List of the most-visited attractions in the United Kingdom

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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 MuseumLocationCountryVisitors (2023) [1]
1 British Museum LondonEngland5,820,860
2 Natural History Museum LondonEngland5,688,786
3 Windsor Great Park BerkshireEngland5,487,856
4 Tate Modern LondonEngland4,742,038
5 Southbank Centre LondonEngland3,193,966
6 Victoria and Albert Museum LondonEngland3,110,000
7 National Gallery LondonEngland3,096,508
8 Science Museum LondonEngland2,956,886
9 Tower of London LondonEngland2,790,280
10 Somerset House LondonEngland2,727,677
11 Royal Museums Greenwich LondonEngland2,547,821
12 National Museum of Scotland EdinburghScotland2,186,841
13 Kew Gardens LondonEngland1,974,295
14 Edinburgh Castle EdinburghScotland1,904,723
15 Scottish National Gallery EdinburghScotland1,836,057
16 Royal Albert Hall LondonEngland1,605,924
17 Westminster Abbey LondonEngland1,587,866
18 St Paul's Cathedral LondonEngland1,499,575
19 British Library LondonEngland1,390,378
20 Windsor Castle BerkshireEngland1,374,607
21 RHS Garden Wisley SurreyEngland1,361,785
22 London Zoo LondonEngland1,327,902
23 Stonehenge WiltshireEngland1,327,423
24 Barbican Centre LondonEngland1,313,528
25 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum GlasgowScotland1,283,882
26 Riverside Museum GlasgowScotland1,265,011
27 National Portrait Gallery LondonEngland1,164,018
28 Tate Britain LondonEngland1,091,218
29 Roman Baths and Grand Pump Room SomersetEngland1,061,240
30 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh EdinburghScotland1,041,391
31 Tower Bridge LondonEngland960,670
32 Blenheim Palace OxfordshireEngland945,412
33 Horniman Museum and Gardens LondonEngland924,480
34 Ashmolean Museum OxfordshireEngland900,277
35 Whipsnade Zoo BedfordshireEngland893,450
36 Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Swan Theatre WarwickshireEngland883,627
37 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard HampshireEngland873,491
38 Old Royal Naval College LondonEngland843,175
39 Bodleian Libraries OxfordshireEngland842,221
40 Imperial War Museum LondonEngland841,575
41 Moors Valley Country Park DorsetEngland820,958
42 Beamish Museum County DurhamEngland801,756
43 Titanic Belfast BelfastNorthern Ireland800,949
44 Longleat WiltshireEngland800,056
45 Shakespeare's Globe LondonEngland799,942
46 National War Museum EdinburghScotland773,213
47 Oxford University Museum of Natural History OxfordshireEngland768,986
48 Royal Ballet and Opera LondonEngland750,851
49 Eden Project CornwallEngland713,255
50 Royal Academy of Arts LondonEngland709,961
Attractions by nation or English county
RankNation or English countyAmount each
1 Greater London 26
2 Scotland 7
3 Oxfordshire 4
4=2
6=1

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References

  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.