +1%
Dean Gallery (Scotland) 133,043 F/C N/A
Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) 131,747 F/C +29%
Home Farm Wimpole (NT) 130,225 F/C +11%
Mottisfont (NT) 128,103 F/C +2%
Brownsea Island (NT) 126,393 F/C +10%
Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (EH) 125,217 C +9%
Mount Stewart (NT) 124,684 F/C +10%
Kenwood House (EH) 123,312 F -7%
Walter Rothschild Museum, Tring 120,416 F +0.5%
Dyrham Park (NT) 119,091 F/C +14%
Cotehele (NT) 116,910 F/C -1%
Dunham Massey (NT) 116,656 F/C +4%
Clifford’s Tower, York (EH) 116,215 C -5%
Trelissick (NT) 115,997 F/C +3%
Anderton Boat Lift (British Waterways) 114,853 F -2%
1066 Battle of Hastings:Abbey & Battlefield (EH) 113,733 C 0%
Calke Abbey (NT) 113,583 F/C +7%
Erddig (NT) 113,509 F/C +10%
Tyntesfield (NT) 113,461 F/C +10%
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (EH) 111,391 C -5%
Montacute House (NT) 111,070 F/C +5%
Castle Drogo Estate (NT) 110,811 F/C +1%
Baddesley Clinton (NT) 109,206 F/C +4%
Dunster (NT) 104,974 F/C -4%
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian’s Wall (EH) 99,726 C -2%
Burghley House (TH) 89,781 C +48.4%
Canterbury Tales 85,869 F/C N/A
Fort Nelson, Portsmouth (Royal Armouries) 78,866 F +7.7%
National Conservation Centre (Liverpool) 78,644 F +54%
Arbeia Roman Fort (Tyne & Wear) 77,655 F N/A
Oxford Story 68,040 F/C N/A
Oxford Castle 47,230 F/C N/A
Sudbury Hall (NT) 45,582 F/C -60%
Segedunum Roman Fort (Tyne & Wear) 42,478 F/C N/A
Sudley House (Liverpool) reopened May 07 36,253 F N/A
Shipley Art Gallery (Tyne & Wear) 33,814 F N/A

EH= English Heritage    NT= National Trust    NTS= National Trust For Scotland    RBG=Royal Botanic Gardens

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