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List of the most-visited attractions in the United Kingdom

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The Valley Gardens at Windsor Great Park
Natural History Museum, London
British Museum, London

This article lists the most-visited attractions in the United Kingdom, including art galleries, gardens, zoos, theatres, libraries and museums.

Attraction Ranking
Rank Museum Location Country Visitors (2023)[1]
1 British Museum London England 5,820,860
2 Natural History Museum London England 5,688,786
3 Windsor Great Park Berkshire England 5,487,856
4 Tate Modern London England 4,742,038
5 Southbank Centre London England 3,193,966
6 Victoria and Albert Museum London England 3,110,000
7 National Gallery London England 3,096,508
8 Science Museum London England 2,956,886
9 Tower of London London England 2,790,280
10 Somerset House London England 2,727,677
11 Royal Museums Greenwich London England 2,547,821
12 National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Scotland 2,186,841
13 Kew Gardens London England 1,974,295
14 Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Scotland 1,904,723
15 Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh Scotland 1,836,057
16 Royal Albert Hall London England 1,605,924
17 Westminster Abbey London England 1,587,866
18 St Paul's Cathedral London England 1,499,575
19 British Library London England 1,390,378
20 Windsor Castle Berkshire England 1,374,607
21 RHS Garden Wisley Surrey England 1,361,785
22 London Zoo London England 1,327,902
23 Stonehenge Wiltshire England 1,327,423
24 Barbican Centre London England 1,313,528
25 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Glasgow Scotland 1,283,882
26 Riverside Museum Glasgow Scotland 1,265,011
27 National Portrait Gallery London England 1,164,018
28 Tate Britain London England 1,091,218
29 Roman Baths and Grand Pump Room Somerset England 1,061,240
30 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Edinburgh Scotland 1,041,391
31 Tower Bridge London England 960,670
32 Blenheim Palace Oxfordshire England 945,412
33 Horniman Museum and Gardens London England 924,480
34 Ashmolean Museum Oxfordshire England 900,277
35 Whipsnade Zoo Bedfordshire England 893,450
36 Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre Warwickshire England 883,627
37 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Hampshire England 873,491
38 Old Royal Naval College London England 843,175
39 Bodleian Libraries Oxfordshire England 842,221
40 Imperial War Museum London England 841,575
41 Moors Valley Country Park Dorset England 820,958
42 Beamish Museum County Durham England 801,756
43 Titanic Belfast Belfast Northern Ireland 800,949
44 Longleat Wiltshire England 800,056
45 Shakespeare's Globe London England 799,942
46 National War Museum Edinburgh Scotland 773,213
47 Oxford University Museum of Natural History Oxfordshire England 768,986
48 Royal Ballet and Opera London England 750,851
49 Eden Project Cornwall England 713,255
50 Royal Academy of Arts London England 709,961
Attractions by nation or English county
Rank Nation or English county Amount each
1 Greater London 26
2 Scotland 7
3 Oxfordshire 4
4= 2
6= 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Visits made in 2023 to Visitor Attractions in Membership with ALVA". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2024.