ALVA | Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

Treasure Houses of England: Leeds Castle, Kent
Zoological Society of London: Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire
Historic Scotland: Edinburgh Castle
Victoria and Albert Museum: 'Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up'
National Football Museum: Manchester
Royal Albert Hall:
Royal Collection Trust: Windsor Castle
English Heritage: Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Titanic Belfast: Queen's Island, Belfast.
Eden Project: Cornwall
National Trust: Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
Continuum Group Ltd: Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
Forestry Commission: The Forestry Commission: 'The Gruffalo' trail
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

ALVA's members are the UK's most popular, iconic and important museums, galleries, palaces, castles, cathedrals, zoos, historic houses, heritage sites, gardens and leisure attractions.

They comprise over 2200 tourist sites, hosting over 119 million domestic and overseas visitors each year - around 28% of the visits made annually in the UK.

We represent our members to Government, media and business and lobby for support for the sector. We provide training, benchmarking and advocacy initiatives to assist our members continually improve the visitor experience.

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Upcoming events

06-07 November 2019

ASVA Annual Conference

Crieff Hydro

20-21 November 2019

Treasure Houses of England annual conference

Burghley House

21 November 2019

ALVA HR Directors' Forum

Farrer & Co, London

22 November 2019

ALVA Benchmarking Seminar

London Transport Museum, London

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Latest News

ALVA NEWS

16 October 2019

The impact of a No-Deal Brexit on UK Tourism

A “no-deal” Brexit would cause a 5% drop in UK outbound travel and tourism trips in 2020, because of the stifled economic backdrop and impact of a weaker pound, Oxford Economics has reported. Ireland and Spain would be the hardest hit from fewer UK visitors. In contrast, the weaker pound could mean that UK tourism inflows are 4% higher in a “no-deal” scenario, provided there is no travel disruption. [more...]

INDUSTRY NEWS

18 Oct 2019

Eden Project targets 2020 start on geothermal energy project

A long-planned project to drill for geothermal heat to power the Eden Project site in Cornwall will finally go ahead, after EU and Cornwall Council funding was approved. [more...]

INDUSTRY NEWS

18 Oct 2019

Alton Towers announces new attraction based on David Walliams' books

David Walliams, the comedian, actor and best-selling author, is partnering with the UK's Alton Towers Resort to bring characters from his children's books to life at the park in a new attraction: The World of David Walliams. [more...]