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Visits made in 2007 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA
| Rank | Site | Total visits | Charge /free | % +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 5,500,000 | F | -3.00% |
| 2 | British Museum | 5,418,265 | F/C | 12% |
| 3 | Tate Modern | 5,191,840 | F | -6% |
| 4 | The National Gallery | 4,159,485 | F | -8% |
| 5 | Natural History Museum | 3,600,119 | F | -4.10% |
| 6 | Science Museum | 2,714,021 | F | 11% |
| 7 | Victoria and Albert Museum (South Kensington) | 2,435,300 | F | 3% |
| 8 | Tower of London | 2,064,126 | C | -1% |
| 9 | National Maritime Museum | 1,695,739 | F | 10% |
| 10 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1,623,881 | F/C | 0% |
| 11 | National Portrait Gallery | 1,607,767 | F | 0.50% |
| 12 | Tate Britain | 1,593,277 | F | 0% |
| 13 | Kew Gardens (RBG) | 1,427,096 | F/C | 5.10% |
| 14 | British Library | 1,355,425 | F | 15% |
| 15 | Chester Zoo | 1,335,773 | C | 6.70% |
| 16 | Edinburgh Castle (Historic Scotland) | 1,229,703 | C | -2% |
| 17 | ZSL London Zoo | 1,132,366 | C | 25.10% |
| 18 | Eden Project | 1,128,107 | C | -2.30% |
| 19 | Canterbury Cathedral | 1,068,244 | F/C | 2% |
| 20 | Westminster Abbey | 1,058,362 | F/C | 2.90% |
| 21 | Houses of Parliament | 994,926 | F/C | 11% |
| 22 | Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath | 985,096 | C | 0% |
| 23 | National Gallery Complex, Edinburgh | 937,770 | F/C | N/A% |
| 24 | Stonehenge (EH) | 869,432 | C | -1% |
| 25 | National Museum of Scotland | 841,849 | F | 1% |
| 26 | York Minster | 815,000 | F/C | -9% |
| 27 | National Railway Museum | 812,891 | F | 8% |
| 28 | Imperial War Museum (London) | 754,467 | F | 6% |
| 29 | World Museum Liverpool | 720,303 | F | 37% |
| 30 | National Media Museum | 715,746 | F | 9% |
| 31 | Tate Liverpool | 649,029 | F | 17% |
| 32 | St Fagans National History Museum (Wales) | 642,289 | F | 9% |
| 33 | Chatsworth House (TH) | 606,500 | C | 0.40% |
| 34 | Merseyside Maritime Museum | 595,328 | F | 36% |
| 35 | Leeds Castle (TH) | 548,654 | C | 33% |
| 36 | The Falkirk Wheel (British Waterways) | 513,907 | F | 18% |
| 37 | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | 507,459 | F/C | -6% |
| 38 | ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | 498,456 | C | 6.60% |
| 39 | Hampton Court Palace | 488,197 | C | 3% |
| 40 | Wakehurst Place (RBG/NT) | 469,683 | F/C | 8.10% |
| 41 | National War Museum (Scotland) | 468,125 | C | 11% |
| 42 | Blackpool Tower & Circus | 466,545 | C | -12% |
| 43 | Imperial War Museum Duxford | 441,334 | C | 7% |
| 44 | Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) | 439,584 | C | 0% |
| 45 | Discovery Museum (Tyne & Wear) | 429,706 | F | 1% |
| 46 | Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth | 415,511 | F/C | N/A% |
| 47 | Blenheim Palace (TH) | 381,311 | C | 1.70% |
| 48 | Waddesdon Manor (NT) | 374,362 | F/C | 27% |
| 49 | Stourhead (NT) | 371,382 | F/C | 21% |
| 50 | V&A Museum of Childhood Refurbished between Nov 05 & Dec 06 | 357,500 | F | N/A% |
| 51 | Royal Armouries (Leeds) | 356,440 | F | 22.90% |
| 52 | National Museum Cardiff | 355,026 | F | 22% |
| 53 | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (NT) | 339,382 | F/C | 26% |
| 54 | Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens | 331,296 | F | -0.90% |
| 55 | Beaulieu (TH) | 308,401 | C | -2% |
| 56 | Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms | 303,428 | C | 2% |
| 57 | Dover Castle (EH) | 299,175 | C | 0% |
| 58 | Urquhart Castle (Historic Scotland) | 277,394 | C | 12% |
| 59 | Kensington Palace | 267,526 | C | 4% |
| 60 | Laing Art Gallery (Tyne & Wear) | 257,231 | F | N/A% |
| 61 | HMS Belfast | 256,556 | C | -5% |
| 62 | Polesden Lacey (NT) | 255,210 | F/C | 6% |
| 63 | Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) | 253,987 | F | 2% |
| 64 | National Waterfront Museum (Wales) | 249,162 | F | 0.40% |
| 65 | Tate St Ives | 245,345 | F/C | 1% |
| 66 | Harewood House (TH) | 242,864 | C | 9.80% |
| 67 | Imperial War Museum (North) | 223,000 | F | -6% |
| 68 | Larrybane (NT) | 222,613 | F/C | 20% |
| 69 | Castle Howard (TH) | 216,045 | C | 6% |
| 70 | Osborne House (EH) | 215,596 | C | -6% |
| 71 | Penrhyn Castle (NT) | 212,718 | F/C | 17% |
| 72 | Belton House (NT) | 209,117 | F/C | 18% |
| 73 | St Michael's Mount (NT) | 203,235 | F/C | 4% |
| 74 | Cragside Estate (NT) | 201,873 | F/C | 79% |
| 75 | Scottish National Portrait Gallery | 198,726 | F/C | N/A% |
| 76 | Culzean Castle & Country Park (NTS) | 195,991 | F/C | 4% |
| 77 | Sheffield Park (NT) | 195,744 | F/C | 15% |
| 78 | Cliveden (NT) | 193,038 | F/C | 15% |
| 79 | Wallington (NT) | 189,851 | F/C | 16% |
| 80 | Lanhydrock (NT) | 187,261 | F/C | 6% |
| 81 | Lady Lever Art Gallery (Liverpool) | 187,255 | F | -7% |
| 82 | Nymans Garden (NT) | 180,214 | F/C | 17% |
| 83 | Attingham Park (NT) | 179,343 | F/C | 36% |
| 84 | Tintagel Castle (EH) | 177,498 | C | -3% |
| 85 | South Shields Museum & Art Gallery | 176,847 | F | 1% |
| 86 | Anglesey Abbey (NT) | 175,469 | F/C | 40% |
| 87 | Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art | 172,765 | F/C | N/A% |
| 88 | Real Mary King's Close, Edinburgh | 170,401 | F/C | N/A% |
| 89 | Bodiam Castle (NT) | 169,370 | F/C | 8% |
| 90 | Kingston Lacy (NT) | 168,447 | F/C | 11% |
| 91 | Chartwell (NT) | 167,708 | F/C | 7% |
| 92 | Bodnant Garden (NT) | 157,609 | F/C | 4% |
| 93 | Sissinghurst (NT) | 157,118 | F/C | 5% |
| 94 | Big Pit: National Coal Museum | 155,269 | F | 1.80% |
| 95 | Ickworth (NT) | 151,568 | F/C | 29% |
| 96 | Hidcote Manor Garden (NT) | 151,222 | F/C | 35% |
| 97 | Corfe Castle (NT) | 140,317 | F/C | -9% |
| 98 | Hardwick Hall (NT) | 136,864 | F/C | 9% |
| 99 | Killerton (NT) | 134,799 | F/C | 1% |
| 100 | Dean Gallery (Scotland) | 133,043 | F/C | N/A% |
| 101 | Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) | 131,747 | F/C | 29% |
| 102 | Home Farm Wimpole (NT) | 130,225 | F/C | 11% |
| 103 | Mottisfont (NT) | 128,103 | F/C | 2% |
| 104 | Brownsea Island (NT) | 126,393 | F/C | 10% |
| 105 | Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (EH) | 125,217 | C | 9% |
| 106 | Mount Stewart (NT) | 124,684 | F/C | 10% |
| 107 | Kenwood House (EH) | 123,312 | F | -7% |
| 108 | Walter Rothschild Museum, Tring | 120,416 | F | 0.50% |
| 109 | Dyrham Park (NT) | 119,091 | F/C | 14% |
| 110 | Cotehele (NT) | 116,910 | F/C | -1% |
| 111 | Dunham Massey (NT) | 116,656 | F/C | 4% |
| 112 | Clifford's Tower, York (EH) | 116,215 | C | -5% |
| 113 | Trelissick (NT) | 115,997 | F/C | 3% |
| 114 | Anderton Boat Lift (British Waterways) | 114,853 | F | -2% |
| 115 | 1066 Battle of Hastings:Abbey & Battlefield (EH) | 113,733 | C | 0% |
| 116 | Calke Abbey (NT) | 113,583 | F/C | 7% |
| 117 | Erddig (NT) | 113,509 | F/C | 10% |
| 118 | Tyntesfield (NT) | 113,461 | F/C | 10% |
| 119 | Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (EH) | 111,391 | C | -5% |
| 120 | Montacute House (NT) | 111,070 | F/C | 5% |
| 121 | Castle Drogo Estate (NT) | 110,811 | F/C | 1% |
| 122 | Baddesley Clinton (NT) | 109,206 | F/C | 4% |
| 123 | Dunster (NT) | 104,974 | F/C | -4% |
| 124 | Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall (EH) | 99,726 | C | -2% |
| 125 | Burghley House (TH) | 89,781 | C | 48.40% |
| 126 | Canterbury Tales | 85,869 | F/C | N/A% |
| 127 | Fort Nelson, Portsmouth (Royal Armouries) | 78,866 | F | 7.70% |
| 128 | National Conservation Centre (Liverpool) | 78,644 | F | 54% |
| 129 | National Museum of Flight (Scotland) | 78,367 | C | -25% |
| 130 | Arbeia Roman Fort (Tyne & Wear) | 77,655 | F | N/A% |
| 131 | Oxford Story | 68,040 | F/C | N/A% |
| 132 | National Museum of Rural Life (Scotland) | 57,803 | C | -5% |
| 133 | Oxford Castle | 47,230 | F/C | N/A% |
| 134 | Sudbury Hall (NT) | 45,582 | F/C | -60% |
| 135 | Segedunum Roman Fort (Tyne & Wear) | 42,478 | F/C | N/A% |
| 136 | Sudley House (Liverpool) reopened May 07 | 36,253 | F | N/A% |
| 137 | Shipley Art Gallery (Tyne & Wear) | 33,814 | F | N/A% |
| 138 | National Museum of Costume (Scotland) | 15,663 | C | 46% |
| Rank | Site | Total visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 5,500,000 |
| 2 | British Museum | 5,418,265 |
| 3 | Tate Modern | 5,191,840 |
| 4 | The National Gallery | 4,159,485 |
| 5 | Natural History Museum | 3,600,119 |
| 6 | Science Museum | 2,714,021 |
| 7 | Victoria and Albert Museum (South Kensington) | 2,435,300 |
| 8 | Tower of London | 2,064,126 |
| 9 | National Maritime Museum | 1,695,739 |
| 10 | St Paul's Cathedral | 1,623,881 |
| 11 | National Portrait Gallery | 1,607,767 |
| 12 | Tate Britain | 1,593,277 |
| 13 | Kew Gardens (RBG) | 1,427,096 |
| 14 | British Library | 1,355,425 |
| 15 | Chester Zoo | 1,335,773 |
| 16 | Edinburgh Castle (Historic Scotland) | 1,229,703 |
| 17 | ZSL London Zoo | 1,132,366 |
| 18 | Eden Project | 1,128,107 |
| 19 | Canterbury Cathedral | 1,068,244 |
| 20 | Westminster Abbey | 1,058,362 |
| 21 | Houses of Parliament | 994,926 |
| 22 | Roman Baths & Pump Room, Bath | 985,096 |
| 23 | National Gallery Complex, Edinburgh | 937,770 |
| 24 | Stonehenge (EH) | 869,432 |
| 25 | National Museum of Scotland | 841,849 |
| 26 | York Minster | 815,000 |
| 27 | National Railway Museum | 812,891 |
| 28 | Imperial War Museum (London) | 754,467 |
| 29 | World Museum Liverpool | 720,303 |
| 30 | National Media Museum | 715,746 |
| 31 | Tate Liverpool | 649,029 |
| 32 | St Fagans National History Museum (Wales) | 642,289 |
| 33 | Chatsworth House (TH) | 606,500 |
| 34 | Merseyside Maritime Museum | 595,328 |
| 35 | Leeds Castle (TH) | 548,654 |
| 36 | The Falkirk Wheel (British Waterways) | 513,907 |
| 37 | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard | 507,459 |
| 38 | ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | 498,456 |
| 39 | Hampton Court Palace | 488,197 |
| 40 | Wakehurst Place (RBG/NT) | 469,683 |
| 41 | National War Museum (Scotland) | 468,125 |
| 42 | Blackpool Tower & Circus | 466,545 |
| 43 | Imperial War Museum Duxford | 441,334 |
| 44 | Stirling Castle (Historic Scotland) | 439,584 |
| 45 | Discovery Museum (Tyne & Wear) | 429,706 |
| 46 | Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth | 415,511 |
| 47 | Blenheim Palace (TH) | 381,311 |
| 48 | Waddesdon Manor (NT) | 374,362 |
| 49 | Stourhead (NT) | 371,382 |
| 50 | V&A Museum of Childhood Refurbished between Nov 05 & Dec 06 | 357,500 |
| 51 | Royal Armouries (Leeds) | 356,440 |
| 52 | National Museum Cardiff | 355,026 |
| 53 | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal (NT) | 339,382 |
| 54 | Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens | 331,296 |
| 55 | Beaulieu (TH) | 308,401 |
| 56 | Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms | 303,428 |
| 57 | Dover Castle (EH) | 299,175 |
| 58 | Urquhart Castle (Historic Scotland) | 277,394 |
| 59 | Kensington Palace | 267,526 |
| 60 | Laing Art Gallery (Tyne & Wear) | 257,231 |
| 61 | HMS Belfast | 256,556 |
| 62 | Polesden Lacey (NT) | 255,210 |
| 63 | Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool) | 253,987 |
| 64 | National Waterfront Museum (Wales) | 249,162 |
| 65 | Tate St Ives | 245,345 |
| 66 | Harewood House (TH) | 242,864 |
| 67 | Imperial War Museum (North) | 223,000 |
| 68 | Larrybane (NT) | 222,613 |
| 69 | Castle Howard (TH) | 216,045 |
| 70 | Osborne House (EH) | 215,596 |
| 71 | Penrhyn Castle (NT) | 212,718 |
| 72 | Belton House (NT) | 209,117 |
| 73 | St Michael's Mount (NT) | 203,235 |
| 74 | Cragside Estate (NT) | 201,873 |
| 75 | Scottish National Portrait Gallery | 198,726 |
| 76 | Culzean Castle & Country Park (NTS) | 195,991 |
| 77 | Sheffield Park (NT) | 195,744 |
| 78 | Cliveden (NT) | 193,038 |
| 79 | Wallington (NT) | 189,851 |
| 80 | Lanhydrock (NT) | 187,261 |
| 81 | Lady Lever Art Gallery (Liverpool) | 187,255 |
| 82 | Nymans Garden (NT) | 180,214 |
| 83 | Attingham Park (NT) | 179,343 |
| 84 | Tintagel Castle (EH) | 177,498 |
| 85 | South Shields Museum & Art Gallery | 176,847 |
| 86 | Anglesey Abbey (NT) | 175,469 |
| 87 | Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art | 172,765 |
| 88 | Real Mary King's Close, Edinburgh | 170,401 |
| 89 | Bodiam Castle (NT) | 169,370 |
| 90 | Kingston Lacy (NT) | 168,447 |
| 91 | Chartwell (NT) | 167,708 |
| 92 | Bodnant Garden (NT) | 157,609 |
| 93 | Sissinghurst (NT) | 157,118 |
| 94 | Big Pit: National Coal Museum | 155,269 |
| 95 | Ickworth (NT) | 151,568 |
| 96 | Hidcote Manor Garden (NT) | 151,222 |
| 97 | Corfe Castle (NT) | 140,317 |
| 98 | Hardwick Hall (NT) | 136,864 |
| 99 | Killerton (NT) | 134,799 |
| 100 | Dean Gallery (Scotland) | 133,043 |
| 101 | Claremont Landscape Garden (NT) | 131,747 |
| 102 | Home Farm Wimpole (NT) | 130,225 |
| 103 | Mottisfont (NT) | 128,103 |
| 104 | Brownsea Island (NT) | 126,393 |
| 105 | Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire (EH) | 125,217 |
| 106 | Mount Stewart (NT) | 124,684 |
| 107 | Kenwood House (EH) | 123,312 |
| 108 | Walter Rothschild Museum, Tring | 120,416 |
| 109 | Dyrham Park (NT) | 119,091 |
| 110 | Cotehele (NT) | 116,910 |
| 111 | Dunham Massey (NT) | 116,656 |
| 112 | Clifford's Tower, York (EH) | 116,215 |
| 113 | Trelissick (NT) | 115,997 |
| 114 | Anderton Boat Lift (British Waterways) | 114,853 |
| 115 | 1066 Battle of Hastings:Abbey & Battlefield (EH) | 113,733 |
| 116 | Calke Abbey (NT) | 113,583 |
| 117 | Erddig (NT) | 113,509 |
| 118 | Tyntesfield (NT) | 113,461 |
| 119 | Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight (EH) | 111,391 |
| 120 | Montacute House (NT) | 111,070 |
| 121 | Castle Drogo Estate (NT) | 110,811 |
| 122 | Baddesley Clinton (NT) | 109,206 |
| 123 | Dunster (NT) | 104,974 |
| 124 | Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall (EH) | 99,726 |
| 125 | Burghley House (TH) | 89,781 |
| 126 | Canterbury Tales | 85,869 |
| 127 | Fort Nelson, Portsmouth (Royal Armouries) | 78,866 |
| 128 | National Conservation Centre (Liverpool) | 78,644 |
| 129 | National Museum of Flight (Scotland) | 78,367 |
| 130 | Arbeia Roman Fort (Tyne & Wear) | 77,655 |
| 131 | Oxford Story | 68,040 |
| 132 | National Museum of Rural Life (Scotland) | 57,803 |
| 133 | Oxford Castle | 47,230 |
| 134 | Sudbury Hall (NT) | 45,582 |
| 135 | Segedunum Roman Fort (Tyne & Wear) | 42,478 |
| 136 | Sudley House (Liverpool) reopened May 07 | 36,253 |
| 137 | Shipley Art Gallery (Tyne & Wear) | 33,814 |
| 138 | National Museum of Costume (Scotland) | 15,663 |
EH = English Heritage
TH = Treasure Houses
NT = National Trust
NTS = National Trust for Scotland
RBG = Royal Botanic Gardens
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