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Visits made in 2010 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA
| Rank | Site | Total visits | Charge /free | % +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Museum | 5,842,138 | F | +4.9% |
| 2 | Tate Modern | 5,061,172 | F | +7% |
| 3 | National Gallery | 4,954,914 | F | +3.7% |
| 4 | Natural History Museum | 4,647,613 | F | +13.2% |
| 5 | Science Museum (South Kensington) | 2,751,902 | F | -0.5% |
| 6 | V&A (South Kensington) | 2,629,065 | F | +16% |
| 7 | National Maritime Museum | 2,419,802 | F | +2.19% |
| 8 | Tower of London (HRP) | 2,414,541 | C | +1.04% |
| 9 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1,892,467 | F/C | +4% |
| 10 | National Portrait Gallery | 1,819,442 | F | -7% |
| 11 | Tate Britain | 1,665,291 | F | +11% |
| 12 | British Library | 1,454,612 | F | +5% |
| 13 | Westminster Abbey | 1,394,427 | F/C | -3.8% |
| 14 | National Galleries of Scotland (Edinburgh sites) | 1,281,465 | F/C | +10.18% |
| 15 | Old Royal Naval College Greenwich | 1,274,957 | F | +28% |
| 16 | Edinburgh Castle (Historic Scotland) | 1,210,248 | F/C | +1% |
| 17 | Chester Zoo | 1,154,285 | C | -6.8% |
| 18 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 1,141,973 | C | -12.19% |
| 19 | Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (Glasgow) | 1,070,521 | F | -21.75% |
| 20 | Imperial War Museum (London) | 1,069,358 | F | +21% |
| 21 | Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath | 1,054,621 | C | +2% |
| 22 | Canterbury Cathedral | 1,033,463 | F/C | +2% |
| 23 | Merseyside Maritime Museum | 1,027,475 | F | +9% |
| 24 | ZSL London Zoo | 1,011,257 | C | -4.95% |
| 25 | Stonehenge (EH) | 1,009,973 | C | +2% |
| 26 | Eden Project | 1,000,511 | C | -2.7% |
| 27 | Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley | 803,986 | F/C | -16.2% |
| 28 | World Museum Liverpool (National Museums Liverpool | 748,065 | F | +23% |
| 29 | Chatsworth House Trust (THE) | 716,616 | C | +9.75% |
| 30 | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | 707,244 | F | +21.7% |
| 31 | Houses of Parliament | 703,255 | F/C | -27% |
| 32 | National Railway Museum | 624,145 | F | -16.0% |
| 33 | National Museum of Scotland (National Museums Scot | 619,254 | F | +5% |
| 34 | Tate Liverpool | 615,596 | F | +14% |
| 35 | St Fagans: National History Museum (Wales) | 610,155 | F | -2.89% |
| 36 | Leeds Castle (THE) | 559,261 | C | -13% |
| 37 | Hampton Court Palace (HRP) | 550,225 | C | -9.8% |
| 38 | National War Museum (National Museums Scotland) | 528,776 | F | +7% |
| 39 | National Media Museum | 526,914 | F | -12.8% |
| 40 | Blenheim Palace (THE) | 524,593 | C | -2.3% |
| 41 | York Minster ** | 512,075 | F/C | -2.5% |
| 42 | Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow Museums) | 490,872 | F | -8.58% |
| 43 | International Slavery Museum (National Museums Liv | 458,569 | F | +28% |
| 44 | The Falkirk Wheel (British Waterways) | 439,072 | F/C | -8% |
| 45 | ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | 428,684 | C | -9.6% |
| 46 | V&A Museum of Childhood | 403,549 | F | +4% |
| 47 | Wakehurst Place (NT) | 402,180 | C | -12% |
| 48 | Imperial War Museum , Duxford | 399,262 | C | +3% |
| 49 | Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) | 377,204 | F/C | -2% |
| 50 | Stourhead (NT) | 361,730 | F/C | +1% |
| 51 | National Museum Cardiff | 358,480 | F | -3.94% |
| 52 | Beaulieu (THE) | 354,048 | C | +0.6% |
| 53 | Dover Castle (EH) | 349,182 | C | +15% |
| 54 | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (NT) | 342,499 | F/C | -2% |
| 55 | Churchill War Rooms | 328,621 | C | +5% |
| 56 | Waddesdon Manor (NT) | 323,450 | F/C | -7% |
| 57 | Urquhart Castle (Historic Scotland) | 286,262 | F/C | +1% |
| 58 | Attingham Park (NT) | 277,428 | F/C | +7% |
| 59 | Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds) | 274,768 | F | +1.2% |
| 60 | Belton House (NT) | 264,239 | F/C | +6% |
| 61 | St Michael's Mount (NT) | 264,072 | F/C | +10% |
| 62 | National Waterfront Museum (Wales) | 263,484 | F | +2.17% |
| 63 | Kensington Palace (HRP) | 251,817 | C | -7.63% |
| 64 | Walker Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool) | 251,543 | F | +17% |
| 65 | Harewood House (THE) | 247,745 | F/C | +2.78% |
| 66 | Imperial War Museum (North) | 247,600 | F | +5% |
| 67 | Calke Abbey (NT) | 247,207 | F/C | +3% |
| 68 | Royal Horticultural Society, Harlow Carr | 246,563 | F/C | -4.8% |
| 69 | Polesden Lacey (NT) | 246,537 | F/C | -6% |
| 70 | People's Palace (Glasgow Museums) | 245,770 | F | -8.50% |
| 71 | HMS Belfast | 240,769 | C | -8% |
| 72 | Larrybane (NT) | 237,420 | F/C | -2% |
| 73 | Cliveden (NT) | 233,913 | F/C | +13% |
| 74 | Osborne House (EH) | 232,276 | C | -3% |
| 75 | Anglesey Abbey (NT) | 231,289 | F/C | +5% |
| 76 | Penrhyn Castle (NT) | 230,454 | F/C | +1% |
| 77 | Castle Howard (THE) | 216,566 | C | -7% |
| 78 | Nymans Garden (NT) | 211,036 | F/C | -5% |
| 79 | Lanhydrock (NT) | 210,362 | F/C | -2% |
| 80 | Tate St Ives | 207,254 | C | -3% |
| 81 | Kingston Lacy (NT) | 203,488 | F/C | +6% |
| 82 | Lady Lever Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool | 200,937 | F | +4% |
| 83 | Wallington Park (NT) | 199,024 | F/C | +1% |
| 84 | Sheffield Park (NT) | 197,202 | F/C | -6% |
| 85 | Dunham Massey (NT) | 196,219 | F/C | +27% |
| 86 | National Railway Museum "Locomotion" Shildon | 194,106 | F | +23.6% |
| 87 | Bodnant Garden (NT) | 191,069 | F/C | -3% |
| 88 | Tintagel Castle, Cornwall (EH) | 190,246 | C | -4% |
| 89 | Corfe Castle (NT) | 189,647 | F/C | -5% |
| 90 | Cragside Estate (NT) | 189,280 | F/C | -16% |
| 91 | Mottisfont (NT) | 189,072 | F/C | +17% |
| 92 | Chartwell (NT) | 188,705 | F/C | -3% |
| 93 | Burrell Collection (Glasgow Museums) | 187,756 | F | -7.58% |
| 94 | Bodiam Castle (NT) | 176,193 | F/C | -6% |
| 95 | Culzean Castle & Country Park (National Trust for | 175,549 | F/C | +0.2% |
| 96 | Hardwick Hall (NT) | 165,150 | F/C | +1% |
| 97 | Killerton (NT) | 161,196 | F/C | +11% |
| 98 | Museum of Transport (Glasgow Museums) | 160,571 | F | -65.76% |
| 99 | Ickworth (NT) | 159,777 | F/C | -11% |
| 100 | Sudbury Hall (NT) | 159,178 | F/C | -4% |
| 101 | Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) | 157,270 | F/C | -2% |
| 102 | Pier Master's House (National Museums Liverpool) | 157,054 | F | +15% |
| 103 | Big Pit: National Coal Museum (Wales) | 155,631 | F | -5% |
| 104 | Sissinghurst (NT) | 154,530 | F/C | -21% |
| 105 | Mount Stewart (NT) | 153,552 | F/C | +15% |
| 106 | Hidcote Manor Garden (NT) | 148,680 | F/C | -7% |
| 107 | St Mungo Museum of Religious Art (Glasgow Museums) | 143,017 | F | -0.93% |
| 108 | Royal Horticultural Society, Rosemoor | 140,831 | F/C | -1.1% |
| 109 | Erddig (NT) | 140,563 | F/C | +7% |
| 110 | 1066 Battle of Hastings:Abbey & Battlefield (EH) | 136,504 | C | +1% |
| 111 | Dyrham Park (NT) | 135,920 | F/C | -1% |
| 112 | Home Farm Wimpole (NT) | 132,477 | F/C | -5% |
| 113 | Royal Horticultural Society, Hyde Hall | 131,780 | F/C | -1.5% |
| 114 | Baddesley Clinton (NT) | 130,696 | F/C | 0% |
| 115 | Brownsea Island (NT) | 130,114 | F/C | +2% |
| 116 | Cotehele (NT) | 129,486 | F/C | -2% |
| 117 | Kenwood House, London (EH) | 128,783 | F | +11% |
| 118 | Dunster (NT) | 128,242 | F/C | -5% |
| 119 | Castle Drago Estate (NT) | 127,123 | F/C | +1% |
| 120 | Trelissick (NT) | 126,705 | F/C | +4% |
| 121 | Montacute House (NT) | 125,008 | F/C | +12% |
| 122 | Tyntesfield (NT) | 123,440 | F/C | +18% |
| 123 | Clifford's Tower, York (EH) | 122,138 | C | +3% |
| 124 | Audley End House & Gardens, Essex (EH) | 120,102 | C | +21% |
| 125 | Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (EH) | 118,354 | C | -8% |
| 126 | Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (EH) | 117,289 | C | -11% |
| 127 | Anderton Boat Lift (British Waterways) | 116,922 | F/C | +3% |
| 128 | Natural History Museum at Tring | 113,859 | F | -3.5% |
| 129 | Provand's Lordship (Glasgow Museums) | 107,044 | F | -8.14% |
| 130 | National Conservation Centre (National Museums Liv | 103,548 | F | -17% |
| 131 | Burghley House (THE) | 96,855 | C | -1.6% |
| 132 | Royal Armouries Museum (Fort Nelson, Portsmouth) | 70,540 | F | -8.05% |
| 133 | Woburn Abbey & Gardens (THE) | 68,930 | C | +4.54% |
| 134 | Sudley House (National Museums Liverpool) | 68,463 | F | +6% |
| 135 | St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent (CCT) | 66,366 | F | -3.2% |
| 136 | St Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk (CCT) | 59,567 | F | +1% |
| 137 | St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (CCT) | 49,690 | F | -16% |
| 138 | Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow Museums) | 49,346 | F | -23.93% |
| 139 | Benmore Botanic Garden (Argyll) (RBGE) | 49,129 | C | -5.6% |
| 140 | Holy Trinity Church, North Yorkshire (CCT) | 48,515 | F | -6% |
| 141 | St John's Church, Chichester, West Sussex (CCT) | 42,754 | F | +5% |
| 142 | St Peter & St Paul Church, Albury, Surrey (CCT) | 41,743 | F | +27.7% |
| 143 | All Saints Church, Kedleston, Derbyshire (CCT) | 41,731 | F | -0.7% |
| 144 | St Mary Magdalene,Croome D'Abitot,Worcestershire ( | 41,322 | F | +18% |
| 145 | All Saints, Harewood, West Yorkshire (CCT) | 37,563 | F | +2.6% |
| 146 | St Andrew's Church, Hove, East Sussex (CCT) | 36,669 | F | -23.8% |
| 147 | Dawyck Botanic Garden (Borders) (RBGE) | 30,158 | C | -16.5% |
| 148 | Holkham Hall (THE) | 29,459 | F/C | +12.3% |
| 149 | Logan Botanic Garden (Galloway) (RBGE) | 22,131 | C | -9.9% |
| 150 | Glasgow Museums Resource Centre | 9,059 | F | +39.43% |
| Rank | Site | Total visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Museum | 5,842,138 |
| 2 | Tate Modern | 5,061,172 |
| 3 | National Gallery | 4,954,914 |
| 4 | Natural History Museum | 4,647,613 |
| 5 | Science Museum (South Kensington) | 2,751,902 |
| 6 | V&A (South Kensington) | 2,629,065 |
| 7 | National Maritime Museum | 2,419,802 |
| 8 | Tower of London (HRP) | 2,414,541 |
| 9 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1,892,467 |
| 10 | National Portrait Gallery | 1,819,442 |
| 11 | Tate Britain | 1,665,291 |
| 12 | British Library | 1,454,612 |
| 13 | Westminster Abbey | 1,394,427 |
| 14 | National Galleries of Scotland (Edinburgh sites) | 1,281,465 |
| 15 | Old Royal Naval College Greenwich | 1,274,957 |
| 16 | Edinburgh Castle (Historic Scotland) | 1,210,248 |
| 17 | Chester Zoo | 1,154,285 |
| 18 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 1,141,973 |
| 19 | Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (Glasgow) | 1,070,521 |
| 20 | Imperial War Museum (London) | 1,069,358 |
| 21 | Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath | 1,054,621 |
| 22 | Canterbury Cathedral | 1,033,463 |
| 23 | Merseyside Maritime Museum | 1,027,475 |
| 24 | ZSL London Zoo | 1,011,257 |
| 25 | Stonehenge (EH) | 1,009,973 |
| 26 | Eden Project | 1,000,511 |
| 27 | Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley | 803,986 |
| 28 | World Museum Liverpool (National Museums Liverpool | 748,065 |
| 29 | Chatsworth House Trust (THE) | 716,616 |
| 30 | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | 707,244 |
| 31 | Houses of Parliament | 703,255 |
| 32 | National Railway Museum | 624,145 |
| 33 | National Museum of Scotland (National Museums Scot | 619,254 |
| 34 | Tate Liverpool | 615,596 |
| 35 | St Fagans: National History Museum (Wales) | 610,155 |
| 36 | Leeds Castle (THE) | 559,261 |
| 37 | Hampton Court Palace (HRP) | 550,225 |
| 38 | National War Museum (National Museums Scotland) | 528,776 |
| 39 | National Media Museum | 526,914 |
| 40 | Blenheim Palace (THE) | 524,593 |
| 41 | York Minster ** | 512,075 |
| 42 | Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow Museums) | 490,872 |
| 43 | International Slavery Museum (National Museums Liv | 458,569 |
| 44 | The Falkirk Wheel (British Waterways) | 439,072 |
| 45 | ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | 428,684 |
| 46 | V&A Museum of Childhood | 403,549 |
| 47 | Wakehurst Place (NT) | 402,180 |
| 48 | Imperial War Museum , Duxford | 399,262 |
| 49 | Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) | 377,204 |
| 50 | Stourhead (NT) | 361,730 |
| 51 | National Museum Cardiff | 358,480 |
| 52 | Beaulieu (THE) | 354,048 |
| 53 | Dover Castle (EH) | 349,182 |
| 54 | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (NT) | 342,499 |
| 55 | Churchill War Rooms | 328,621 |
| 56 | Waddesdon Manor (NT) | 323,450 |
| 57 | Urquhart Castle (Historic Scotland) | 286,262 |
| 58 | Attingham Park (NT) | 277,428 |
| 59 | Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds) | 274,768 |
| 60 | Belton House (NT) | 264,239 |
| 61 | St Michael's Mount (NT) | 264,072 |
| 62 | National Waterfront Museum (Wales) | 263,484 |
| 63 | Kensington Palace (HRP) | 251,817 |
| 64 | Walker Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool) | 251,543 |
| 65 | Harewood House (THE) | 247,745 |
| 66 | Imperial War Museum (North) | 247,600 |
| 67 | Calke Abbey (NT) | 247,207 |
| 68 | Royal Horticultural Society, Harlow Carr | 246,563 |
| 69 | Polesden Lacey (NT) | 246,537 |
| 70 | People's Palace (Glasgow Museums) | 245,770 |
| 71 | HMS Belfast | 240,769 |
| 72 | Larrybane (NT) | 237,420 |
| 73 | Cliveden (NT) | 233,913 |
| 74 | Osborne House (EH) | 232,276 |
| 75 | Anglesey Abbey (NT) | 231,289 |
| 76 | Penrhyn Castle (NT) | 230,454 |
| 77 | Castle Howard (THE) | 216,566 |
| 78 | Nymans Garden (NT) | 211,036 |
| 79 | Lanhydrock (NT) | 210,362 |
| 80 | Tate St Ives | 207,254 |
| 81 | Kingston Lacy (NT) | 203,488 |
| 82 | Lady Lever Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool | 200,937 |
| 83 | Wallington Park (NT) | 199,024 |
| 84 | Sheffield Park (NT) | 197,202 |
| 85 | Dunham Massey (NT) | 196,219 |
| 86 | National Railway Museum "Locomotion" Shildon | 194,106 |
| 87 | Bodnant Garden (NT) | 191,069 |
| 88 | Tintagel Castle, Cornwall (EH) | 190,246 |
| 89 | Corfe Castle (NT) | 189,647 |
| 90 | Cragside Estate (NT) | 189,280 |
| 91 | Mottisfont (NT) | 189,072 |
| 92 | Chartwell (NT) | 188,705 |
| 93 | Burrell Collection (Glasgow Museums) | 187,756 |
| 94 | Bodiam Castle (NT) | 176,193 |
| 95 | Culzean Castle & Country Park (National Trust for | 175,549 |
| 96 | Hardwick Hall (NT) | 165,150 |
| 97 | Killerton (NT) | 161,196 |
| 98 | Museum of Transport (Glasgow Museums) | 160,571 |
| 99 | Ickworth (NT) | 159,777 |
| 100 | Sudbury Hall (NT) | 159,178 |
| 101 | Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) | 157,270 |
| 102 | Pier Master's House (National Museums Liverpool) | 157,054 |
| 103 | Big Pit: National Coal Museum (Wales) | 155,631 |
| 104 | Sissinghurst (NT) | 154,530 |
| 105 | Mount Stewart (NT) | 153,552 |
| 106 | Hidcote Manor Garden (NT) | 148,680 |
| 107 | St Mungo Museum of Religious Art (Glasgow Museums) | 143,017 |
| 108 | Royal Horticultural Society, Rosemoor | 140,831 |
| 109 | Erddig (NT) | 140,563 |
| 110 | 1066 Battle of Hastings:Abbey & Battlefield (EH) | 136,504 |
| 111 | Dyrham Park (NT) | 135,920 |
| 112 | Home Farm Wimpole (NT) | 132,477 |
| 113 | Royal Horticultural Society, Hyde Hall | 131,780 |
| 114 | Baddesley Clinton (NT) | 130,696 |
| 115 | Brownsea Island (NT) | 130,114 |
| 116 | Cotehele (NT) | 129,486 |
| 117 | Kenwood House, London (EH) | 128,783 |
| 118 | Dunster (NT) | 128,242 |
| 119 | Castle Drago Estate (NT) | 127,123 |
| 120 | Trelissick (NT) | 126,705 |
| 121 | Montacute House (NT) | 125,008 |
| 122 | Tyntesfield (NT) | 123,440 |
| 123 | Clifford's Tower, York (EH) | 122,138 |
| 124 | Audley End House & Gardens, Essex (EH) | 120,102 |
| 125 | Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (EH) | 118,354 |
| 126 | Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (EH) | 117,289 |
| 127 | Anderton Boat Lift (British Waterways) | 116,922 |
| 128 | Natural History Museum at Tring | 113,859 |
| 129 | Provand's Lordship (Glasgow Museums) | 107,044 |
| 130 | National Conservation Centre (National Museums Liv | 103,548 |
| 131 | Burghley House (THE) | 96,855 |
| 132 | Royal Armouries Museum (Fort Nelson, Portsmouth) | 70,540 |
| 133 | Woburn Abbey & Gardens (THE) | 68,930 |
| 134 | Sudley House (National Museums Liverpool) | 68,463 |
| 135 | St Peter's Church, Sandwich, Kent (CCT) | 66,366 |
| 136 | St Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk (CCT) | 59,567 |
| 137 | St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (CCT) | 49,690 |
| 138 | Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow Museums) | 49,346 |
| 139 | Benmore Botanic Garden (Argyll) (RBGE) | 49,129 |
| 140 | Holy Trinity Church, North Yorkshire (CCT) | 48,515 |
| 141 | St John's Church, Chichester, West Sussex (CCT) | 42,754 |
| 142 | St Peter & St Paul Church, Albury, Surrey (CCT) | 41,743 |
| 143 | All Saints Church, Kedleston, Derbyshire (CCT) | 41,731 |
| 144 | St Mary Magdalene,Croome D'Abitot,Worcestershire ( | 41,322 |
| 145 | All Saints, Harewood, West Yorkshire (CCT) | 37,563 |
| 146 | St Andrew's Church, Hove, East Sussex (CCT) | 36,669 |
| 147 | Dawyck Botanic Garden (Borders) (RBGE) | 30,158 |
| 148 | Holkham Hall (THE) | 29,459 |
| 149 | Logan Botanic Garden (Galloway) (RBGE) | 22,131 |
| 150 | Glasgow Museums Resource Centre | 9,059 |
EH = English Heritage
HRP = Historic Royal Palaces
THE = Treasure Houses of England
NT = National Trust
CCT = The Churches Conservation Trust
RBGE = Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
** Revised data collection system developed
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