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Visits made in 2023 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA

Rank Site Total visits Charge /free In/ outdoor % +/- Area Group Note
1 The British Museum 5,820,860 2 I 42% London
2 Natural History Museum (South Kensington) 5,688,786 2 I 22% London NHM
3 The Crown Estate, Windsor Great Park 5,487,856 1 (Note t) O -3% South East t
4 Tate Modern 4,742,038 2 I 22% London TATE
5 Southbank Centre 3,193,966 2 Mix 8% London
6 V&A South Kensington 3,110,000 2 I 28% London V&A
7 The National Gallery 3,096,508 2 I 14% London
8 Science Museum 2,956,886 2 I 27% London SMG
9 Tower of London 2,790,280 3 Mix 28% London HRP
10 Somerset House 2,727,677 2 Mix 16% London
11 Royal Museums Greenwich 2,547,821 Other I 56% London
12 National Museum of Scotland 2,186,841 2 I 11% Scotland NMS
13 Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1,974,295 4 Mix 1% London RBGK
14 Edinburgh Castle 1,904,723 3 Mix 41% Scotland HES
15 National Galleries Scotland: National 1,836,057 2 I 44% Scotland NGS
16 Royal Albert Hall 1,605,924 6 I 15% London
17 Westminster Abbey 1,587,866 5 I 49% London ab
18 St Paul's Cathedral 1,499,575 5 I 26% London
19 British Library 1,390,378 2 I 21% London aa
20 Windsor Castle 1,374,607 6 Mix 66% South East RCT
21 RHS Garden Wisley 1,361,785 3 O -9% South East RHS
22 ZSL London Zoo 1,327,902 3 O 27% London ZSL l
23 Stonehenge 1,327,423 3 O 36% South West EH
24 The Barbican Centre 1,313,528 6 I 16% London CLC as
25 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 1,283,882 2 I 32% Scotland GM
26 Riverside Museum 1,265,011 2 I 8% Scotland GM
27 National Portrait Gallery, London 1,164,018 2 I % London az
28 Tate Britain 1,091,218 2 I 19% London TATE at
29 Roman Baths and Pump Room 1,061,240 6 I 25% South West
30 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1,041,391 2 O 4% Scotland RBGE
31 Tower Bridge 960,670 6 I 48% London CLC
32 Blenheim Palace 945,412 3 Mix 15% South East THE
33 Horniman Museum and Gardens 924,480 2 Mix 17% London
34 Ashmolean Museum 900,277 2 I 24% South East OUM
35 ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 893,450 3 O 18% East of England ZSL l
36 Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre 883,627 2 I 31% West Midlands
37 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 873,491 6 I 21% South East NMRN
38 Old Royal Naval College 843,175 2 Mix 15% London
39 Bodleian Libraries 842,221 1 I 18% South East OUM
40 IWM London 841,575 1 I 23% London IWM
41 Moors Valley Country Park and Forest 820,958 1 O 1% South West FE ah
42 Beamish Museum 801,756 6 Mix 4% North East
43 Titanic Belfast 800,949 6 I 28% Northern Ireland ad
44 Longleat 800,056 6 -2% South West
45 Shakespeare's Globe 799,942 6 Mix 25% London
46 National War Museum, Edinburgh 773,213 1 I 11% Scotland NMS
47 Oxford University Museum of Natural History 768,986 1 I 14% South East OUM
48 The Royal Opera House Covent Garden 750,851 6 I 8% London
49 Eden Project 713,255 3 Mix 8% South West
50 Royal Academy of Arts 709,961 3 I 2% London
51 World Museum Liverpool 697,115 2 I 4% North West NML
52 Maritime Museum, Liverpool 697,073 2 I 34% North West NML
53 Museum of Liverpool 694,953 2 I 15% North West NML
54 Giants Causeway 662,806 3 Mix 57% Northern Ireland NT
55 Clumber Park 644,088 3 O 19% East Midlands NT
56 the Design Museum 633,312 2 I 24% London
57 National Railway Museum 630,306 2 I 10% Y&H SMG aw
58 Hampton Court Palace 628,528 3 Mix 19% London HRP
59 Edinburgh Zoo 618,719 3 O 3% Scotland RZSS
60 Chatsworth 604,624 3 Mix 1% East Midlands THE
61 St. Fagans National Museum of History 594,990 2 Mix 23% Wales NMW
62 Attingham Park 591,794 3 Mix 10% West Midlands NT
63 Forestry England Sherwood Pines 586,832 1 O -4% East Midlands FE ah
64 York Minster 571,099 Note ac I -8% Y&H ac
65 Canterbury Cathedral 565,213 5 I 2% South East
66 Churchill War Rooms 559,740 6 I 28% London IWM
67 Knowsley Safari and Knowsley Hall 546,345 3 O -1% North West
68 Glenfinnan Monument 540,853 3 Mix 36% Scotland NTS
69 Forestry England Delamere 526,436 1 O 11% North West FE ah
70 Dunham Massey 517,543 3 Mix -2% North West NT p
71 Stirling Castle 517,299 3 Mix 24% Scotland HES
72 Gallery of Modern Art 510,936 2 I 60% Scotland GM z
73 Cliveden 502,909 3 Mix -6% South East NT
74 RHS Garden Bridgewater 501,746 3 O -4% North West RHS
75 Calke Abbey 501,687 3 Mix 3% East Midlands NT
76 Buckingham Palace 501,499 6 I 75% London RCT m
77 The Burrell Collection 498,159 2 I 3% Scotland GM
78 Forestry England High Lodge 492,493 1 O -6% East of England FE ah
79 Ulster Museum 489,817 1 I 27% Northern Ireland NMNI
80 The Royal Air Force Museum London 487,721 2 I 22% London RAF
81 Leeds Castle 481,280 6 Mix 8% South East THE
82 Forestry England Westonbirt, The National Arboretum 473,551 3 O -1% South West FE
83 Forestry England Haldon Forest Park 469,843 1 O 6% South West FE ah
84 Glasgow Cathedral 457,541 1 Mix 79% Scotland HES
85 RHS Garden Harlow Carr 455,256 3 O -2% Y&H RHS
86 Urquhart Castle 442,761 3 Mix 24% Scotland HES
87 Forestry England Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest 437,814 1 O 7% South East FE ah
88 London Transport Museum 435,628 6 I 29% London
89 Palace of Holyroodhouse 431,045 6 I 43% Scotland RCT
90 Foutains Abbey Estate 427,347 3 O 2% Y&H NT
91 Kensington Palace 421,697 3 I 44% London HRP
92 RHS Garden Hyde Hall 421,203 3 O -3% East of England RHS
93 St Michael's Mount 418,364 3 Mix 11% South West NT
94 Science and Industry Museum 415,838 2 I 18% North West SMG ay
95 The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands 415,398 2 I 9% West Midlands RAF
96 Wellcome Collection 414,957 1 I 39% London k
97 Forestry England Wendover Woods 407,407 1 O 0% South East FE ah
98 Young V&A 405,000 2 I % London V&A ai
99 The Fitzwilliam Museum 402,620 1 I 9% East of England UoCM
100 Tyntesfield 401,636 3 Mix 10% South West NT
101 Nymans 401,046 3 Mix 15% South East NT
102 Pitt Rivers Museum 400,495 1 I 27% South East OUM
103 Wakehurst 400,123 3 O 4% South East RBGK
104 Tate Liverpool 398,904 2 I -2% North West TATE au
105 Kingston Lacy 391,969 3 Mix 9% South West NT
106 Polesden 384,700 3 Mix 15% South East NT
107 IWM Duxford 380,645 6 Mix 10% East of England IWM
108 National Museum Cardiff 378,349 2 I 41% Wales NMW
109 Stourhead 376,253 3 Mix 0% South West NT
110 Anglesey Abbey 376,069 3 Mix 9% East of England NT
111 Beechenhurst 375,514 1 O -8% South West FE ah
112 Durham Cathedral 373,165 1 I 26% North East
113 Cambridge University Botanic Garden 371,255 3 O 8% East of England UoCM w
114 Mottisfont 366,046 3 Mix 14% South East NT
115 Johnnie Walker Princes Street 359,212 Note v I 20% Scotland DIA v
116 Belton House 358,078 3 Mix -1% East Midlands NT n
117 Wimpole 356,557 3 Mix 4% East of England NT
118 Dalby Forest 354,725 1 O 2% Y&H FE ah
119 V&A Dundee 345,398 2 I 25% Scotland V&A
120 Tintagel Castle 334,195 3 O 20% South West EH
121 Ickworth 328,248 3 Mix 12% East of England NT
122 Beaulieu 321,034 6 Mix -2% South East THE
123 Museum of London (Docklands) 321,024 2 I 56% London MOL
124 Glencoe Visitor Centre 319,500 1 Mix 31% Scotland NTS
125 National Galleries Scotland: Modern 308,386 2 I 2% Scotland NGS i
126 Culzean Castle & Country Park 291,674 3 Mix 30% Scotland NTS ar
127 Sheffield Park 284,358 3 O -3% South East NT
128 National Memorial Arboretum 280,407 2 O -6% West Midlands aj
129 Newhailes 278,624 3 Mix 2% Scotland NTS
130 Bodnant Garden 277,121 3 O 3% Wales NT
131 Osborne 274,747 3 Mix 3% South East EH
132 Shugborough 270,610 3 Mix 6% West Midlands NT
133 Dover Castle 270,290 3 Mix 20% South East EH
134 Leeds Art Gallery 269,137 1 I 2% Y&H LMG
135 National Galleries Scotland: Portrait 264,866 2 I 19% Scotland NGS
136 Culloden Visitor Centre 262,199 3 Mix 76% Scotland NTS
137 International Slavery Museum 261,993 2 I -12% North West NML
138 IWM North 261,449 1 I 21% North West IWM
139 Hardwick 259,590 3 Mix 8% North East NT
140 Castle Howard 259,401 3 Mix -3% Y&H THE
141 Salisbury Cathedral 257,342 5 I 32% South West x
142 Croome 252,156 3 Mix 4% West Midlands NT
143 Quarry Bank Mill 252,147 3 Mix 2% North West NT
144 Wallington 250,807 3 Mix 9% North East NT
145 Knole 247,079 3 Mix 31% South East NT r
146 Dyrham 246,139 3 Mix 22% South West NT q
147 WWT Slimbridge 245,249 3 O 10% South West WWT
148 Cragside Estate 244,988 3 Mix 6% North East NT
149 Great North Museum: Hancock 244,879 1 I 20% North East TWAM
150 Hermitage 244,434 1 O % Scotland NTS
151 Charlecote 238,869 3 Mix 16% West Midlands NT
152 RHS Garden Rosemoor 237,660 3 O 4% South West RHS
153 Harewood House Trust 236,713 3 Mix -19% Y&H THE am
154 The Courtauld Gallery 235,436 6 I -21% London
155 Chartwell 233,967 3 Mix 5% South East NT
156 Corfe Castle 233,135 3 O -1% South West NT
157 National Waterfront Museum 228,271 2 I 46% Wales NMW
158 Leeds City Museum 224,731 1 I 7% Y&H LMG
159 Mount Stewart 221,547 3 Mix 3% Northern Ireland NT
160 Walker Art Gallery 218,865 2 I 10% North West NML
161 Hanbury Hall and Gardens 218,243 3 Mix 10% West Midlands NT
162 Stowe Gardens & Park 216,542 3 O 2% South East NT
163 Blickling 214,698 3 Mix 12% East of England NT
164 Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum 214,406 4 O 4% South East OUM
165 Kedleston 211,314 3 Mix -7% East Midlands NT
166 Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum 211,012 3 Mix 5% West Midlands BMT
167 Gibside 210,454 3 O -15% North East NT
168 Speke Hall Liverpool 209,618 3 Mix 2% North West NT
169 Killerton 209,383 3 Mix 6% South West NT
170 HMS Belfast 208,498 6 I 24% London IWM
171 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 206,754 3 I 13% Scotland NTS
172 Baddesley 204,873 3 Mix 0% West Midlands NT
173 Crathes Castle 202,396 3 Mix 37% Scotland NTS
174 Lacock 199,344 3 Mix 7% South West NT
175 Bletchley Park Trust 198,749 4 Mix 6% South East ak
176 History of Science Museum 195,643 1 I 53% South East OUM
177 Wrest Park 194,693 3 O 23% East of England EH
178 UK Parliament 189,481 6 I 35% London av
179 Packwood 188,787 3 Mix -3% West Midlands NT
180 Discovery Museum 188,660 1 I 25% North East TWAM
181 Trelissick 186,216 3 Mix 5% South West NT
182 Talisker Distillery 184,466 Note v I 254% Scotland DIA v
183 Lady Lever Art Gallery 183,135 2 I 7% North West NML
184 Tate St Ives 179,179 6 I -5% South West TATE
185 Lanhydrock 179,056 3 Mix 10% South West NT
186 Peoples' Palace 178,190 2 I 22% Scotland GM
187 Dunster 176,443 3 Mix 5% South West NT
188 Clifford's Tower York 171,986 3 Mix 1% Y&H EH
189 Whitby Abbey 171,921 3 O -5% North East EH
190 Carrick-a-Rede 171,031 3 O 83% Northern Ireland NT o
191 Lotherton 166,163 6 Mix -20% Y&H LMG
192 Blists Hill Victorian Town 165,604 6 O 25% West Midlands IGT
193 Saltram 162,508 3 Mix 9% South West NT
194 Hyde Park Boating 161,606 6 O % London RP
195 Natural History Museum (Tring) 157,894 1 I 18% East of England NHM
196 Oban Distillery 157,386 Note v I 22% Scotland DIA v
197 Kew Palace 156,584 3 Mix 6% London HRP
198 Burghley 154,827 6 Mix 86% East of England THE a
199 The Vyne 153,699 3 Mix 0% South East NT
200 Shakespeare's Birthplace 151,557 6 I 64% West Midlands SBT al
201 Brunel's SS Great Britain 150,482 6 I 9% South West
202 Kirkstall Abbey 148,815 Note an O 12% Y&H LMG an
203 Audley End House and Gardens 148,742 3 Mix -10% East of England EH
204 The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life And Art 148,412 2 I 446% Scotland GM
205 Eltham Palace and Gardens 140,903 3 Mix 9% London EH
206 University Museum of Zoology 138,886 1 I 34% East of England UoCM
207 Walmer Castle and Gardens 137,571 3 Mix 5% South East EH
208 National Slate Museum 135,809 2 Mix 10% Wales NMW
209 WWT London 133,775 3 O 4% London WWT
210 WWT Martin Mere 132,646 3 O 4% North West WWT
211 Kenwood 126,953 1 I 77% London EH
212 Locomotion 125,121 2 I 60% North East SMG ax
213 Highland Wildlife Park 124,308 3 O -18% Scotland RZSS
214 1066 Battle of Hastings Abbey and Battlefield 123,733 3 O 14% South East EH
215 Kettle's Yard 121,975 Note y I 17% East of England UoCM y
216 Killiecrankie Visitor Centre 121,198 1 O % Scotland NTS
217 Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden 118,264 3 O -1% West Midlands EH
218 Big Pit National Coal Museum 116,906 2 Mix 29% Wales NMW
219 Sudbury Hall 116,810 3 Mix 75% East Midlands NT s
220 Holkham Hall 112,785 5 Mix -3% East of England THE
221 Carisbrooke Castle 110,727 3 O 6% South East EH
222 Guildhall Art Gallery 110,211 2 I 137% London CLC
223 Doune Castle 109,511 3 Mix 97% Scotland HES
224 National Museum of Rural Life 109,210 3 Mix 9% Scotland NMS
225 Skara Brae 106,839 3 Mix 18% Scotland HES
226 The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 101,241 1 I 35% East of England UoCM
227 The Monument 100,897 6 I 24% London CLC
228 Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 100,862 3 Mix 0% Y&H EH
229 Inverewe Gardens 96,690 3 O 81% Scotland NTS
230 Laing Art Gallery 95,630 2 I -14% North East TWAM
231 National Science and Media Museum 93,545 2 I -47% Y&H SMG j
232 Hillsborough Castle 91,977 3 Mix 15% Northern Ireland HRP
233 Corrieshalloch Gorge 91,907 1 O 41% Scotland NTS af
234 South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 89,385 1 I 12% North East TWAM
235 Ulster Folk Museum 89,012 3 O 7% Northern Ireland NMNI
236 Bannockburn Heritage Centre 88,425 3 I 221% Scotland NTS ae
237 Bolsover Castle 87,910 3 Mix -2% East Midlands EH
238 St Abb's Head 86,492 1 O -7% Scotland NTS
239 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences 85,760 1 I 28% East of England UoCM
240 Fleet Air Arm Museum 85,636 6 I 33% South West NMRN
241 Ulster American Folk Park 84,268 3 O 12% Northern Ireland NMNI
242 Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 82,862 3 Mix 26% North East EH
243 Blair Athol Dstillery 82,241 Note v I 21% Scotland DIA v
244 Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall 81,331 3 O -7% North East EH
245 Framlingham Castle 80,331 3 Mix -5% East of England EH
246 Pendennis Castle 79,865 3 Mix 7% South West EH
247 Threave Garden and Nature Reserve 78,624 3 O 55% Scotland NTS
248 Pollok House 78,453 3 I 165% Scotland NTS
249 WWT Arundel 75,499 3 O -3% South East WWT
250 Mar Lodge Estate 73,057 1 O 42% Scotland NTS
251 National Museum of Flight 73,032 3 Mix 18% Scotland NMS
252 Scarborough Castle 72,765 3 O -1% Y&H EH
253 Castle Fraser 72,639 3 Mix 72% Scotland NTS
254 Blackness Castle 72,299 3 Mix 24% Scotland HES
255 Regents Park Boating 71,947 6 O % London RP
256 Lindisfarne Priory 67,748 3 O 17% North East EH
257 Ulster Transport Museum 66,228 3 I 33% Northern Ireland NMNI
258 Haddo House 65,207 3 Mix 345% Scotland NTS
259 Fort George 64,551 3 Mix 12% Scotland HES
260 Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery 64,241 Note v I 23% Scotland DIA v
261 St Andrews Castle 63,836 3 Mix 371% Scotland HES f
262 Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farm Life 63,732 3 O 24% Scotland NTS
263 Fyvie Castle 63,247 3 Mix -9% Scotland NTS
264 Anne Hathaway's Cottage 62,656 6 Mix 48% West Midlands SBT al
265 Witley Court and Gardens 61,625 3 O -6% West Midlands EH
266 Priorwood Garden 61,476 1 O % Scotland NTS
267 WWT Washington 61,164 3 O -6% North East WWT
268 Iona Abbey 57,686 3 Mix 4% Scotland HES
269 Brodick Castle & Country Park 57,234 3 Mix -10% Scotland NTS
270 WWT Llanelli 57,179 3 O -10% Wales WWT
271 Lagavulin Distillery 57,086 Note v I 137% Scotland DIA v
272 Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden 57,076 1 O -2% Scotland NTS
273 National Roman Legion Museum 57,030 2 I 25% Wales NMW
274 Dalwhinnie Distillery 54,888 Note v I 11% Scotland DIA v
275 Brodie Castle 53,562 3 Mix -4% Scotland NTS
276 Linlithgow Palace 53,463 3 Mix 605% Scotland HES e
277 National Museum Royal Navy Hartlepool 52,915 6 I 15% North East
278 Shakespeare's New Place 52,792 6 Mix 57% West Midlands SBT al
279 Warkworth Castle and Hermitage 52,027 3 O -5% North East EH
280 Ben Lomond 51,486 1 O -6% Scotland NTS
281 Tantallon Castle 51,482 3 Mix 28% Scotland HES h
282 Royal Lochnagar Distillery 49,549 Note v I 33% Scotland DIA v
283 Grey Mare's Tail 48,602 1 O -11% Scotland NTS
284 Melrose Abbey 46,577 3 Mix 23% Scotland HES
285 Falkland Palace 44,885 3 Mix 1% Scotland NTS
286 Dunfermline Palace 44,365 1 Mix 51% Scotland HES d
287 House of Dun 44,178 3 Mix 40% Scotland NTS
288 Enginuity 43,932 6 I 20% West Midlands IGT
289 Iron Bridge Toll House 43,366 1 I 22% West Midlands IGT
290 The Polar Museum 41,629 1 I 76% East of England UoCM
291 Goatfell 41,447 1 O 74% Scotland NTS
292 Dawyck Botanic Garden 40,860 3 O 3% Scotland RBGE
293 Abbey House Museum 40,027 6 I -16% Y&H LMG
294 Drum Castle 39,754 3 Mix -6% Scotland NTS
295 Ben Lawers Visitor Centre 38,761 1 O 85% Scotland NTS
296 Glenkinchie Distillery 37,241 Note v I 16% Scotland DIA v
297 Benmore Botanic Garden 36,118 3 O 8% Scotland RBGE
298 WWT Castle Espie 35,105 3 O -2% Northern Ireland WWT
299 Craigmillar Castle 34,882 3 Mix 20% Scotland HES
300 Hill House 31,985 3 I -5% Scotland NTS
301 Sudley House 31,747 2 I 17% North West NML
302 Cardhu Distillery 31,627 Note v I -12% Scotland DIA v
303 Elgin Cathedral 28,615 3 Mix 26% Scotland HES
304 Logan Botanic Garden 27,940 3 O 1% Scotland RBGE
305 Leith Hall 27,726 3 Mix 5% Scotland NTS
306 Temple Newsam 27,534 6 I -4% Y&H LMG
307 Caol Ila Distillery 27,489 Note v I 93% Scotland DIA v
308 Torridon Countryside Centre 27,400 1 O % Scotland NTS
309 Jarlshof 27,176 3 Mix 47% Scotland HES
310 Greenwich Boating 26,830 6 O % London RP
311 Georgian House 25,832 3 I 40% Scotland NTS
312 Tenement House 25,726 3 I 42% Scotland NTS
313 Culross Palace 24,329 3 I 11% Scotland NTS
314 Dumbarton Castle 24,242 3 Mix 3551% Scotland HES c
315 WWT Welney 23,571 3 O -10% East of England WWT
316 Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron 23,320 6 I 26% West Midlands IGT
317 Greenbank Garden 22,727 3 O 4% Scotland NTS
318 Sarehole Mill 22,543 3 Mix 10% West Midlands BMT
319 Aston Hall 22,491 3 Mix -40% West Midlands BMT
320 St Andrews Cathedral 21,259 3 Mix 205% Scotland HES g
321 Iona 20,451 1 O -24% Scotland NTS
322 National Wool Museum 19,605 2 I 38% Wales NMW
323 Leeds Industrial Museum 18,862 6 Mix 10% Y&H LMG
324 Barry Mill 18,748 3 I -8% Scotland NTS
325 Clynelish Distillery 18,677 Note v I 12% Scotland DIA v
326 Caerlaverock Castle 18,509 3 Mix 687% Scotland HES b
327 Coalport China Museum 18,243 6 I 37% West Midlands IGT
328 Branklyn Garden 17,904 3 O 3% Scotland NTS
329 HMS Caroline 17,009 6 I % Northern Ireland NMRN ap
330 Whipple Museum of the History of Science 16,210 1 I 64% East of England UoCM
331 Jackfield Tile Museum 15,834 6 I 34% West Midlands IGT
332 Geilston Garden 14,010 3 O 8% Scotland NTS
333 Kellie Castle 13,894 3 Mix 19% Scotland NTS
334 Canna 13,623 1 O 120% Scotland NTS
335 Thwaite Watermill 13,164 6 Mix 38% Y&H LMG
336 Arduaine Garden 12,911 3 O % Scotland NTS
337 Broughton House & Garden 11,957 3 Mix 7% Scotland NTS
338 Crarae Garden 11,626 3 Mix -3% Scotland NTS
339 Blakesley Hall 10,536 3 Mix -8% West Midlands BMT
340 Cragganmore Distillery 9,579 Note v I 38% Scotland DIA v
341 Abertarff House 9,057 1 I 24% Scotland NTS
342 Craigievar Castle 8,535 3 Mix -71% Scotland NTS ag
343 WWT Caerlaverock 8,295 3 O -8% Scotland WWT
344 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 8,220 2 I 113% Scotland GM
345 Hill of Tarvit 8,101 3 I 44% Scotland NTS
346 Museum of Classical Archaeology 7,455 1 I -8% East of England UoCM
347 House of the Binns 7,184 3 Mix % Scotland NTS
348 Holmwood House 6,486 3 I 41% Scotland NTS
349 The Serpentine Lido 5,924 6 O % London RP u
350 Soho House 5,765 3 Mix -32% West Midlands BMT
351 Weoley Castle 4,972 1 O 58% West Midlands BMT
352 Leeds Discovery Centre 4,902 1 I 2% Y&H LMG ao
353 Darby Houses 4,000 6 I 57% West Midlands IGT
354 Alloa Tower 3,887 3 I -35% Scotland NTS
355 Hugh Miller's Cottage 3,779 3 I -2% Scotland NTS
356 Weaver's Cottage 3,583 3 I 418% Scotland NTS
357 Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot 3,173 3 O 14% Scotland NTS
358 St Kilda 2,985 1 O -47% Scotland NTS
359 Museum Collection Centre 2,309 3 I 44% West Midlands BMT
360 Kintail Estate 2,296 1 O -77% Scotland NTS
361 Inveresk Lodge Garden 2,208 3 O -4% Scotland NTS
362 Barrie's Birthplace 2,144 3 I 23% Scotland NTS
363 Malleny Garden 2,126 3 O -33% Scotland NTS
364 Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace 1,458 3 I 258% Scotland NTS
365 Robert Smail's Printing Works 1,453 3 I 9% Scotland NTS
366 Tar Tunnel 1,186 6 I 191% West Midlands IGT
367 Souter Johnnies Cottage 1,061 1 I % Scotland NTS
368 Moirlanich Longhouse 1,052 3 I 6% Scotland NTS
Rank Site Total visits
1 The British Museum 5,820,860
2 Natural History Museum (South Kensington) 5,688,786
3 The Crown Estate, Windsor Great Park 5,487,856
4 Tate Modern 4,742,038
5 Southbank Centre 3,193,966
6 V&A South Kensington 3,110,000
7 The National Gallery 3,096,508
8 Science Museum 2,956,886
9 Tower of London 2,790,280
10 Somerset House 2,727,677
11 Royal Museums Greenwich 2,547,821
12 National Museum of Scotland 2,186,841
13 Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 1,974,295
14 Edinburgh Castle 1,904,723
15 National Galleries Scotland: National 1,836,057
16 Royal Albert Hall 1,605,924
17 Westminster Abbey 1,587,866
18 St Paul's Cathedral 1,499,575
19 British Library 1,390,378
20 Windsor Castle 1,374,607
21 RHS Garden Wisley 1,361,785
22 ZSL London Zoo 1,327,902
23 Stonehenge 1,327,423
24 The Barbican Centre 1,313,528
25 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 1,283,882
26 Riverside Museum 1,265,011
27 National Portrait Gallery, London 1,164,018
28 Tate Britain 1,091,218
29 Roman Baths and Pump Room 1,061,240
30 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1,041,391
31 Tower Bridge 960,670
32 Blenheim Palace 945,412
33 Horniman Museum and Gardens 924,480
34 Ashmolean Museum 900,277
35 ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 893,450
36 Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre 883,627
37 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 873,491
38 Old Royal Naval College 843,175
39 Bodleian Libraries 842,221
40 IWM London 841,575
41 Moors Valley Country Park and Forest 820,958
42 Beamish Museum 801,756
43 Titanic Belfast 800,949
44 Longleat 800,056
45 Shakespeare's Globe 799,942
46 National War Museum, Edinburgh 773,213
47 Oxford University Museum of Natural History 768,986
48 The Royal Opera House Covent Garden 750,851
49 Eden Project 713,255
50 Royal Academy of Arts 709,961
51 World Museum Liverpool 697,115
52 Maritime Museum, Liverpool 697,073
53 Museum of Liverpool 694,953
54 Giants Causeway 662,806
55 Clumber Park 644,088
56 the Design Museum 633,312
57 National Railway Museum 630,306
58 Hampton Court Palace 628,528
59 Edinburgh Zoo 618,719
60 Chatsworth 604,624
61 St. Fagans National Museum of History 594,990
62 Attingham Park 591,794
63 Forestry England Sherwood Pines 586,832
64 York Minster 571,099
65 Canterbury Cathedral 565,213
66 Churchill War Rooms 559,740
67 Knowsley Safari and Knowsley Hall 546,345
68 Glenfinnan Monument 540,853
69 Forestry England Delamere 526,436
70 Dunham Massey 517,543
71 Stirling Castle 517,299
72 Gallery of Modern Art 510,936
73 Cliveden 502,909
74 RHS Garden Bridgewater 501,746
75 Calke Abbey 501,687
76 Buckingham Palace 501,499
77 The Burrell Collection 498,159
78 Forestry England High Lodge 492,493
79 Ulster Museum 489,817
80 The Royal Air Force Museum London 487,721
81 Leeds Castle 481,280
82 Forestry England Westonbirt, The National Arboretum 473,551
83 Forestry England Haldon Forest Park 469,843
84 Glasgow Cathedral 457,541
85 RHS Garden Harlow Carr 455,256
86 Urquhart Castle 442,761
87 Forestry England Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest 437,814
88 London Transport Museum 435,628
89 Palace of Holyroodhouse 431,045
90 Foutains Abbey Estate 427,347
91 Kensington Palace 421,697
92 RHS Garden Hyde Hall 421,203
93 St Michael's Mount 418,364
94 Science and Industry Museum 415,838
95 The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands 415,398
96 Wellcome Collection 414,957
97 Forestry England Wendover Woods 407,407
98 Young V&A 405,000
99 The Fitzwilliam Museum 402,620
100 Tyntesfield 401,636
101 Nymans 401,046
102 Pitt Rivers Museum 400,495
103 Wakehurst 400,123
104 Tate Liverpool 398,904
105 Kingston Lacy 391,969
106 Polesden 384,700
107 IWM Duxford 380,645
108 National Museum Cardiff 378,349
109 Stourhead 376,253
110 Anglesey Abbey 376,069
111 Beechenhurst 375,514
112 Durham Cathedral 373,165
113 Cambridge University Botanic Garden 371,255
114 Mottisfont 366,046
115 Johnnie Walker Princes Street 359,212
116 Belton House 358,078
117 Wimpole 356,557
118 Dalby Forest 354,725
119 V&A Dundee 345,398
120 Tintagel Castle 334,195
121 Ickworth 328,248
122 Beaulieu 321,034
123 Museum of London (Docklands) 321,024
124 Glencoe Visitor Centre 319,500
125 National Galleries Scotland: Modern 308,386
126 Culzean Castle & Country Park 291,674
127 Sheffield Park 284,358
128 National Memorial Arboretum 280,407
129 Newhailes 278,624
130 Bodnant Garden 277,121
131 Osborne 274,747
132 Shugborough 270,610
133 Dover Castle 270,290
134 Leeds Art Gallery 269,137
135 National Galleries Scotland: Portrait 264,866
136 Culloden Visitor Centre 262,199
137 International Slavery Museum 261,993
138 IWM North 261,449
139 Hardwick 259,590
140 Castle Howard 259,401
141 Salisbury Cathedral 257,342
142 Croome 252,156
143 Quarry Bank Mill 252,147
144 Wallington 250,807
145 Knole 247,079
146 Dyrham 246,139
147 WWT Slimbridge 245,249
148 Cragside Estate 244,988
149 Great North Museum: Hancock 244,879
150 Hermitage 244,434
151 Charlecote 238,869
152 RHS Garden Rosemoor 237,660
153 Harewood House Trust 236,713
154 The Courtauld Gallery 235,436
155 Chartwell 233,967
156 Corfe Castle 233,135
157 National Waterfront Museum 228,271
158 Leeds City Museum 224,731
159 Mount Stewart 221,547
160 Walker Art Gallery 218,865
161 Hanbury Hall and Gardens 218,243
162 Stowe Gardens & Park 216,542
163 Blickling 214,698
164 Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum 214,406
165 Kedleston 211,314
166 Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum 211,012
167 Gibside 210,454
168 Speke Hall Liverpool 209,618
169 Killerton 209,383
170 HMS Belfast 208,498
171 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 206,754
172 Baddesley 204,873
173 Crathes Castle 202,396
174 Lacock 199,344
175 Bletchley Park Trust 198,749
176 History of Science Museum 195,643
177 Wrest Park 194,693
178 UK Parliament 189,481
179 Packwood 188,787
180 Discovery Museum 188,660
181 Trelissick 186,216
182 Talisker Distillery 184,466
183 Lady Lever Art Gallery 183,135
184 Tate St Ives 179,179
185 Lanhydrock 179,056
186 Peoples' Palace 178,190
187 Dunster 176,443
188 Clifford's Tower York 171,986
189 Whitby Abbey 171,921
190 Carrick-a-Rede 171,031
191 Lotherton 166,163
192 Blists Hill Victorian Town 165,604
193 Saltram 162,508
194 Hyde Park Boating 161,606
195 Natural History Museum (Tring) 157,894
196 Oban Distillery 157,386
197 Kew Palace 156,584
198 Burghley 154,827
199 The Vyne 153,699
200 Shakespeare's Birthplace 151,557
201 Brunel's SS Great Britain 150,482
202 Kirkstall Abbey 148,815
203 Audley End House and Gardens 148,742
204 The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life And Art 148,412
205 Eltham Palace and Gardens 140,903
206 University Museum of Zoology 138,886
207 Walmer Castle and Gardens 137,571
208 National Slate Museum 135,809
209 WWT London 133,775
210 WWT Martin Mere 132,646
211 Kenwood 126,953
212 Locomotion 125,121
213 Highland Wildlife Park 124,308
214 1066 Battle of Hastings Abbey and Battlefield 123,733
215 Kettle's Yard 121,975
216 Killiecrankie Visitor Centre 121,198
217 Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden 118,264
218 Big Pit National Coal Museum 116,906
219 Sudbury Hall 116,810
220 Holkham Hall 112,785
221 Carisbrooke Castle 110,727
222 Guildhall Art Gallery 110,211
223 Doune Castle 109,511
224 National Museum of Rural Life 109,210
225 Skara Brae 106,839
226 The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 101,241
227 The Monument 100,897
228 Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 100,862
229 Inverewe Gardens 96,690
230 Laing Art Gallery 95,630
231 National Science and Media Museum 93,545
232 Hillsborough Castle 91,977
233 Corrieshalloch Gorge 91,907
234 South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 89,385
235 Ulster Folk Museum 89,012
236 Bannockburn Heritage Centre 88,425
237 Bolsover Castle 87,910
238 St Abb's Head 86,492
239 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences 85,760
240 Fleet Air Arm Museum 85,636
241 Ulster American Folk Park 84,268
242 Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 82,862
243 Blair Athol Dstillery 82,241
244 Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall 81,331
245 Framlingham Castle 80,331
246 Pendennis Castle 79,865
247 Threave Garden and Nature Reserve 78,624
248 Pollok House 78,453
249 WWT Arundel 75,499
250 Mar Lodge Estate 73,057
251 National Museum of Flight 73,032
252 Scarborough Castle 72,765
253 Castle Fraser 72,639
254 Blackness Castle 72,299
255 Regents Park Boating 71,947
256 Lindisfarne Priory 67,748
257 Ulster Transport Museum 66,228
258 Haddo House 65,207
259 Fort George 64,551
260 Singleton of Glen Ord Distillery 64,241
261 St Andrews Castle 63,836
262 Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farm Life 63,732
263 Fyvie Castle 63,247
264 Anne Hathaway's Cottage 62,656
265 Witley Court and Gardens 61,625
266 Priorwood Garden 61,476
267 WWT Washington 61,164
268 Iona Abbey 57,686
269 Brodick Castle & Country Park 57,234
270 WWT Llanelli 57,179
271 Lagavulin Distillery 57,086
272 Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden 57,076
273 National Roman Legion Museum 57,030
274 Dalwhinnie Distillery 54,888
275 Brodie Castle 53,562
276 Linlithgow Palace 53,463
277 National Museum Royal Navy Hartlepool 52,915
278 Shakespeare's New Place 52,792
279 Warkworth Castle and Hermitage 52,027
280 Ben Lomond 51,486
281 Tantallon Castle 51,482
282 Royal Lochnagar Distillery 49,549
283 Grey Mare's Tail 48,602
284 Melrose Abbey 46,577
285 Falkland Palace 44,885
286 Dunfermline Palace 44,365
287 House of Dun 44,178
288 Enginuity 43,932
289 Iron Bridge Toll House 43,366
290 The Polar Museum 41,629
291 Goatfell 41,447
292 Dawyck Botanic Garden 40,860
293 Abbey House Museum 40,027
294 Drum Castle 39,754
295 Ben Lawers Visitor Centre 38,761
296 Glenkinchie Distillery 37,241
297 Benmore Botanic Garden 36,118
298 WWT Castle Espie 35,105
299 Craigmillar Castle 34,882
300 Hill House 31,985
301 Sudley House 31,747
302 Cardhu Distillery 31,627
303 Elgin Cathedral 28,615
304 Logan Botanic Garden 27,940
305 Leith Hall 27,726
306 Temple Newsam 27,534
307 Caol Ila Distillery 27,489
308 Torridon Countryside Centre 27,400
309 Jarlshof 27,176
310 Greenwich Boating 26,830
311 Georgian House 25,832
312 Tenement House 25,726
313 Culross Palace 24,329
314 Dumbarton Castle 24,242
315 WWT Welney 23,571
316 Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron 23,320
317 Greenbank Garden 22,727
318 Sarehole Mill 22,543
319 Aston Hall 22,491
320 St Andrews Cathedral 21,259
321 Iona 20,451
322 National Wool Museum 19,605
323 Leeds Industrial Museum 18,862
324 Barry Mill 18,748
325 Clynelish Distillery 18,677
326 Caerlaverock Castle 18,509
327 Coalport China Museum 18,243
328 Branklyn Garden 17,904
329 HMS Caroline 17,009
330 Whipple Museum of the History of Science 16,210
331 Jackfield Tile Museum 15,834
332 Geilston Garden 14,010
333 Kellie Castle 13,894
334 Canna 13,623
335 Thwaite Watermill 13,164
336 Arduaine Garden 12,911
337 Broughton House & Garden 11,957
338 Crarae Garden 11,626
339 Blakesley Hall 10,536
340 Cragganmore Distillery 9,579
341 Abertarff House 9,057
342 Craigievar Castle 8,535
343 WWT Caerlaverock 8,295
344 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 8,220
345 Hill of Tarvit 8,101
346 Museum of Classical Archaeology 7,455
347 House of the Binns 7,184
348 Holmwood House 6,486
349 The Serpentine Lido 5,924
350 Soho House 5,765
351 Weoley Castle 4,972
352 Leeds Discovery Centre 4,902
353 Darby Houses 4,000
354 Alloa Tower 3,887
355 Hugh Miller's Cottage 3,779
356 Weaver's Cottage 3,583
357 Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot 3,173
358 St Kilda 2,985
359 Museum Collection Centre 2,309
360 Kintail Estate 2,296
361 Inveresk Lodge Garden 2,208
362 Barrie's Birthplace 2,144
363 Malleny Garden 2,126
364 Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace 1,458
365 Robert Smail's Printing Works 1,453
366 Tar Tunnel 1,186
367 Souter Johnnies Cottage 1,061
368 Moirlanich Longhouse 1,052
Charge / Free
1General admission is free to all
2General admission is free to all – special exhibitions / events charged
3General admission is free to members, but charged for non-members
4General admission is free to members, but all are charged for special exhibitions / events
5General admission is charged except for attending religious services
6General admission is charged
Notes
aNew Adventure playground in 2023
b Site mostly closed until August 2023 due to works, 2022 figure event only
c Site mostly closed until Feb 2023 due to works, 2022 figure event only
d FOC post-COVID, charged in 2019
e Site mostly closed until June 2023 due to works, 2022 figure event only
f Site closed due to works in 2022 until August
g Site closed due to works in 2022 until July
h Charged pre-Covid, FOC post-Covid until June 2023
i Modern Two closed to the public between 1 January and 28 April 2023
j Museum temporarily closed from June 2023 for redevelopment
k First full year of trading since Wellcome Collection's shop opened in December 2022
l Heavily discounted tickets for recipients of Universal Credit introduced February 2023
m Summer opening (14 July to 24 September)
n Car park redevelopment project July-Nov 2023, had a pre-booking system in place for busier periods
o Rope bridge closed in 2021 and until mid May 2022
p Moved more outdoor space into paybarrier in 2020
q Ongoing project work through 2022 with house fully reopen from Jan 2023
r Introduced a pre-booking system for admissions starting 2022
s Closed for redevelopment in 2021 and beginning of 2022, followed by partial opening until late October
t Rural Estate with two charged visitor attractions. Members use car park for free. Non Members pay to use car park
u The Lido was closed for significant periods in 2023 due to water quality issues
v Guests charged for tour / experiences. Admission to retail is free
w 2023 was the first year in which a 'Winter Lights' event took place
x In 2019 entry was via a voluntary donation. We started charging an entry fee in September 2020. The recording of data will have been slighlty different in 2019 to now
y From April 2023, the house entry was charged. Exhibitions remain free
z Banksy's Cut and Run exhibition ran in GoMA for 10 weeks, closing on 28 August.
aa The British Library suffered a cyber attack in October 2023
ab Includes all types of visitor and worshippers
ac General admission is charged except for York City residents, under 18s in family groups and religious services
ad Titanic Belfast main gallery experience was closed for Gallery Refreshment in January and February 2023
ae Started counting visitors to the outdoor rotunda in 2023 (counting started July so likely increase in 2024)
af New visitor hub opened Feb 23
agClosed to paying visitors for re-harling of property
ahCar parking charges apply
aiSite reopened on 1st July 2023 having been closed throughout 2022
Visitor numbers impacted by major local roadworks & closures for 4 months.
Localised flooding resulted in 1 full site closure and cancellation of events.
aj
akBletchley Park hosted the AI Safety Summit in early November, which necessitated the closure of the site across 9 days.
alExcludes groups
amClosure of Bird Garden early 2023 to make way for new site masterplan
anFree to Leeds residents
aoVisits by appointment only
apSite reopened in early 2023
aqNPG reopened on 22 June 2023 having been closed since March 2020
arA recording issue means that figures prior to 2023 will not be fully comparable
asData for 2019 missing one month. Estimates are a non-unique count of entrances only at main points of entry
atLarge parts of the gallery were closed between January and May 2023 for a rehang
auGallery closed from October 2023 onwards for refurbishment
avFigures for 2022 and 2023 are based on tour performance rather than total visits to the estate
awAround 50% of the National Railway Museum is currently closed for capital works
axWhile the New Hall is under construction Locomotion is only open five days per week
ayMore than 50% of the Science and Industry Museum is currently closed due to capital works
azSite reopened on 22 June following a three year closure (from March 2020) for a major development project. Visits in 2023 are 31% up compared with 22 June-31 December 2019
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