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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 (2022)[1]
1 Windsor Great Park Berkshire England 5,636,844
2 Natural History Museum London England 4,654,608
3 British Museum London England 4,097,253
4 Tate Modern London England 3,883,160
5 Southbank Centre London England 2,947,155
6 National Gallery London England 2,727,119
7 Victoria and Albert Museum London England 2,370,261
8 Somerset House London England 2,346,580
9 London Science Museum London England 2,334,930
10 Tower of London London England 2,020,121
11 National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Scotland 1,973,751
12 Royal Botanic Gardens Kew London England 1,963,885
13 Royal Museums Greenwich London England 1,628,580
14 Wisley Garden Surrey England 1,494,709
15 Royal Albert Hall London England 1,449,486
16 Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Scotland 1,346,168
17 Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh Scotland 1,277,230
18 St Paul's Cathedral London England 1,193,888
19 Riverside Museum Glasgow Scotland 1,173,242
20 British Library London England 1,149,070
21 Westminster Abbey London England 1,063,063
22 London Zoo London England 1,045,289
23 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Edinburgh Scotland 996,597
24 Stonehenge Wiltshire England 977,316
25 Windsor Castle Berkshire England 927,331
26 Tate Britain London England 913,395
27 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Glasgow Scotland 891,114
28 Bath's Roman Baths and Grand Pump Room Somerset England 851,854
29 Longleat Wiltshire England 814,263
30 Moors Valley Country Park Dorset England 810,707
31 Blenheim Palace Oxfordshire England 806,806
32 Horniman Museum and Gardens London England 790,067
33 Beamish Museum County Durham England 773,814
34 Whipsnade Zoo Bedfordshire England 760,087
35 Ashmolean Museum Oxfordshire England 728,006
36 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Hampshire England 718,990
37 Bodleian Libraries Oxfordshire England 711,478
38 National War Museum Edinburgh Scotland 699,178
39 Royal Opera House Covent Garden London England 697,001
40 Royal Academy of Arts London England 695,968
41 Imperial War Museum London London England 684,909
42 Oxford University Museum of Natural History Oxfordshire England 675,557
43 Royal Shakespeare Company Warwickshire England 672,487
44 World Museum Merseyside England 669,684
45 Eden Project Cornwall England 658,084
46 Tower Bridge London England 648,001
47 Shakespeare's Globe London England 629,330
48 Titanic Belfast Belfast Northern Ireland 624,294
49 York Minster North Yorkshire England 620,591
50 Old Royal Naval College London England 617,843
Attractions by nation or English county
Rank Nation or English county Amount each
1 Greater London 24
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 2022 to Visitor Attractions in Membership with ALVA". Association of Leading Visitor Attractions. Retrieved 23 October 2023.