2024 Visitor Figures

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Visits made in 2024 to visitor attractions in membership with ALVA

Rank Site Total visits Charge /free In/ outdoor % +/- Area Group Note
1 The British Museum 6,479,952 2 I 11% London
2 Natural History Museum (South Kensington) 6,301,972 2 I 11% London NHM v
3 The Crown Estate, Windsor Great Park 5,670,430 Note ax O 3% South East
4 Tate Modern 4,603,025 2 I -3% London TATE
5 Southbank Centre 3,734,075 2 I 17% London
6 V&A South Kensington 3,525,700 2 I 13% London V&A
7 The National Gallery 3,203,451 2 I 3% London
8 Somerset House 3,074,736 2 Mix 13% London r
9 Tower of London 2,902,385 3 Mix 4% London HRP
10 Science Museum 2,827,242 2 I -4% London SMG
11 National Museum of Scotland 2,314,974 2 I 6% Scotland NMS
12 Kew Gardens 2,273,976 3 Mix 15% London RBGK
13 Royal Museums Greenwich 2,255,753 Other I -11% London am
14 National Galleries Scotland: National 1,999,196 2 I 9% Scotland NGS
15 Edinburgh Castle 1,981,152 3 Mix 4% Scotland HES
16 Royal Albert Hall 1,753,371 Other I 5% London
17 Westminster Abbey 1,717,296 5 I 8% London
18 National Portrait Gallery 1,578,065 2 I 36% London p
19 The Barbican Centre 1,541,194 2 I 17% London CLC
20 St Paul's Cathedral 1,493,184 5 I 0% London
21 Stonehenge 1,363,252 3 O 3% South West EH
22 British Library 1,361,002 1 I -2% London
23 Windsor Castle 1,336,015 6 Mix -3% South East RCT
24 Riverside 1,301,989 1 I 1% Scotland GM l
25 London Zoo 1,239,133 3 Mix -6% London ZSL
26 Tate Britain 1,226,872 2 I 12% London TATE
27 Kelvingrove 1,182,204 1 I -9% Scotland GM l
28 RHS Garden Wisley 1,104,362 4 O -19% South East RHS b
29 Roman Baths and Pump Room 1,075,143 6 I 1% South West
30 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1,041,767 2 O 0% Scotland RBGE
31 Tower Bridge 964,946 6 I 0% London CLC
32 Blenheim Palace 958,220 3 Mix 1% South East THE
33 Ashmolean Museum 942,692 2 I 5% South East OUM
34 Whipsnade Zoo 891,879 3 O 0% East of England ZSL
35 Titanic Belfast 881,573 6 I 10% Northern Ireland g
36 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 868,252 6 I -3% South East NMRN av
37 Bodleian Libraries 865,191 1 I 3% South East OUM
38 Horniman Museum and Gardens 840,489 2 Mix -9% London
39 Beamish Museum 838,632 6 Mix 5% North East
40 Oxford University Museum of Natural History 834,604 1 I 9% South East OUM
41 Museum of Liverpool 829,692 1 I 19% North West NML
42 IWM London 810,497 1 I -4% London IWM
43 Old Royal Naval College 803,391 3 I -5% London
44 Royal Ballet and Opera Covent Garden 796,213 6 I 6% London ay
45 Longleat 775,303 6 O -9% South West ba
46 National War Museum 756,200 1 I -2% Scotland NMS a
47 Moors Valley (Forestry England) 729,401 Note aj O -11% South West FE
48 Shakespeare's Globe 727,678 6 Mix -9% London
49 Clumber Park 724,990 3 O 13% East Midlands NT
50 Hampton Court Palace 702,918 3 Mix 12% London HRP ao
51 The National Theatre 695,142 6 I -9% London bb
52 National Railway Museum 690,810 2 I 10% Y&H SMG
53 Giants Causeway 684,146 3 Mix 3% Northern Ireland NT
54 The Eden Project 673,625 3 Mix -6% South West
55 Canterbury Cathedral 659,960 5 I 17% South East at
56 Manchester Museum 650,932 1 I -23% North West UoM
57 the Design Museum 648,759 2 I 2% London
58 Buckingham Palace 646,832 6 I 29% London RCT
59 Chatsworth 631,987 3 Mix 5% East Midlands THE
60 York Minster 631,205 5 I 11% Y&H az
61 Royal Academy of Arts 622,153 3 I -12% London
62 St. Fagans 600,690 2 Mix 1% Wales NMW
63 Young V&A 596,100 2 I 47% London V&A
64 Stirling Castle 594,938 3 Mix 15% Scotland HES
65 Attingham Park 581,537 3 Mix -2% West Midlands NT
66 UK Parliament 560,317 2 I 196% London
67 IWM Churchill War Rooms 557,009 3 I 0% London IWM
68 Forestry England Delamere 556,600 Note aj O 6% North West FE
69 The Burrell Collection 556,081 2 I 12% Scotland GM lo
70 World Museum 555,595 1 I -20% North West NML
71 Glenfinnan Monument 546,377 3 Mix 1% Scotland NTS
72 Dunham Massey 543,611 3 Mix 5% North West NT z
73 Forestry England Sherwood Pines 536,417 Note aj O -9% East Midlands FE
74 Ulster Museum 534,865 1 I 9% Northern Ireland NMNI
75 Edinburgh Zoo 531,557 3 O -14% Scotland RZSS q
76 Knowsley Safari 525,642 3 O -4% North West
77 Marwell Zoo 521,998 3 O 15% South East f
78 Cliveden 519,027 3 Mix 3% South East NT
79 Forestry England Haldon 517,342 Note aj O 10% South West FE
80 Pitt Rivers Museum 509,703 1 I 27% South East OUM
81 The Fitzwilliam Museum 506,428 1 I 25% East of England UoCM
82 Maritime Museum, Liverpool 502,428 1 I -28% North West NML
83 Calke Abbey 497,964 3 Mix -1% East Midlands NT
84 RHS Garden Bridgewater 496,030 4 O -1% North West RHS
85 RHS Garden Harlow Carr 491,786 4 O 8% Y&H RHS
86 Forestry England Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest 491,271 Note aj O 12% South East FE
87 Forestry England Westonbirt, the National Arboretum 476,383 Note aj O 1% South West FE
88 Urquhart Castle 473,814 3 Mix 7% Scotland HES
89 Wellcome Collection 466,519 1 I 21% London
90 Forestry England High Lodge 457,076 Note aj O -7% East of England FE
91 Leeds Castle 444,015 6 Mix 12% South East THE
92 Royal Air Force Museum London 440,338 2 I -10% London RAF
93 Palace of Holyroodhouse 437,028 6 I 1% Scotland RCT
94 Forestry England Wendover Woods 435,680 Note aj O 6% South East FE
95 Glasgow Cathedral 432,682 1 I -5% Scotland HES
96 Wakehurst 424,798 3 O 6% South East RBGK
97 London Transport Museum 424,281 6 I -3% London
98 Fountains Abbey Estate 421,470 3 O -1% Y&H NT
99 Belton House 419,982 3 Mix 17% East Midlands NT x
100 RHS Garden Hyde Hall 416,065 4 O -1% East of England RHS
101 Kensington Palace 413,588 3 I -2% London HRP ao
102 Nymans 410,711 3 Mix 2% South East NT
103 Forestry England Dalby 409,096 Note aj O 15% Y&H FE
104 St Michael's Mount 408,399 3 Mix -2% South West NT
105 IWM Duxford 402,413 3 Mix 6% East of England IWM
106 Anglesey Abbey 398,647 3 Mix 6% East of England NT
107 Stourhead 397,951 3 Mix 6% South West NT
108 Durham Cathedral 393,090 1 I 5% North East
109 Royal Air Force Museum Midlands 387,965 2 I -7% West Midlands RAF
110 Polesden 386,339 3 Mix 0% South East NT
111 Kingston Lacy 384,960 3 Mix -2% South West NT
112 Tyntesfield 384,901 3 Mix -4% South West NT
113 Gallery of Modern Art 382,100 1 I -25% Scotland GM k
114 Gladstone's Land 380,402 3 I % Scotland NTS ai
115 Science and Industry Museum 378,448 2 I -9% North West SMG bg
116 Culloden Visitor Centre 374,443 3 Mix 43% Scotland NTS af
117 National Museum Cardiff 373,382 2 I -1% Wales NMW
118 Forestry England Salcey 371,750 Note aj O 4% East of England FE
119 Wimpole 371,226 3 Mix 4% East of England NT
120 Cambridge University Botanic Garden 366,787 3 O -1% East of England UoCM
121 Hermitage 359,937 1 O 47% Scotland NTS
122 Glencoe Visitor Centre 359,653 1 Mix 13% Scotland NTS
123 V&A Dundee 358,679 2 I 4% Scotland V&A an
124 Forestry England Cannock Chase 342,678 Note aj O 14% West Midlands FE
125 Mottisfont 341,440 3 Mix -7% South East NT
126 The Courtauld Gallery 334,782 6 I 42% London
127 Ickworth 332,701 3 Mix 1% East of England NT
128 Forestry England Beechenhurst 331,570 Note aj O -14% South West FE
129 London Museum Docklands 329,967 2 I 3% London MOL
130 National Galleries Scotland: Modern 328,527 2 I 7% Scotland NGS
131 Forestry England Forest of Dean Cycle Centre 327,672 Note aj O -3% South West FE
132 Tintagel Castle 325,538 3 O -3% South West EH
133 Sheffield Park 319,138 3 O 12% South East NT
134 National Memorial Arboretum 314,768 2 O 12% West Midlands
135 Beaulieu, National Motor Museum 306,681 6 Mix -4% South East THE
136 Hardwick 305,238 3 Mix 18% North East NT
137 Newhailes 304,111 3 Mix 9% Scotland NTS
138 Forestry England Jeskyns Community Woodland 301,687 Note aj O -7% South East FE
139 Forestry England Wyre 298,155 Note aj O 5% West Midlands FE
140 Castle Howard 297,054 3 Mix 15% Y&H THE u
141 Shugborough 291,183 3 Mix 8% West Midlands NT
142 National Galleries Scotland: Portrait 288,215 2 I 9% Scotland NGS
143 Shakespeare's Birthplace 285,384 6 Mix 11% West Midlands SBT
144 Forestry England Cardinham 276,144 Note aj O 14% South West FE
145 Stowe Gardens & Park 274,008 3 O 27% South East NT ab
146 Bodnant Garden 272,916 3 O -2% Wales NT
147 IWM North 272,211 1 I 4% North West IWM
148 Knole 269,400 3 Mix 9% South East NT aa
149 Bletchley Park 268,257 3 Mix 14% South East
150 Osborne 268,043 3 Mix -2% South East EH
151 Dover Castle 267,320 3 Mix -1% South East EH
152 WWT Slimbridge 265,407 3 O 8% South West WWT
153 Wallington 261,508 3 Mix 4% North East NT
154 Forestry England Alice Holt 261,403 Note aj O -23% South East FE
155 Croome 257,781 3 Mix 2% West Midlands NT
156 Cragside Estate 256,150 3 Mix 5% North East NT y
157 Quarry Bank 254,862 3 Mix 1% North West NT
158 Salisbury Cathedral with Magna Carta 254,815 6 I -1% South West
159 Corfe Castle 250,632 3 O 8% South West NT
160 Culzean Castle & Country Park 247,602 3 Mix -25% Scotland NTS ag
161 Dyrham 244,287 3 Mix -1% South West NT
162 National Waterfront Museum Swansea 241,080 2 I 6% Wales NMW
163 Hanbury Hall and Gardens 239,607 3 Mix 10% West Midlands NT
164 RHS Garden Rosemoor 238,030 4 O 0% South West RHS
165 the Whitworth 236,445 1 I 6% North West UoM
166 Great North Museum: Hancock 234,447 1 I -4% North East NEM
167 Gibside 232,899 3 O 11% North East NT
168 Lotherton 228,065 6 Mix 37% Y&H LMG
169 Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum 227,573 3 O 6% South East OUM
170 Leeds City Museum 227,010 1 I 1% Y&H LMG
171 Harewood House Trust 226,977 3 Mix -4% Y&H THE
172 Leeds Art Gallery 226,178 1 I -16% Y&H LMG
173 Forestry England Whinlatter 225,744 Note aj O -10% North West FE
174 Chartwell 223,587 3 Mix -4% South East NT
175 Killerton 222,374 3 Mix 6% South West NT
176 Hyde Park Boating 220,833 6 O 37% London RP
177 Charlecote 220,581 3 Mix -8% West Midlands NT
178 The Royal Pavilion, Brighton 217,933 6 I -8% South East BHM
179 Lacock 216,735 3 Mix 9% South West NT
180 IWM HMS Belfast 215,054 3 Mix 3% London IWM
181 Kedleston 214,208 3 Mix 1% East Midlands NT
182 Mount Stewart 209,719 3 Mix -5% Northern Ireland NT
183 Speke Hall Liverpool 205,720 3 Mix -2% North West NT
184 Crathes Castle 201,997 3 Mix 0% Scotland NTS
185 Baddesley 200,142 3 Mix -2% West Midlands NT
186 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 198,115 3 I -4% Scotland NTS
187 Laing Art Gallery 192,013 1 I 57% North East NEM
188 Blickling 189,202 3 Mix -12% East of England NT
189 St Mungo Museum of Religious Life And Art 186,963 1 I 26% Scotland GM l
190 Packwood 186,938 3 Mix -1% West Midlands NT
191 Lanhydrock 186,130 3 Mix 4% South West NT
192 Killiecrankie 184,459 1 O 52% Scotland NTS
193 Trelissick 182,769 3 Mix -2% South West NT
194 Carrick-a-Rede 182,717 3 O 7% Northern Ireland NT
195 Wrest Park 179,807 3 O -8% East of England EH
196 History of Science Museum 179,346 1 I -8% South East OUM
197 Forestry England Haughmond Hill 179,164 Note aj O 30% West Midlands FE
198 National Army Museum 177,858 1 I -2% London
199 Tate St Ives 176,912 3 I -2% South West TATE
200 Dunster 176,722 3 Mix 0% South West NT
201 Forestry England Hamsterley 176,229 Note aj O 5% North East FE
202 Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum 176,073 3 Mix -17% West Midlands BMT
203 Walker Art Gallery 175,476 1 I -20% North West NML
204 The Vyne 174,096 3 Mix 13% South East NT
205 Discovery Museum 171,163 1 I -9% North East NEM
206 Whitby Abbey 167,117 3 O -3% North East EH
207 Saltram 166,502 3 Mix 2% South West NT
208 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 166,141 1 I % West Midlands BMT e
209 International Slavery Museum 166,083 1 I -37% North West NML
210 Locomotion 164,486 2 I 31% North East SMG
211 Clifford's Tower, York 162,426 3 Mix -6% Y&H EH
212 Kew Palace 159,102 3 Mix 2% London HRP
213 University Museum of Zoology 157,020 1 I 11% East of England UoCM bc
214 Forestry England Hicks Lodge 151,829 Note aj O 7% East Midlands FE
215 Blists Hill Victorian Town 151,561 6 Mix -5% West Midlands IGT
216 Natural History Museum (Tring) 151,355 1 I -4% East of England NHM w
217 Audley End House and Gardens 147,701 3 Mix -1% East of England EH
218 Forestry England Mallards Pike 147,342 Note aj O % South West FE ak
219 WWT Martin Mere 143,061 3 O 8% North West WWT
220 Forestry England Symonds Yat 137,811 Note aj O % South West FE ak
221 WWT London 135,792 3 O 2% London WWT
222 Burghley House 135,641 6 Mix -12% East of England THE
223 Forestry England Fineshade 133,415 Note aj O 1% East of England FE
224 Sudbury Hall 130,123 3 Mix 11% East Midlands NT
225 National Slate Museum 128,762 2 I -5% Wales NMW
226 Forestry England Grizedale 128,011 Note aj O -15% North West FE
227 Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement 125,088 6 Mix 15% North West UoM
228 Kirkstall Abbey 124,739 Note t O -16% Y&H LMG
229 Highland Wildlife Park 123,932 3 O 0% Scotland RZSS
230 Brunel's SS Great Britain 123,705 6 I -18% South West
231 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield 121,947 3 O -1% South East EH
232 Threave Garden 121,841 3 O 55% Scotland NTS
233 Doune Castle 119,392 3 Mix 9% Scotland HES
234 Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden 117,569 3 O -1% West Midlands EH
235 Holkham 116,398 5 Mix 3% East of England THE au
236 Guildhall Art Gallery 115,871 2 I 5% London CLC
237 National Museum of Rural Life 115,560 6 Mix 6% Scotland NMS
238 Walmer Castle and Gardens 114,713 3 Mix -17% South East EH ar
239 Milestones 112,119 6 I 2% South East HCT
240 Hillsborough Castle 109,639 3 Mix 20% Northern Ireland HRP
241 Eltham Palace and Gardens 107,951 3 Mix -23% London EH ar
242 Big Pit 107,244 2 Mix -8% Wales NMW
243 The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 106,932 1 I 12% East of England UoCM bc
244 St Abb's Head 106,685 1 O 23% Scotland NTS
245 Tate Liverpool at RIBA North 106,490 2 I -73% North West TATE bh
246 Bannockburn Heritage Centre 106,221 3 I 20% Scotland NTS
247 Skara Brae 106,170 3 Mix -1% Scotland HES
248 The Monument 104,440 6 I 2% London CLC c
249 Carisbrooke Castle 104,313 3 O -6% South East EH
250 Kettle's Yard 103,935 6 I -15% East of England UoCM
251 Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 102,630 3 Mix 24% North East EH as
252 Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 100,156 3 Mix -1% Y&H EH
253 Provand's Lordship 98,658 1 I % Scotland GM n
254 Staffa National Nature Reserve 95,000 1 O % Scotland NTS
255 Anne Hathaway's Cottage 94,257 6 Mix 1% West Midlands SBT
256 Kenwood 92,674 1 I -27% London EH ar
257 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences 92,458 1 I 11% East of England UoCM bc
258 Bolsover Castle 90,823 3 Mix 3% East Midlands EH
259 The Regent's Park Boating 87,616 6 O 22% London RP
260 Ulster Folk Museum 86,743 3 O -3% Northern Ireland NMNI
261 Fleet Air Arm Museum 84,943 6 I -1% South West NMRN av
262 Linlithgow Palace 84,549 3 Mix 58% Scotland HES j
263 Corrieshalloch Gorge 83,980 1 O -9% Scotland NTS
264 Inverewe Gardens 83,205 3 O -14% Scotland NTS
265 WWT Arundel 80,906 3 O 7% South East WWT
266 Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall 79,985 3 O -2% North East EH
267 Fyvie Castle 79,595 3 Mix 26% Scotland NTS
268 Brodie Castle 79,594 3 Mix 49% Scotland NTS
269 Ulster American Folk Park 78,485 3 O -7% Northern Ireland NMNI
270 South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 78,284 1 I -12% North East NEM
271 Pendennis Castle 78,268 3 Mix -2% South West EH
272 Blackness Castle 77,326 3 Mix 7% Scotland HES
273 Castle Fraser 74,977 3 Mix 3% Scotland NTS
274 National Museum of Flight 74,519 6 Mix 2% Scotland NMS
275 Forestry England Gisburn Forest and Stocks 74,003 Note aj O -6% North West FE
276 Framlingham Castle 73,350 3 Mix -9% East of England EH
277 St Andrews Castle 72,681 3 Mix 14% Scotland HES
278 Mar Lodge Estate 70,538 1 O -3% Scotland NTS
279 Brighton Museum & Art Gallery 69,795 6 I -6% South East BHM bd
280 Fort George 69,073 3 Mix 7% Scotland HES
281 Lindisfarne Priory 67,257 3 O -1% North East EH
282 WWT Washington 66,492 3 O 9% North East WWT
283 Shakespeare's New Place 64,002 6 Mix -3% West Midlands SBT
284 Scarborough Castle 61,794 3 O -15% Y&H EH
285 WWT Llanelli 61,705 3 O 8% Wales WWT
286 Iona Abbey 60,677 3 Mix 5% Scotland HES
287 Forestry England Kielder 60,568 Note aj O 9% North East FE
288 Haddo House 59,858 3 Mix -8% Scotland NTS
289 Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farm Life 59,176 3 O -7% Scotland NTS
290 Peoples' Palace 57,542 1 I -68% Scotland GM m
291 National Roman Legion Museum 57,436 2 I 1% Wales NMW d
292 Ulster Transport Museum 55,698 3 I -16% Northern Ireland NMNI
293 Witley Court and Gardens 54,516 3 O -12% West Midlands EH
294 House of Dun 53,891 3 Mix 22% Scotland NTS
295 Warkworth Castle 52,820 3 O 2% North East EH
296 Richmond Castle 51,807 3 O 5% Y&H EH
297 Rievaulx Abbey 50,763 3 O 4% Y&H EH
298 Grey Mare's Tail 50,013 1 O 3% Scotland NTS
299 Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden 48,761 1 O -15% Scotland NTS
300 Brodick Castle & Country Park 48,497 3 Mix -15% Scotland NTS ac
301 Ben Lomond 47,681 1 O -7% Scotland NTS
302 National Museum Royal Navy Hartlepool 46,087 6 I -13% North East av
303 Tantallon Castle 45,708 3 Mix -11% Scotland HES
304 Melrose Abbey 45,339 3 Mix -3% Scotland HES
305 Drum Castle 43,543 3 Mix 10% Scotland NTS ah
306 Priorwood Garden 42,969 1 O 30% Scotland NTS
307 Museum of the Gorge 42,600 1 I % West Midlands IGT
308 Torridon Countryside Centre 42,394 1 O 55% Scotland NTS
309 WWT Castle Espie 40,985 3 O 17% Northern Ireland WWT
310 Dawyck Botanic Garden 40,665 6 O 0% Scotland RBGE
311 Dunfermline Palace 40,616 1 Mix -8% Scotland HES
312 Enginuity 40,237 6 I -8% West Midlands IGT
313 Caerlaverock Castle 39,692 3 Mix 114% Scotland HES h
314 Craigmillar Castle 38,554 3 Mix 11% Scotland HES
315 The Polar Museum 37,193 1 I -11% East of England UoCM bc
316 Benmore Botanic Garden 36,504 6 O 1% Scotland RBGE
317 Iron Bridge Tollhouse 36,220 1 I -16% West Midlands IGT
318 Iona 36,140 1 O 77% Scotland NTS
319 Falkland Palace 36,045 3 Mix -20% Scotland NTS
320 Barry Mill 34,954 3 I 86% Scotland NTS
321 Craigievar Castle 32,852 3 Mix 285% Scotland NTS ae
322 Elgin Cathedral 32,092 3 Mix 12% Scotland HES
323 House of the Binns 29,799 3 Mix 315% Scotland NTS
324 Temple Newsam 29,435 6 I 7% Y&H LMG
325 Abbey House Museum 29,417 6 I -27% Y&H LMG
326 Georgian House 29,305 3 I 13% Scotland NTS
327 Harmony Garden 28,707 1 O 3% Scotland NTS
328 Jarlshof 28,535 3 Mix 5% Scotland HES
329 Segedunum Roman Fort 28,102 6 Mix -13% North East NEM
330 Hove Museum of Creativity 28,038 1 I 3% South East BHM
331 Hill House 27,578 3 I -14% Scotland NTS
332 Greenwich Park Boating 27,338 6 O 2% London RP
333 Tenement House 26,620 3 I 3% Scotland NTS
334 Goatfell 26,111 1 O -37% Scotland NTS
335 Sudley House 26,097 1 I -18% North West NML
336 Culross Palace 25,841 3 I 6% Scotland NTS
337 Leith Hall 25,753 3 Mix -7% Scotland NTS
338 Logan Botanic Garden 25,674 6 O -8% Scotland RBGE
339 Red House Museum 25,334 2 I 4% South East HCT
340 Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron 22,813 6 I -2% West Midlands IGT
341 The Willis 22,799 2 I 9% South East HCT
342 Abertarff House 22,671 1 I 150% Scotland NTS
343 WWT Welney 22,028 3 O -7% East of England WWT
344 National Wool Museum 20,503 2 I 4% Wales NMW
345 Leeds Industrial Museum 20,170 6 Mix 7% Y&H LMG
346 Hatton 20,004 1 I -6% North East NEM
347 Kellie Castle 19,891 3 Mix 43% Scotland NTS
348 Ben Lawers Visitor Centre 19,622 1 O -49% Scotland NTS
349 Dumbarton Castle 19,512 3 Mix -20% Scotland HES i
350 Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort 19,494 1 Mix 3% North East NEM
351 Stephenson Railway Museum 19,418 1 Mix -12% North East NEM
352 Branklyn Garden 19,114 3 O 7% Scotland NTS
353 Booth Museum of Natural History 18,951 1 I -20% South East BHM
354 Shipley Art Gallery 18,400 1 I -10% North East NEM
355 Whipple Museum of the History of Science 17,803 1 I 22% East of England UoCM bc
356 Hill of Tarvit 17,353 3 I 114% Scotland NTS
357 Coalport China Museum 16,552 6 I -9% West Midlands IGT
358 Greenbank Garden 16,137 3 O -29% Scotland NTS
359 Aston Hall 15,663 3 Mix -30% West Midlands BMT
360 Jackfield Tile Museum 15,639 6 I -1% West Midlands IGT
361 Serpentine Lido 12,945 6 O 118% London RP
362 Geilston Garden 12,712 3 O -9% Scotland NTS
363 Museum of Classical Archaeology 12,497 1 I 130% East of England UoCM bc
364 Broughton House & Garden 12,340 3 Mix 3% Scotland NTS
365 Crarae Garden 11,743 3 Mix 1% Scotland NTS
366 Arduaine Garden 11,661 3 O -10% Scotland NTS
367 Aldershot Military Museum 11,042 6 I -3% South East HCT
368 Sarehole Mill 10,812 3 Mix -52% West Midlands BMT
369 Kintail Estate 10,639 1 O 363% Scotland NTS
370 Allen Gallery 9,664 1 I 0% South East HCT
371 WWT Caerlaverock 8,125 3 O -2% Scotland WWT
372 National Science and Media Museum 7,089 2 I -92% Y&H SMG al
373 Blakesley Hall 6,649 3 Mix -37% West Midlands BMT
374 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 6,637 1 I -20% Scotland GM
375 Preston Manor and Gardens 5,696 6 I -30% South East BHM be
376 Holmwood House 5,202 3 I -20% Scotland NTS
377 Leeds Discovery Centre 5,188 1 I 6% Y&H LMG
378 HMS Caroline 5,108 6 I -70% Northern Ireland NMRN av aw
379 Darby Houses 4,530 6 I 13% West Midlands IGT
380 Alloa Tower 3,999 3 I 3% Scotland NTS
381 St Kilda 3,992 1 O 34% Scotland NTS
382 Hugh Miller's Cottage 3,576 3 I -5% Scotland NTS
383 Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot 3,328 3 O 5% Scotland NTS
384 Weaver's Cottage 3,322 3 I -7% Scotland NTS
385 Weoley Castle 2,864 1 O -42% West Midlands BMT
386 Malleny Garden 2,450 3 O 15% Scotland NTS
387 Inveresk Lodge Garden 2,045 3 O -7% Scotland NTS
388 Royal Ballet and Opera Thurrock Production Workshop 2,025 6 I 153% South East
389 Barrie's Birthplace 1,887 3 I -12% Scotland NTS
390 Canna 1,813 1 O -87% Scotland NTS
391 Robert Smail's Printing Works 1,723 3 I 19% Scotland NTS
392 Burg 1,689 1 O % Scotland NTS ad
393 Museum Collection Centre 1,612 3 I -30% West Midlands BMT
394 Banqueting House 1,274 3 I 63% London HRP ap
395 Souter Johnnies Cottage 1,267 1 I 19% Scotland NTS
396 Fair Isle 1,226 1 O 118% Scotland NTS
397 Tar Tunnel 1,029 6 I -13% West Midlands IGT
398 Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace 996 3 I -32% Scotland NTS
399 Moirlanich Longhouse 983 3 I -7% Scotland NTS
400 Broseley Pipeworks 895 6 I -7% West Midlands IGT
Rank Site Total visits
1 The British Museum 6,479,952
2 Natural History Museum (South Kensington) 6,301,972
3 The Crown Estate, Windsor Great Park 5,670,430
4 Tate Modern 4,603,025
5 Southbank Centre 3,734,075
6 V&A South Kensington 3,525,700
7 The National Gallery 3,203,451
8 Somerset House 3,074,736
9 Tower of London 2,902,385
10 Science Museum 2,827,242
11 National Museum of Scotland 2,314,974
12 Kew Gardens 2,273,976
13 Royal Museums Greenwich 2,255,753
14 National Galleries Scotland: National 1,999,196
15 Edinburgh Castle 1,981,152
16 Royal Albert Hall 1,753,371
17 Westminster Abbey 1,717,296
18 National Portrait Gallery 1,578,065
19 The Barbican Centre 1,541,194
20 St Paul's Cathedral 1,493,184
21 Stonehenge 1,363,252
22 British Library 1,361,002
23 Windsor Castle 1,336,015
24 Riverside 1,301,989
25 London Zoo 1,239,133
26 Tate Britain 1,226,872
27 Kelvingrove 1,182,204
28 RHS Garden Wisley 1,104,362
29 Roman Baths and Pump Room 1,075,143
30 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 1,041,767
31 Tower Bridge 964,946
32 Blenheim Palace 958,220
33 Ashmolean Museum 942,692
34 Whipsnade Zoo 891,879
35 Titanic Belfast 881,573
36 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 868,252
37 Bodleian Libraries 865,191
38 Horniman Museum and Gardens 840,489
39 Beamish Museum 838,632
40 Oxford University Museum of Natural History 834,604
41 Museum of Liverpool 829,692
42 IWM London 810,497
43 Old Royal Naval College 803,391
44 Royal Ballet and Opera Covent Garden 796,213
45 Longleat 775,303
46 National War Museum 756,200
47 Moors Valley (Forestry England) 729,401
48 Shakespeare's Globe 727,678
49 Clumber Park 724,990
50 Hampton Court Palace 702,918
51 The National Theatre 695,142
52 National Railway Museum 690,810
53 Giants Causeway 684,146
54 The Eden Project 673,625
55 Canterbury Cathedral 659,960
56 Manchester Museum 650,932
57 the Design Museum 648,759
58 Buckingham Palace 646,832
59 Chatsworth 631,987
60 York Minster 631,205
61 Royal Academy of Arts 622,153
62 St. Fagans 600,690
63 Young V&A 596,100
64 Stirling Castle 594,938
65 Attingham Park 581,537
66 UK Parliament 560,317
67 IWM Churchill War Rooms 557,009
68 Forestry England Delamere 556,600
69 The Burrell Collection 556,081
70 World Museum 555,595
71 Glenfinnan Monument 546,377
72 Dunham Massey 543,611
73 Forestry England Sherwood Pines 536,417
74 Ulster Museum 534,865
75 Edinburgh Zoo 531,557
76 Knowsley Safari 525,642
77 Marwell Zoo 521,998
78 Cliveden 519,027
79 Forestry England Haldon 517,342
80 Pitt Rivers Museum 509,703
81 The Fitzwilliam Museum 506,428
82 Maritime Museum, Liverpool 502,428
83 Calke Abbey 497,964
84 RHS Garden Bridgewater 496,030
85 RHS Garden Harlow Carr 491,786
86 Forestry England Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest 491,271
87 Forestry England Westonbirt, the National Arboretum 476,383
88 Urquhart Castle 473,814
89 Wellcome Collection 466,519
90 Forestry England High Lodge 457,076
91 Leeds Castle 444,015
92 Royal Air Force Museum London 440,338
93 Palace of Holyroodhouse 437,028
94 Forestry England Wendover Woods 435,680
95 Glasgow Cathedral 432,682
96 Wakehurst 424,798
97 London Transport Museum 424,281
98 Fountains Abbey Estate 421,470
99 Belton House 419,982
100 RHS Garden Hyde Hall 416,065
101 Kensington Palace 413,588
102 Nymans 410,711
103 Forestry England Dalby 409,096
104 St Michael's Mount 408,399
105 IWM Duxford 402,413
106 Anglesey Abbey 398,647
107 Stourhead 397,951
108 Durham Cathedral 393,090
109 Royal Air Force Museum Midlands 387,965
110 Polesden 386,339
111 Kingston Lacy 384,960
112 Tyntesfield 384,901
113 Gallery of Modern Art 382,100
114 Gladstone's Land 380,402
115 Science and Industry Museum 378,448
116 Culloden Visitor Centre 374,443
117 National Museum Cardiff 373,382
118 Forestry England Salcey 371,750
119 Wimpole 371,226
120 Cambridge University Botanic Garden 366,787
121 Hermitage 359,937
122 Glencoe Visitor Centre 359,653
123 V&A Dundee 358,679
124 Forestry England Cannock Chase 342,678
125 Mottisfont 341,440
126 The Courtauld Gallery 334,782
127 Ickworth 332,701
128 Forestry England Beechenhurst 331,570
129 London Museum Docklands 329,967
130 National Galleries Scotland: Modern 328,527
131 Forestry England Forest of Dean Cycle Centre 327,672
132 Tintagel Castle 325,538
133 Sheffield Park 319,138
134 National Memorial Arboretum 314,768
135 Beaulieu, National Motor Museum 306,681
136 Hardwick 305,238
137 Newhailes 304,111
138 Forestry England Jeskyns Community Woodland 301,687
139 Forestry England Wyre 298,155
140 Castle Howard 297,054
141 Shugborough 291,183
142 National Galleries Scotland: Portrait 288,215
143 Shakespeare's Birthplace 285,384
144 Forestry England Cardinham 276,144
145 Stowe Gardens & Park 274,008
146 Bodnant Garden 272,916
147 IWM North 272,211
148 Knole 269,400
149 Bletchley Park 268,257
150 Osborne 268,043
151 Dover Castle 267,320
152 WWT Slimbridge 265,407
153 Wallington 261,508
154 Forestry England Alice Holt 261,403
155 Croome 257,781
156 Cragside Estate 256,150
157 Quarry Bank 254,862
158 Salisbury Cathedral with Magna Carta 254,815
159 Corfe Castle 250,632
160 Culzean Castle & Country Park 247,602
161 Dyrham 244,287
162 National Waterfront Museum Swansea 241,080
163 Hanbury Hall and Gardens 239,607
164 RHS Garden Rosemoor 238,030
165 the Whitworth 236,445
166 Great North Museum: Hancock 234,447
167 Gibside 232,899
168 Lotherton 228,065
169 Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum 227,573
170 Leeds City Museum 227,010
171 Harewood House Trust 226,977
172 Leeds Art Gallery 226,178
173 Forestry England Whinlatter 225,744
174 Chartwell 223,587
175 Killerton 222,374
176 Hyde Park Boating 220,833
177 Charlecote 220,581
178 The Royal Pavilion, Brighton 217,933
179 Lacock 216,735
180 IWM HMS Belfast 215,054
181 Kedleston 214,208
182 Mount Stewart 209,719
183 Speke Hall Liverpool 205,720
184 Crathes Castle 201,997
185 Baddesley 200,142
186 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 198,115
187 Laing Art Gallery 192,013
188 Blickling 189,202
189 St Mungo Museum of Religious Life And Art 186,963
190 Packwood 186,938
191 Lanhydrock 186,130
192 Killiecrankie 184,459
193 Trelissick 182,769
194 Carrick-a-Rede 182,717
195 Wrest Park 179,807
196 History of Science Museum 179,346
197 Forestry England Haughmond Hill 179,164
198 National Army Museum 177,858
199 Tate St Ives 176,912
200 Dunster 176,722
201 Forestry England Hamsterley 176,229
202 Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum 176,073
203 Walker Art Gallery 175,476
204 The Vyne 174,096
205 Discovery Museum 171,163
206 Whitby Abbey 167,117
207 Saltram 166,502
208 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 166,141
209 International Slavery Museum 166,083
210 Locomotion 164,486
211 Clifford's Tower, York 162,426
212 Kew Palace 159,102
213 University Museum of Zoology 157,020
214 Forestry England Hicks Lodge 151,829
215 Blists Hill Victorian Town 151,561
216 Natural History Museum (Tring) 151,355
217 Audley End House and Gardens 147,701
218 Forestry England Mallards Pike 147,342
219 WWT Martin Mere 143,061
220 Forestry England Symonds Yat 137,811
221 WWT London 135,792
222 Burghley House 135,641
223 Forestry England Fineshade 133,415
224 Sudbury Hall 130,123
225 National Slate Museum 128,762
226 Forestry England Grizedale 128,011
227 Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement 125,088
228 Kirkstall Abbey 124,739
229 Highland Wildlife Park 123,932
230 Brunel's SS Great Britain 123,705
231 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield 121,947
232 Threave Garden 121,841
233 Doune Castle 119,392
234 Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden 117,569
235 Holkham 116,398
236 Guildhall Art Gallery 115,871
237 National Museum of Rural Life 115,560
238 Walmer Castle and Gardens 114,713
239 Milestones 112,119
240 Hillsborough Castle 109,639
241 Eltham Palace and Gardens 107,951
242 Big Pit 107,244
243 The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 106,932
244 St Abb's Head 106,685
245 Tate Liverpool at RIBA North 106,490
246 Bannockburn Heritage Centre 106,221
247 Skara Brae 106,170
248 The Monument 104,440
249 Carisbrooke Castle 104,313
250 Kettle's Yard 103,935
251 Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 102,630
252 Brodsworth Hall and Gardens 100,156
253 Provand's Lordship 98,658
254 Staffa National Nature Reserve 95,000
255 Anne Hathaway's Cottage 94,257
256 Kenwood 92,674
257 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences 92,458
258 Bolsover Castle 90,823
259 The Regent's Park Boating 87,616
260 Ulster Folk Museum 86,743
261 Fleet Air Arm Museum 84,943
262 Linlithgow Palace 84,549
263 Corrieshalloch Gorge 83,980
264 Inverewe Gardens 83,205
265 WWT Arundel 80,906
266 Housesteads Roman Fort - Hadrian's Wall 79,985
267 Fyvie Castle 79,595
268 Brodie Castle 79,594
269 Ulster American Folk Park 78,485
270 South Shields Museum & Art Gallery 78,284
271 Pendennis Castle 78,268
272 Blackness Castle 77,326
273 Castle Fraser 74,977
274 National Museum of Flight 74,519
275 Forestry England Gisburn Forest and Stocks 74,003
276 Framlingham Castle 73,350
277 St Andrews Castle 72,681
278 Mar Lodge Estate 70,538
279 Brighton Museum & Art Gallery 69,795
280 Fort George 69,073
281 Lindisfarne Priory 67,257
282 WWT Washington 66,492
283 Shakespeare's New Place 64,002
284 Scarborough Castle 61,794
285 WWT Llanelli 61,705
286 Iona Abbey 60,677
287 Forestry England Kielder 60,568
288 Haddo House 59,858
289 Pitmedden Garden & Museum of Farm Life 59,176
290 Peoples' Palace 57,542
291 National Roman Legion Museum 57,436
292 Ulster Transport Museum 55,698
293 Witley Court and Gardens 54,516
294 House of Dun 53,891
295 Warkworth Castle 52,820
296 Richmond Castle 51,807
297 Rievaulx Abbey 50,763
298 Grey Mare's Tail 50,013
299 Balmacara Estate & Lochalsh Woodland Garden 48,761
300 Brodick Castle & Country Park 48,497
301 Ben Lomond 47,681
302 National Museum Royal Navy Hartlepool 46,087
303 Tantallon Castle 45,708
304 Melrose Abbey 45,339
305 Drum Castle 43,543
306 Priorwood Garden 42,969
307 Museum of the Gorge 42,600
308 Torridon Countryside Centre 42,394
309 WWT Castle Espie 40,985
310 Dawyck Botanic Garden 40,665
311 Dunfermline Palace 40,616
312 Enginuity 40,237
313 Caerlaverock Castle 39,692
314 Craigmillar Castle 38,554
315 The Polar Museum 37,193
316 Benmore Botanic Garden 36,504
317 Iron Bridge Tollhouse 36,220
318 Iona 36,140
319 Falkland Palace 36,045
320 Barry Mill 34,954
321 Craigievar Castle 32,852
322 Elgin Cathedral 32,092
323 House of the Binns 29,799
324 Temple Newsam 29,435
325 Abbey House Museum 29,417
326 Georgian House 29,305
327 Harmony Garden 28,707
328 Jarlshof 28,535
329 Segedunum Roman Fort 28,102
330 Hove Museum of Creativity 28,038
331 Hill House 27,578
332 Greenwich Park Boating 27,338
333 Tenement House 26,620
334 Goatfell 26,111
335 Sudley House 26,097
336 Culross Palace 25,841
337 Leith Hall 25,753
338 Logan Botanic Garden 25,674
339 Red House Museum 25,334
340 Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron 22,813
341 The Willis 22,799
342 Abertarff House 22,671
343 WWT Welney 22,028
344 National Wool Museum 20,503
345 Leeds Industrial Museum 20,170
346 Hatton 20,004
347 Kellie Castle 19,891
348 Ben Lawers Visitor Centre 19,622
349 Dumbarton Castle 19,512
350 Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort 19,494
351 Stephenson Railway Museum 19,418
352 Branklyn Garden 19,114
353 Booth Museum of Natural History 18,951
354 Shipley Art Gallery 18,400
355 Whipple Museum of the History of Science 17,803
356 Hill of Tarvit 17,353
357 Coalport China Museum 16,552
358 Greenbank Garden 16,137
359 Aston Hall 15,663
360 Jackfield Tile Museum 15,639
361 Serpentine Lido 12,945
362 Geilston Garden 12,712
363 Museum of Classical Archaeology 12,497
364 Broughton House & Garden 12,340
365 Crarae Garden 11,743
366 Arduaine Garden 11,661
367 Aldershot Military Museum 11,042
368 Sarehole Mill 10,812
369 Kintail Estate 10,639
370 Allen Gallery 9,664
371 WWT Caerlaverock 8,125
372 National Science and Media Museum 7,089
373 Blakesley Hall 6,649
374 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 6,637
375 Preston Manor and Gardens 5,696
376 Holmwood House 5,202
377 Leeds Discovery Centre 5,188
378 HMS Caroline 5,108
379 Darby Houses 4,530
380 Alloa Tower 3,999
381 St Kilda 3,992
382 Hugh Miller's Cottage 3,576
383 Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot 3,328
384 Weaver's Cottage 3,322
385 Weoley Castle 2,864
386 Malleny Garden 2,450
387 Inveresk Lodge Garden 2,045
388 Royal Ballet and Opera Thurrock Production Workshop 2,025
389 Barrie's Birthplace 1,887
390 Canna 1,813
391 Robert Smail's Printing Works 1,723
392 Burg 1,689
393 Museum Collection Centre 1,612
394 Banqueting House 1,274
395 Souter Johnnies Cottage 1,267
396 Fair Isle 1,226
397 Tar Tunnel 1,029
398 Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace 996
399 Moirlanich Longhouse 983
400 Broseley Pipeworks 895
Admissions charging regime
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
aEdinburgh Castle, where the National War Museum is found, introduced a permanent cap on visitor numbers after Covid. There is an entrance charge to enter Edinburgh Castle.
b Significant impact on Wisley visitor numbers in 2024 as a result of the Highways England M25/A3 Roadworks and the additional travel times for visitors that this caused.
c 2023 visitor figures have been updated to account for school groups that we started accommdating in Sept 2023.
d Comparisons with 2019 are impacted by the site having been closed for three months during that year
e The majority of the site was closed for improvement works reopening on 24 October 2024.
f Although footfall was positive v 2023, this was at the expense of ticket yield, which was surpressed by discounting. Membership grew in 2024 vs 2023.
g Closed for January and February 2023 for gallery refresh. Closed in 2024 for 14 days due to storm damage. New evening product in August 2024
h Site mostly closed until Aug 2023 due to works
i Site mostly closed until Feb 2023 due to works
j Site mostly closed until Jun 2023 due to works
k In summer of 2023, GoMA had the Banksy exhibition which was a charged for special exhibition
l 2024 and 2023 figures include out of hours visits
m People's Palace closed 14th April 2024 for refurbishment.
n Provand's Lordship was closed from April 2020 until March 2024
o Closed in 2019 whilst undergoing refurbishment. The Degas exhibition, 25th May 2024 - 30th September 2024 and was a charged for special exhibition
p 2023 figures impacted by closure from January 1 to June 21. Gallery reopened on June 22, 2023
q First year with no pandas
r There was a fire in the building on Saturday 17 Aug which meant immediate temporary closure of parts of the buiding and our exhibitions were closed (except Courtauld Gallery) and unable to open until the following Saturday
s Colindale Station closed for 6 months from June to December
t Free to residents of Leeds, otherwise charged
u Hosted a contemporary Arts Exhibition for the first time both inside the house and outside in the grounds
v The NHM South Kensington gardens reopened after closure for over 2 years and the site now captures visitors to the building and gardens as they are seen as outdoor exhibition spaces with objects and interpretaton
w The site was affected by major renovations to the main building and so was covered in scaffolding from April 24 to Dec '24.
x Car park redevelopment project July-Nov 2023, had a pre-booking system in place for busier periods.
y Main house closed for renovations winter 2023/24. Reopened in Spring 2024.
z Moved more outdoor space into paybarrier in 2020
aa Introduced a pre-booking system for admissions starting 2022.
ab For your tomorrow event Oct-Nov 2024, in partnership with Standing with Giants.
ac Site visitor numbers impacted by ferry cancellations
ad Data not collected for calendar year 2023
ae Re-opened after a period of closure due to repairs
af New counters fitted so previous year may not be correct
ag2023 numbers overstated due to systems issue causing duplicate counts
ahOpened Little Oaks towards end of Summer
aiStarted counting café visitors from 2024. Not comparable to previous counts
ajParking charges
akPart year figures (from Apr-24)
alClosed throughout the year while major development work took place. Figures relate to admissions for onsite cinema, which re-opened in July
amMain road entrance and atrium at the NMM closed due to scheduled roof works, resulting in some gallery closures and suspension of popular events and festivals. Works in Greenwich Royal Park affected access to Royal Observatory over a period of several months
an2019 was the first full calendar year after opening and the visitor tally is therefore not a true reflection of what a pre-pandemic number might have been
ao5 day opening in 2024 and 2023 outside of peak spring/summer period, versus 7 days year-round in 2019
apOnly partial opening on limited days since COVID
aqEntry to Kew Gardens also required
arChanges to winter events programme in 2024 led to reduction in visitors
asBelsay Awakes' major interpretation project opened in late summer 2023 driving a significant increase in visitors, with 2024 being the first full year
atFree precicnts for 17 weeks increased FoC footfall significantly
auVisitors to beaches and park are not counted
avThe National Museum of the Royal Navy had a ransomware cyber attack on the 9th December 2024 which affected data collection for a short period of time.The information recorded here is as accurate as possible.
awHMS Caroline adapted its operating model in 2024
axRural Estate with 2 charged visitor attractions. Members use car park for free. Non Members pay to use car park
ayFigures relate solely to ticketed visits
azGeneral admission is charged except for York City residents, under 18s in family groups and religious services
baClosed for four days due to storm damage in late 2024
bbFigures represent total ticket count
bcFigures for 2024 and 2023 are for the year ending September rather than calendar year figures
bdClosed for 3 weeks in 2024 for building works
beOpen for school visits and event days only 2023 & 2024
bfGeneral admission is charged but exhibitions are free to all
bgAround half of the museum is closed for capital redevelopment works
bhTate Liverpool is currently closed for redevelopment, but is exhibiting some works in a smaller space at RIBA North
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